Talking Heads

The study of behavioural finance and its findings on the limitations to rational decision making helps explain the role of phenomena in shaping market events. Listen to this Talking Heads podcast with Aquiles Mosca, Head of Sales, Marketing & Digital at BNP Paribas Asset Management Brazil and a behavioural finance teacher, and Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist.  For more insights, visit V...

Despite a slowdown in IT spending, US technology stocks are driving the recent rally in US equity markets.  Listen to this Talking Heads podcast with Derek Glynn, Associate Portfolio Manager for information technology (IT) and communication services in the US equities team in Boston, and Andrew Craig, Co-head of the Investment Insights Centre as they discuss the outlook for secular growth and the...

Achieving a positive impact and contributing to sustainable outcomes, as well as enhancing investment returns, feature as the prime reasons for investors to opt for thematic investing strategies, alongside diversification and risk reduction. On this Talking Heads podcast, Mark Buckley, Head of Investment Management at Coalition Greenwich, and Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris discuss the secon...

While the need to transition the economy to greater sustainability is widely recognised, it is also clear that a wide range of sources are needed to finance it, including private markets.  Listen to this Talking Heads podcast with Yann Lagalaye, Head of Ecological Transition and Impact in the Private Assets group, and Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris.   For more insights, visit Viewpoint: htt...

As growth in developed economies slows and restrictive monetary policy rates start to bite, investors looking to alternative markets for portfolio diversification and attractive returns could well consider a relatively young, little-known, but high-quality asset class: household loans. Tonko Gast, founder and CEO of Dynamic Credit Group and Portfolio Manager, discusses the asset class with Co-Head...

Conditions in the European high-yield debt market are currently favourable for investors argues Olivier Monnoyeur, Head of High-Yield Debt. Listen to this Talking Heads podcast with Olivier Monnoyeur, Head of High-Yield Debt and Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris as they discuss positioning in European high-yield debt to meet the challenges ahead.  For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://vi...

Signals of where we stand in the economic cycle are distorted as the global economy emerges from the unprecedented combination of a global pandemic plus massive quantitative easing and fiscal stimulus. Listen to this Talking Heads podcast with Mark Richards, Head of Flexible & Absolute Return portfolios in the Multi-Asset and Quantitative Solutions (MAQS) team, and Chief Market Strategist Dani...

On behalf of our clients, we act as a steward for the companies in which we invest, to encourage better governance and improve their financial, environmental, and social performance. Listen to this Talking Heads podcast with Michael Herskovich, Head of Stewardship at BNP Paribas Asset Management, and Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist, as they discuss the role stewardship plays in our asset ma...

Geoff Dailey, Deputy Head of US equities, and Andrew Craig, Co-Head of the Investment Insights Centre, discuss recent trends in the US equity market in this edition of Talking Heads. Topics include the turmoil in the US banking sector and the latest earnings reports.   For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/   Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34  ...

How are major global trends such as the drive towards greater sustainability and the reopening of China’s economy working out for European companies? Listen to this Talking Heads podcast with Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist, and Steve Sherman, Senior Portfolio Manager, European Equities. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/   Download the Viewpoint app: h...

Among emerging markets, India stands out as a potential source of outperformance as the economy looks set for a growth spurt on the back of government efforts to strengthen its infrastructure and wean it off its dependence on oil and gas imports. Listen to this Talking Heads podcast with Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist, and Jayesh Gandhi, Head of India Equities. They discuss the case for a...

Listen to this Talking Heads podcast with Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist, and Jayesh Gandhi, Head of India Equities. They discuss the case for a selective approach to emerging market investing and Indian equities in particular. Given the high correlation between GDP growth, corporate profits and equity returns, the market capitalisation of Indian equities could increase by 50-70% over the...

Making investments in infrastructure debt impactful from a sustainability angle requires a perspective that goes beyond an attractive risk-return ratio and obvious green infrastructure assets such as solar plants. On this Talking Heads podcast, Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist, Investment Director for Infrastructure Debt Stephanie Passet and ESG Specialist and Lead on Private Assets Maxence...

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 strategies offering liquidity and capital preservation, explains Marc Fleury, Head of Liquidity Solutions. On this Talking Heads podcast, Marc tells Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris that money market funds now pay a 3-5% yield depending on the...

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 this special edition of our Talking heads podcast, chief market strategist Daniel Morris asks Séverine Piquet, head of credit research, for her assessment of the developments in the financial sector. She points to the kneejerk anxiety in market...

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 Talking heads podcast with Edward Lees, Environmental Strategies Group co-head, as he shares some of the opportunities he sees in environmentally focused stocks with chief market strategist Daniel Morris. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: h...

Policy rate increases are reverberating across financial markets. This has caused volatility to spike higher, particularly in bond markets. Listen to this Talking heads podcast with portfolio manager absolute return Cedric Bernard-Villeneuve and chief market strategist Daniel Morris. They discuss the sensibility of smaller central bank rate rises and the wide opportunity set in the fixed income as...

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 a harbour in real estate debt. Listen to this Talking heads podcast with Christophe Montcerisier, head of real estate debt, and chief market strategist Daniel Morris. Their topics include fundamental characteristics of real estate debt such...

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 2022. Listen to this Talking heads podcast with William Springman, portfolio manager for US high-yield debt, and chief market strategist Daniel Morris as they discuss prospects for US high-yield bonds. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: htt...

In recent years, food security has become a more prominent issue for consumers and governments, alongside energy security. In this Talking heads podcast, Portfolio Manager Agne Rackauskaite and Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris discuss responses to the food security question. They include a rise in food protectionism in the form of export restrictions, near-shoring and re-shoring, government i...

As elsewhere, recent years have seen a rise in the importance accorded by investors in Asia to allying their investments to environmental, social and governance objectives. Listen to this Talking heads podcast with Jane Ho, head of stewardship at BNP Paribas Asset Management for the Asia Pacific region (APAC), and chief market strategist Daniel Morris as they discuss the evolving role of our stewa...

 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 generate attractive investment returns, the search is on for alternatives. Listen to this Talking heads podcast with David Bouchoucha, head of private assets, and chief market strategist Daniel Morris as they discuss the strategic case for inve...

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 key determinants of financial market behavior this year and the investment opportunities that follow from that assessment for the main asset classes.  Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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 Talking heads podcast, Zhikai Chen, head of emerging market equities, tells chief market strategist Daniel Morris that nearer neighbours such as Thailand should benefit from more tourism. The new focus on fueling growth should be good news for...

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 podcast, senior quantitative analyst Frederic Abergel discusses the basics with chief market strategist Daniel Morris. They then go into how risks are managed in a portfolio and discuss three ways of measuring the performance of a multifacto...