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Investment Insights
Investment Insights is the podcast channel for BNP Paribas Asset Management and features in-depth commentary on the topics that really matter to investors. Each week, Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist at BNP Paribas Asset Management, joins our investment experts to analyse the market through the lens of sustainability. Alongside our weekly analysis, we'll also be releasing the Uncapped Impact Series, about impact investing, every few weeks. For more insights, visit Viewpoint…
Episodes
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Talking Heads – Making investments in infrastructure debt impactful
Making investments in infrastructure debt impactful from a sustainability angle requires a perspective that goes beyond an attractive risk-return ratio and…
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Talking Heads – Money market funds: “It is worth taking care of your cash”
In times of heightened market volatility and rising policy rates, money market funds offer investors a haven, where they can park their cash safely in…
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Talking heads – Banks transition to a new regime
Over the last month, the banking sector has seen a spate of turmoil triggered by concerns over the possible effects of the steep rise in interest rates. In…
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Talking heads – A silver lining for green stocks
Bank sector turmoil will likely lead to a reduction in credit in the US, particularly important for start-ups and venture capital investments. Listen to this…
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Talking heads – Tapping into the wide fixed income opportunity set
Policy rate increases are reverberating across financial markets. This has caused volatility to spike higher, particularly in bond markets. Listen to this…
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Talking heads – Sheltering from volatility with real estate debt
Investors combing financial markets in search of safe passage amid rising interest rates and uncertainty over the direction of economies might want to look for…
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Talking heads – US high-yield bonds, where do we go from here?
High-yield bonds – defined as corporate bonds rated below BBB− or Baa3 by established credit rating agencies – have had a good run since the fourth quarter of…
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Talking heads – No ‘silver bullet’ to improve food security
In recent years, food security has become a more prominent issue for consumers and governments, alongside energy security. In this Talking heads podcast…
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Talking heads – Bold stewardship to achieve ESG objectives
As elsewhere, recent years have seen a rise in the importance accorded by investors in Asia to allying their investments to environmental, social and…
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Talking heads – The strategic case for investing in private assets
Given concerns about a secular rise in inflation and higher policy rates, in addition to question marks about the capacity of traditional asset classes to…
Investment InsightsWhat to look for when allocating assets in 2023
Listen to our quarterly asset allocation podcast with global head of multi-asset Maya Bhandari and chief market strategist Daniel Morris. They review the four…
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Talking heads – Emerging market equities: it’s all eyes on the Chinese consumer
Given China‘s pivotal role as the world’s second-largest economy, its recent refocusing on lifting growth should be a tailwind for other economies. On this…
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Talking Heads - Quantitative investing: using facts for security selection
Picking investable assets for a portfolio can be hard. Fundamental analysis focuses on what investors believe will happen in the future. On this Talking heads…
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Talking Heads - There is a reasonable alternative: mortgage bonds
After a bright start, US mortgage-backed securities face a sunnier year in which this fixed income asset class could reverse part of the gloomy outcome of a…
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Talking Heads - Make way, greenback, it is time for the euro and the yen
In what can be expected to still be volatile currency markets, the US dollar looks set to lose further ground in 2023 as its lustre as a high-yielding hedge…
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Talking Heads - Upturn beckons for emerging market corporate bonds
We anticipate a better year for emerging market corporate debt on the back of a brighter outlook for China and the wider Asian region. Listen to this Talking…
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Talking heads – Why biodiversity loss matters to investors
Since biodiversity loss affects large swaths of the economy, it should be front of mind for investors. Not least because, as Adam Kanzer, head of stewardship…
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Talking heads – What is happening in liability-driven investing?
Sergey Pergamentsev, head of Institutional Structured Management in the Multi Asset Quantitative and Solutions team, and co-head of the Investment Insights…
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Talking heads – Bonds are back! Investment-grade credit offers yield
The sell-off in bond markets this year has driven yields to levels that merit closer attention, says Victoria Whitehead, senior portfolio manager for European…
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Talking heads – Asset allocation and the outlook for 2023
Slower growth (and eventually, lower rates of inflation) will likely come in 2023 thanks to restrictive central bank monetary policy. What conclusions should…
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Talking heads – Be wary of wilting growth and mindful of green shoots
Thematic environmental strategies face countervailing forces in the near term. Support may come from the ‘green shoots’ of the recent growth stock recovery…
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Talking heads – Carry is king after ‘annus horribilis’ in fixed income
While many bond investors have felt the earth move under the feet this year as the asset class experienced the finale of a 50-year bull market, the denouement…
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Talking heads – Committing to net zero as an asset manager
As part of its contribution to the low carbon energy transition, BNP Paribas Asset Management is taking action and implementing best practice, including in its…
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Talking heads – Water investing can withstand an economic storm
The tide is rising for water as an investment theme as it benefits from a growing awareness of both climate change and years of underinvestment, particularly…
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Talking heads – Flies in the ‘green’ ointment? Take a longer-term view
Tumultuous geopolitical and economic times may be clouding the prospects for the high-growth renewables sector now, but investors should not lose sight of the…
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Talking heads – Thematic investing: looking beyond the crises
Thematic investing, which centres on the long-term forces that shape consumer needs and industries, is a way for investors pivot away from traditional 60-40…
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Talking heads – As an alternative, consider a direct small lending portfolio
Investors shell-shocked by the fallout from high inflation, rising interest rates and slowing economies and looking to alternative markets for portfolio…
