CIO Update: What does Trump 2.0 mean for investors?

By: Alexandra Morris

While stock markets have generally signalled their approval of the clear-cut victory for Donald Trump and the Republican party, reaction to his victory and ...

US election countdown: Economy takes centre stage

By: Alexandra Morris

In the second of a series of articles ahead of the US election, I explore the central factor in voters’ minds and the stock market outlook under the different ...

CIO Update: Are stock markets returning to normal?

By: Alexandra Morris

The 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 Morris

As 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 Morris

Global 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 Morris

In 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 Morris

The 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 Morris

Stock 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 Morris

On 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 Morris

Perhaps inevitably 2023 ended with a bang for equity markets. A year that began with expectations for a global recession and rock-bottom investor sentiment ...