Since the election of Donald Trump headlines such as ‘regime change’ and ‘the Trump reflation trade’ have dominated the financial media as investors happily embraced the ‘reflation’ trend and started to put their money to work based on the view that growth and inflation are going to rise. This has favoured equities over bonds.
Jenna Barnard, Co-Head of Strategic Fixed Income at Henderson, shares her views on the current trend and how long it may last. She further explains where the team see good investment opportunities for their portfolios in the coming months.
Hamish Chamberlayne, portfolio manager for Henderson’s global sustainable equity strategy, provides an update on Tesla as its Gigafactory begins battery cell production. He explains how Tesla’s ambitions for a low carbon revolution extend beyond electrifying the automotive industry.
John Pattullo, Co-Head of Strategic Fixed Income, shares his views on why the ‘Trump bump’ should not be confused with a permanent return of growth and inflation.
The active versus passive debate has led to numerous studies, detailed analysis and thought-provoking theories. What is clear is that passive funds have attracted significant inflows in the last decade and now play a major role, for better or worse, both in investor portfolios and in the functioning of global capital markets.
In this series of views from Henderson’s Multi-Strategy team, Head of Diversified Alternatives, David Elms, and Fund Manager Aneet Chachra discuss why highly sector-concentrated indices may be riskier than they appear.
In this ‘Essentials’ video, Co-Managers James Henderson and Laura Foll, provide an overview of the Henderson UK Equity Income & Growth Fund. The fund aims to provide dividend income with prospects for both income and capital growth over the medium to long term by investing primarily in UK companies.
Throughout the 20th century, the world economy became more global than ever before. Cross-border trade grew exponentially and the increasingly free movement of people led to the blurring of international boundaries, both geographical and cultural. While there is little doubt that trade-liberalisation and the reduction in global protectionism laid the foundations for the surge in