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.
Valuation of Infrastructure Assets Q2 2022
In our latest Valuation update, Portfolio Manager Daniel Chu outlines the main drivers of infrastructure returns in the second quarter of 2022 and weighs in on the factors impacting different infrastructure sectors across the globe.
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Developed Markets Income Strategy July Commentary
For the ClearBridge Developed Markets Infrastructure Income Strategy, the primary quantitative tool in portfolio construction is excess return, on which our stock-ranking system is based.
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Income Strategy July Commentary
Inflation remains a large risk to economic growth as increasing energy prices and a higher cost of living pressure the average consumer. The probability of a recession continues to increase, as consensus expectations move closer to a recession as a base case.
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Value Strategy July Commentary
The outlook for interest rates and inflation continues to cause volatility in markets as investors digest expectations of a global slowdown in growth in conjunction with central bank tightening, with the expectation that inflation and central bank hawkishness is close to its peak.
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Emerging Markets Strategy July Commentary
The Emerging Markets Strategy underperformed infrastructure benchmarks, while both underperformed global equities for the month.
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Investing in Infrastructure: Why Now?
Infrastructure has recently seen increased attention as broad equities have been weaker in 2022 due to inflation, rising interest rates, global supply chain disruptions from COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine.
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Managing Portfolios in Volatile Markets
Portfolio Manager Charles Hamieh discusses how investors can balance the desire for yield, diversification and sustainability in their portfolios during volatile markets.
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A Closer Look at the Listed Infrastructure Advantage
Liquidity, underlying asset risk, volatility, and sector-specific factors can separate listed and unlisted infrastructure.
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Infrastructure Has an Edge as a Long-Term Income Solution
With government bond yields low and in many cases delivering negative real yields, investors have had to look to additional asset classes to meet their income needs. A popular income solution for many is global listed infrastructure.
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Infrastructure Index December Commentary
The Global Infrastructure Index seeks to provide focused exposure to infrastructure companies by analysing the actual sources of corporate cash flows rather than high-level industry classifications.
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Protect Your Portfolio Against Rising Inflation
In this video Portfolio Manager, Shane Hurst discusses how infrastructure investors can get exposure to a set of assets that can protect their portfolios from rising inflation while also delivering attractive income with the potential for capital growth.
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Opportunities and Mega-Trends for Infrastructure
Infrastructure is at the centre of several well recognised and long term thematics, including COVID recovery stimulus programmes, net-zero and the path to decarbonisation, transport efficiency and digital connectivity. In this video Portfolio Manager, Nick Langley explains the impact of Public Policy globally and how investors can benefit from these opportunities and mega-trends.
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