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Analysis
Michaël Nizard: France’s rating cut implies no clear path to debt stabilisation
Fitch’s downgrade may be symbolic but political crisis means sanction is set to last
Mean Reversion Machine
Mean Reversion Machine – GW04: Norwegian blue
A regular excuse to use fantasy football as a metaphor for portfolio management
Mean Reversion Machine – GW03: Wirtz-case scenario
Mean Reversion Machine – GW02: Schadenfreude and sneering
Mean Reversion Machine – GW01: Machine learnings
Boutique Critique: Langdon Global Smaller Companies
The boutique structure is best for fostering independently-minded stockpickers, argues Alex Paget
Absolute Insight: Beneath the surface of the pod shops’ rise
The US multi-strategy giants are booming but, asks Ian Willings, are they really an absolute-return panacea?
Opinion
Angels and demons
The chairman of the insignificantly sized investment company TwoHoots Asset Management offers some help on overcoming a phobia
John Ewart: Emerging markets can be anchors of growth in a shifting world
Focusing on stocks delivering strong returns on equity, cash generation and profit growth is key
Peter Wasko: Understanding markets in times of conflict
After last month’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, future US military intervention is harder to rule out
Distribution Verve
Distribution Verve: Christopher Cade of Sarasin & Partners
The current thinking and future plans of heads of distribution at asset management groups
Alex Davies: Private assets deserve the spotlight
The barriers to investing in private markets have come down and will continue to fall
Boutique Critique: Havelock Global Select
A valuation-driven process ensures disciplined capital allocation over time, writes Alex Paget
Alternative thinking: Investors are shifting from ‘SAA’ to ‘TPA’
Liquid alternatives offer flexible, scalable access to a broader set of return drivers, writes Tom May
Better business
AI of the beholder: Applying AI to fixed income analysis
AI models can capture reality better than traditional ones, writes Giovanni Beliossi, but are harder to interpret
Private chancer
The chairman of the insignificantly sized investment company TwoHoots Asset Management aims to go public on private credit
