Perspectives
Stay up-to-date with the current investment and macroeconomic issues at ClearBridge Investments. We provide analyses of the themes and trends which lie at the heart of your investment challenges.
INBrief with Infrastructure Portfolio Manager, Shane Hurst
Portfolio Manager, Shane Hurst, sits down with Giselle Roux from The Inside Networks to discuss how AI and decarbonisation are fuelling major investments in energy infrastructure.
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Rising Unemployment: Closer Look, Different Conclusion
A triggering of the Sahm rule has spooked financial markets in recent weeks but a deeper analysis shows increasing labour supply, rather than job losses, is a primary contributor to the pickup in unemployment.
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AOR Update: The Great Rotation?
With equities experiencing the most volatility since the pandemic, we examined the five factors driving the move out of mega cap growth stocks and why a slowing but still expansive economy, with the aid of imminent rate cuts, should support value, small cap and cyclical stocks in coming quarters as well as active management.
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Valuation of Infrastructure Assets Q2 2024
In our latest Valuation update, Portfolio Manager, Daniel Chu, discusses the contributors to infrastructure returns in the second quarter of 2024, and weighs in on the factors impacting different infrastructure sectors across the globe.
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Midyear Equity Outlook: Rotation Seems Inevitable
While second-half profit expectations are likely to be reduced, we believe weakness will be contained, and the U.S. economy will avoid a recession.
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The Long View: It's All About Perspective
The ClearBridge Recession Risk Dashboard improved to an overall green signal this month with three underlying indicator improvements, supporting our view of continued economic normalisation.
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U.K. Water: Flat or Bubbly?
Near-term political volatility could represent a buying opportunity for listed U.K. water utilities, whose spending on improving environmental impacts adds to the bottom line, as investments can earn attractive allowed returns, which translates to better earnings and dividends.
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Transports Poised for Delayed Recovery
An extended contraction in U.S. manufacturing activity has left the transports industry mired in a freight recession, yet the emergence of reshoring and improving operating efficiencies leave high-quality operators attractively positioned for an economic recovery.
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Introducing Global Growth
In this video, Portfolio Manager, Michael Testorf is joined by Head of APAC Business Development, Matt Bushby to introduce the Global Growth Strategy. Come along as they explore the Strategy and it's objectives.
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AOR Update: Resilient Economy Gets More Credit
Credit Spreads became the first indicator to turn green this month while Profit Margins improved to yellow, bringing the overall dashboard closer to green.
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Peak Rates a Good Sign for Infrastructure
Infrastructure has historically outperformed global equities as interest rates have peaked, something to keep in mind as inflation indicators slow and allow major central banks to end their hawkish positioning and move toward easing.
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Introducing Global Value Improvers
Join Portfolio Manager, Grace Su as she delves into the investment philosophy supporting the ClearBridge Global Value Improvers Strategy, and explores what the Strategy aims to achieve.
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