Europe’s largest asset manager posted its highest quarterly net inflows in four years, lifting assets to €2,398bn, a result Valérie Baudson says proves the strength of its model in uncertain markets.
With structural changes across geopolitics and trade, portfolios should reflect this new era of controlled disorder. Amundi’s convictions on risk, correlations and growth offer an insight on the new playbook.
Perhaps the landslide victory for Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will move the nation from being a tactical trade to a core strategic allocation.
In a market shaped by rising fiscal risk and uneven growth, Amundi’s Gregoire Pesques argues that truly global, unbiased fixed income has become a source of opportunity rather than mere protection.
As the world contends with a new era of geopolitical recalibration and economic divergence, China’s evolving strategic posture presents both an opportunity and a challenge for institutional investors.
Some sectors will feel the benefits early, and the impact will be all-consuming. Others will take longer, and the effect might only be marginal. For advisers, the impact of AI could depend on how readily they sidle up to technology partners, Amundi says.
Taking a long-term view of disruptive trends, and their implications on long-term asset class forecasts and strategic allocation, Amundi shares its updated annual capital market assumptions publication.
COVID-19 has caused the deepest liquidity squeeze since 2006, an unexpected economic shock causing an immediate deterioration in conditions.
The popularity of ESG strategies means the world may be running out of appropriately priced investment opportunities in the sector. In this paper, Amundi writes that it may be time to look for companies that are seeking to improve their business practices but aren’t yet ‘ESG leaders’.
