In a surprise move, France was downgraded by S&P on Friday to A+. This came earlier than expected and underscores the growing concerns around France’s fiscal and political trajectory. Insight has been monitoring these developments and our latest article focuses on a key pressure point: France’s pensions problem: https://bit.ly/4hrrtqS Capital at risk. For professional investors only.
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Insight* is one of Europe’s largest investment managers** responsible for £626.2bn/€757.3bn*** in assets under management (AUM) across fixed income, risk management strategies including liability-driven investment (LDI) and currency risk management, absolute return and multi-asset capabilities. Based in London, Insight is a specialist asset manager with a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan and Australia. Our clients include pension funds, corporates, local authorities, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, wealth managers, financial institutions and supranationals. Insight's mission is to offer investors a different approach to achieving their investment goals; one that prioritises the certainty of meeting their chosen objectives in contrast to the traditional focus on maximising return and minimising volatility. Read our mission statement here: www.insightinvestment.com/uk/introducing-insight/our-mission-statement/ We believe responsible investment means helping our clients achieve their desired outcomes and reflecting their priorities. We aim to identify, assess and manage factors that we deem to be financially material, while also reflecting our clients’ sustainability preferences. We were a founding signatory to the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2006. For more on Insight’s approach to responsible investment, visit https://www.insightinvestment.com/investing-responsibly Posts are intended for UK/EU professional investors only. Capital at risk. *Insight is the corporate brand for certain companies operated by Insight Investment Management Limited (IIML). **IPE, ‘Top 500 Asset Managers’ survey, June 2024. Insight is ranked fifth out of the top 120 European institutional managers by total AUM for external Europe-domiciled institutional clients. ***As at 31 December 2024. AUM are represented by the value of cash securities and other economic exposure managed for clients.
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- Fixed income, Risk management strategies, Liability-driven investment (LDI), Currency risk management, and Multi-asset investing
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Historical patterns can help us understand the present, says Adrian Grey. Adrian offers an overview of trends investors should consider today: https://bit.ly/46Yka4O Capital at risk. For professional investors only.
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US exceptionalism has long shaped global markets, but is it at a turning point? Francesca Fornasari, head of currency at Insight, explores several threats to factors that made the US economy the world's strongest: https://bit.ly/3IYSnt7 Capital at risk. For professional investors only.
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Longer lifespans mean longer retirements, potentially extending for decades. This poses clear challenges for all retirement savings. Serkan B. sets out how Insight is helping our clients to adapt to this reality: https://bit.ly/4h2lQz8 Capital at risk. For professional investors only.
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Our quarterly outlook covers our global and regional economic views, as well as our perspectives on specific asset classes including investment grade and high yield debt, emerging market debt, secured finance, municipal bonds and currencies: https://bit.ly/47ow4q7 Capital at risk. For professional investors only.
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Stanza: explore the investment landscape, areas of innovation and market analysis, reflecting perspectives from Insight and a selection of views from our partners: https://lnkd.in/ey__T9wu Capital at risk. For professional investors only.
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We expect continued pressure on the USD, and explain why in our new Currency Quarterly update. Also, read why some investors would prefer gold to certain currency exposures. Plus, we reveal which currencies we currently think are undervalued: https://bit.ly/46IM5ad Capital at risk. For professional investors only.
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Why has the US economy seen faster profit-growth than other economies? Francesca Fornasari, head of currency at Insight, explores the nature of US exceptionalism. In a longer video on the topic, she also explains the several threats to US dominance: https://bit.ly/3IYSnt7 Capital at risk. For professional investors only.
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The recent high demand for gold helps explains the poor performance of some currencies. In our new Currency Quarterly update we explain the importance of poor fiscal outlooks for certain countries and the relative appeal of gold. We also give our general overview of markets: https://bit.ly/46IM5ad Capital at risk. For professional investors only.
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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned after just 26 days in office and hours after his first cabinet meeting. This highlights the huge political problems France faces as it attempts to keep government spending under control – we explored this issue in greater detail in our recent Global Macro Research article: https://bit.ly/4p3wpWe Capital at risk. For professional investors only.
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