CIO Update: Are stock markets returning to normal?
By: Alexandra MorrisThe third quarter saw a broadening of the equity rally and the emergence of several factors that signal a stabilisation of market conditions.
Stock market concentration: a SKAGEN perspective
By: Alexandra MorrisAs a dwindling number of stocks drive global equity returns, what are the implications for markets and investors?
CIO Update: Beware what lies beneath the rising stock market tide
By: Alexandra MorrisGlobal equities maintained their ascent in the second quarter, but fewer stocks are generating the returns – as their valuations and market concentration ...
The US-China conundrum
By: Alexandra MorrisIn the first of a series of articles ahead of the US election, I examine how the reversal of capital flows since the pandemic has impacted stock markets and ...
CIO Update: Value’s time to shine?
By: Alexandra MorrisThe latest round of inflation data appears to have reassured investors that interest rate cuts remain in sight, if not quite within touching distance. As eyes ...
CIO Update: Is the market rally losing steam?
By: Alexandra MorrisStock markets around the world broke records during the first quarter but economic and geopolitical risks are looming on the horizon.
Asia Engagement: Reflections from three dynamic emerging markets
By: Alexandra MorrisOn a recent visit to South Korea, Vietnam and India, we discovered three very different cultures and addressed ESG, financial and operational matters with ...
Where next after a shock end to the year of surprises?
By: Alexandra MorrisPerhaps inevitably 2023 ended with a bang for equity markets. A year that began with expectations for a global recession and rock-bottom investor sentiment ...
CIO Update: Small caps poised for merger mania?
By: Alexandra MorrisA side-effect of the runaway returns generated this year by the world’s biggest companies is that those lower down the food chain are looking increasingly ...
CIO Update: More surprises to come?
By: Alexandra MorrisSo far 2023 has been a year of surprises. At the outset, most economists expected a global recession – the perceived wisdom being that choking demand by ...