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Talking heads – Slow-motion recession leaves equities exposed
While equity markets are feeling the pinch from rising real rates, earnings reports and guidance are yet to reflect the effects of the encroaching recession…
Investment InsightsTalking Heads - Energy crisis response should include faster transition
Listen to this Talking heads podcast with Edward Lees, co-head environmental strategies group, and chief market strategist Daniel Morris. They discuss…
Investment InsightsTalking Heads - Opportunity knocks for global loans
Listen to this Talking heads podcast with Vanessa Ritter, Head of Global Loans as she discusses the current environment and perspectives for the global loan…
Investment InsightsTalking Heads - A grim macroeconomic outlook for Europe
Listen to this Talking heads podcast with Anaïs Boussie, our senior European economist as she discusses the outlook and perspectives for 2023 and 2024. She…
Investment InsightsTalking heads - The shock-absorbing nature of infrastructure debt
As a broad asset class underlying the full spectrum of economic activity and a non-cyclical slant, infrastructure debt has attributes that stand out for…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – Four books to read on climate change
Senior investment specialist for global equities Ramon Esteruelas briefs chief market strategist Daniel Morris on four books he has read on climate change. The…
Investment InsightsThe uncapped impact series with GreenLight Biosciences
Until recently, humanity has relied on chemical solutions to address its biggest challenges. For example, our ability to grow food, to defend livestock against…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – There is nothing fluffy about (investing in) the cloud
Listen to this Talking heads podcast with senior equities portfolio manager Jonathan Barnett and chief market strategist Daniel Morris as they discuss the…
Investment InsightsTalking Heads - An attractive, defensive investment: real estate debt
Listen to this Talking heads podcast with Christophe Montcerisier, head of real estate debt, and chief market strategist Daniel Morris. They discuss the…
Investment InsightsTalking heads - There is resilience in asset-backed securities
Listen to this Talking heads podcast with senior portfolio managers David Favier and Olivier Boutoille and Daniel Morris, chief market strategist. They firstly…
Investment InsightsTalking Heads - Solutions to improve food security
Listen to this Talking heads podcast with portfolio manager Agne Rackauskaite as she discusses the challenges with Andrew Craig, co-head Investment Insights…
Investment InsightsTalking Heads - Getting to grips with sustainability regulations
In this Talking heads podcast, Pierre Moulin, global head of products and strategic marketing, discusses the upcoming “positive revolution in the way…
Investment InsightsTalking Heads - Shortlisting listed real estate
Listen to this Talking heads podcast with portfolio managers Claire Mehu and Anne Froideval as they discuss the merits of this asset class with chief market…
Investment InsightsTalking heads - ESG investing and the role of the ‘S’ in company performance
Listen to this edition of Talking heads as Delphine discusses the growing appreciation of these social factors with chief market strategist Daniel Morris…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – Maintaining course through volatility in disruptive technology
Listen to this Talking heads podcast with Pam as she talks to chief market strategist Daniel Morris about the secular drivers of demand and the prospects for…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – Introducing private equity impact investing
Private equity impact investing offers investors access to an attractive asset class that can help diversify a portfolio and earn attractive returns. In…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – US small caps – Fortune favours the bold
US small-cap stocks are trading near 10-year lows on various metrics, which disregards their typical resilience in periods of rising interest rates and slower…
Investment InsightsTalking heads - China to deliver on growth in 2022
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Investment InsightsTalking heads - A new foreign exchange regime?
Foreign exchange (FX) markets can be viewed as a derivative asset in that they tend to be driven by volatility in other asset markets. Since 2015, most of the…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – Look for value in the value style
Value investing remains a worthwhile approach, even after an extended period of underperformance. A rebound has now set in that looks sustainable. Rising…
Investment InsightsTalking Heads - The inflation revival
Inflation has bounced back vigorously from its pandemic-era lows: The headline rate for the US consumer price index has reached a 40-year high, while in the…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – Putting cash to work in volatile markets
To help multi-asset portfolios cope with the geopolitical shock of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a move into cash can be useful. At BNP Paribas Asset…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – Geopolitical storm tugs at fixed income moorings
Global bond markets already faced challenging times before the conflict in Ukraine, but they at least had a clear expectation to work with: the prospect of…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – Three questions on geopolitical upheaval and equity investing
Global markets have seen wide swings as concerns over tighter supplies and crimped trade in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused investors to head…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – Testing times for corporate bonds
Heightened market volatility and uncertainty over the pace at which the ECB will unwind its bond purchases are the main tests investors in European corporate…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – Health and climate concerns drive water segment demand
Investing in water-related stocks means tapping into a multi-decade opportunity for growth and innovation. Demand in this segment stretches across the breadth…
Investment InsightsUncapped impact: Sunnova and the energy transition
Our Environmental Strategies Group talk to businesses that, regardless of their size, are making a big impact. In the first of this series we speak to John…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – Building back stability in Chinese equities
Chinese equities look well set to confront the challenges that Omicron, stricter regulation and moderating growth will bring. Revised earnings expectations and…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – Emerging market debt: Don’t look the other way
In a contrarian call, our emerging market debt team sees appealing opportunities in EM bonds. Specifically in those markets where inflation is likely to peak…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – Looking for direction as Fed pivots
The prospect of a momentous pivot in US monetary policy with gradual withdrawal of the generous provision of liquidity has left markets pondering over…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – Financing sustainable development
To tackle poverty, climate change and improved access to, for example, education, central banks and governments need to rethink fiscal policy and the impact of…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – “A lot of value to be had” in multi-sector fixed income
At first sight, tighter US monetary policy and stubbornly high US inflation does not seem an ideal mix for bonds. There’s a lot more to it than that, argues…
Investment InsightsTalking heads – Full valuations make 2022 a challenging year
The set-up for financial markets is more challenging in 2022, especially for core government bonds and fully valued equities, given the prospect of higher…