Alex Barr is a Senior Portfolio Manager on the UK-based Multi-Asset Team at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he has held since rejoining the firm in 2019. In this role, he manages the Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust plc.
Alex Barr
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Alex Barr is a Senior Portfolio Manager on the UK-based Multi-Asset Team at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he has held since rejoining the firm in 2019. In this role, he manages the Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust plc.
Laura Foll, Co-Fund Manager of Henderson Opportunities Trust, explains why the investment trust structure means the Trust can hold more illiquid assets, as opposed to open-ended funds; and provides some information on portfolio activity in recent months
Ben Lofthouse, Fund Manager of Henderson International Income Trust, outlines some of the positive income trends from around the world, which the Trust has benefited from; and he explains how the Trust is impacted by the ongoing trade war.
In this video, Jamie Ross, Fund Manager of Henderson EuroTrust, briefly explains how he and the team utilise environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis to find quality companies that can sustain profitability into the long term.
The US high yield market’s modest return in August obscured significant divergence of returns within the index. Portfolio Managers Seth Meyer and Brent Olson discuss why this dispersion demonstrates that opportunities exist in high yield, and why they believe active management is a key component of capitalising on those opportunities.
The US inflation rate has remained stubbornly low. Still, Ashwin Alankar, Head of Global Asset Allocation, says a combination of factors is helping to set the stage for a potential inflationary shock.
How defining a “Unique Business Tranche” could help financial advisors build a better competitive advantage.
Jamie Ross, fund manager of Henderson EuroTrust, explains how ESG considerations are incorporated into the investment process.
In this short question and answer session Nick Maroutsos, Co-Head of Global Bonds, looks at the macroeconomic landscape and how it is shaping their investment decision-making within the Absolute Return Income strategies.
Paul O’Connor, Head of the UK-based Multi-Asset Team, discusses the continuing trade war between China and the US, possible trade conflicts among other countries and how this has shaped his global outlook. The ceasefire in the economic war between China and the US has been decisively broken this week, with a rapid exchange of hostilities