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outlooks 2025

Insights for a Brighter Future

Investment team insights to help you navigate the risks and opportunities ahead. Explore asset class overviews and more focused outlooks from our portfolio manager experts.

Equities

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A more dynamic playing field for equity investors

Heads of Equities Marc Pinto and Lucas Klein outline why a market broadening that started in 2024 could continue into the year ahead, creating opportunities for active investors.

Global themes are where European equities can find their magic

Portfolio Manager Tom O’Hara discusses favourable geopolitical dynamics and a potential cyclical recovery for European equities in 2025.

Sustainable Equities outlook: The future is still electric under a Trump administration

Hamish Chamberlayne revisits Trump’s first presidency, suggesting his second term presents compelling sustainable investment opportunities.

Technology stocks: AI giving the tech ‘vampire’ superpowers

As the AI tailwind begins to mature in 2025, Alison Porter says investors in technology stocks should recognise that waves are lengthy and be prepared for higher volatility.

Fixed Income

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Stargazing in 2025: Bond market opportunities

As shifting politics collide with economic realities, what might this mean for fixed income? Jim Cielinski, Head of Global Fixed Income, focuses the telescope on prospects for the new year.

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Going global: Short-duration bonds well positioned for economic divergence

Daniel Siluk explains why diverging policy paths may create opportunities for globally minded bond investors to generate steady income and increase diversification within broader portfolios.

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High yield bonds outlook: Taking the scenic route in 2025

Brent Olson and Tom Ross view high yield bonds as offering a comfortable drive for now but expect more difficult terrain later in 2025.

Stargazing in 2025: Fixed income opportunities

As shifting politics collides with economic realities, what might this mean for fixed income? Jim Cielinski focuses the telescope on prospects for the new year.

Multi-Asset & Alternatives

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Widening the aperture in a late-cycle economy

Adam Hetts, Global Head of Multi-Asset, balances the opportunities presented by the extension of the economic cycle and the risks posed by policy uncertainty and elevated valuations.

Widening the aperture: Multi-asset investing in a late-cycle economy

By taking a multi-asset and global approach, investors can uncover attractive opportunities for excess returns in 2025.

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Our experts from across asset classes discuss their views on the route ahead and how to position accordingly.

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Investment outlook 2025

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