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Global Investment Forum 2019

An outlook for the economy and markets in 2020 and beyond.

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International Equities
01/03/2020
The Brexit Election: What now for the UK and the EU? Few political earthquakes come as big as this one. Rarely has one issue so dominated a UK election of this importance and scale.
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U.S. Equities
01/03/2020
Low volatility equities: Why now, why active? Against the backdrop of rising volatility and expensive valuations for risk reduction, an active low volatility strategy that empowers investors to reduce risk at reasonable cost while maintaining equity upside for the long-term is imperative now more than ever.
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U.S. Fixed Income
1/2/2020
January 2020 Fixed Income Market Update In our view, the fourth quarter was a welcome respite in the otherwise near linear downward trend in rates during 2019.
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U.S. Fixed Income
12/20/2019
Live your best life Our 2020 fixed income outlook: Near term, the environment is reasonable, but markets living their best life in 2020 may be expensive longer term.
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Market and Economic
12/19/2019
2020 outlook: Less yin (dark), more yang (light) Our outlook for 2020 is relatively positive for risk assets. Uncertainties remain, but some of the clouds have lifted and the economic landscape looks reasonably good.
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International Equities
12/16/2019
Worldwide woes and debt In a number of countries, long-term government bond yields fell into negative territory. Add in quantitative easing and you have a recipe for tiny yields.
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Multi-Asset
12/12/2019
A flurry of positive policy surprises The de-escalation of trade tension reduces a significant headwind for risk assets. While a deal still needs to be signed, the trend is encouraging for now.
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U.S. Equities
12/06/2019
Exploring the Low Volatility Anomaly Chris Jenks of BMO's Disciplined Equities Team discusses the Low Volatility Anomaly, and why the approach you take in this space matters.
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International Equities
Tony Cousins: Valuations in international equities Tony Cousins of Pyrford International sat down with InvestmentNews to discuss international equity investing in 2020. Watch the interview:
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U.S. Fixed Income
11/18/2019
Elevating your bond experience: bond ladders vs. an active approach While investors generally agree that fixed income is an indispensable element of most portfolios, there are different approaches as to how to invest in fixed income.
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Global Investment Forum
11/05/2019
Are we closer to a U.S. recession? Fears of a U.S. recession are widespread. These worries have been fed by the inverted Treasury bond yield curve – a reliable predictor of recessions in the past. Trade tensions increase the risks.
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Global Investment Forum
11/05/2019
Auto breakdown in Germany? Selling massive volumes of high-value cars across the world has been one of the foundations of Germany’s economic strength in recent decades. But as the structural switch to electric gets under way, this highly successful model faces severe challenges.
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