On Investors’ Minds

In this 133rd episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui is joined by Stephanie Aliaga, Global Market Strategist based in New York, to dive into the latest market volatility around technology stocks, driven by the continued excitement around artificial intelligence (AI).  How have software-centric tech companies fared over the past few weeks?  What is the outlook for AI hyp...

In this 132nd episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui walks through two major topics dominating markets this week: 1.) the announcement of U.S. Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh and 2.) the significant volatility around both gold and silver.  How is the new Fed chair likely to influence interest rate decisions through the year end?  What impact has resulted from recent incre...

In this 131st episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui recaps the January 2026 FOMC meeting that kept the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.50-3.75%.  What did Chair Powell say about future potential rate cuts?  Did any other Fed board members vote differently?  How did the market react to the Fed keeping the rate unchanged?   Listen now to Tai to get up to date and find...

In this 130th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui takes a closer look at the latest U.S. policies leading up to the 2026 mid-term elections.  From concerns by American consumers regarding affordability and cost of living, to suggestions by the U.S. President to limit credit card interest rates, through to possible additional tariffs, there are a number of policies un...

In this 129th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, we share this special video replay of Tai Hui and Kerry Craig leveraging the just released Q1 2026 edition of the Guide to the Markets - Asia, to walk through the latest developments in the U.S., Asia, and Europe and how they will affect the markets in 2026.  How many more rate cuts are expected by major central banks in 2026...

In this 128th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui kicks off the new year like so many of us do, by taking a look at what new year resolutions investors should consider when it comes to portfolio management.  How much further can U.S. tech companies continue to grow?  Which Asian markets will see the biggest AI-related gains?   What benefits can income generation brin...

In this 127th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui is joined by Kerry Craig, Global Market Strategist, to complete their recap of the team's recently published Market Outlook 2026 via the last of three episodes, focusing on private markets and asset allocation.  How risky has private equity become and will there be more exit opportunities for PE in the new year?  Can...

In this 126th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui is joined by Marcella Chow, Global Market Strategist, to introduce the recently published Market Outlook 2026 and provide both a quick look back at year just gone by and also share their insights on where they see opportunities for Equities and Fixed Income in the year ahead.  With equities performing so well for the...

In this 125th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui is joined by Raisah Rasid, Global Market Strategist, to introduce the recently published Market Outlook 2026 and highlight some of the headline takeaways from this year's Outlook.  What will major economies such as the U.S. and China look like in 2026?  How will AI impact the global growth outlook in the new year?  Wh...

In this 124th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Kerry Craig is joined by Aaron Mulvihill, Global Market Strategist, to dive into the world of alternative assets through the just released Guide to Alternatives for Q4 2025.  What are the private market opportunities surrounding the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI)?  What diversification advantages are present when invest...

In this 123rd episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui is joined by Adrian Wong, Global Market Strategist, to break down the Q3 earnings for Asia Pacific corporates.  Has the Artificial Intelligence (AI) growth story been too focused on U.S. based companies, and not enough on those based in APAC?  Which specific APAC markets are benefiting the most from AI's growth over t...

In this 122nd episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui takes a closer look at two of the larger developed market government fiscal budgets, in the UK and Japan.  Investors need to be disciplined in their approach to asset allocation, but more importantly, governments need to be disciplined as well in their budget setting.  What are the UK government's options to close the...

In this 121st episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui dives into the 2026 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions (LTCMA), an annual publication that focuses on the long-term, 10 to 15 years of return projections for a broad range of assets, including equities, fixed income, and alternative asset classes.  What are the major themes impacting financial markets that the autho...

In this 120th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui is joined by Pulkit Sharma, Head of Alternatives Investment Strategy and Solutions, to take a closer look at best practices when incorporating alternative into actively managed portfolios. What exactly is multi-alts?  How accessible are alternative investments to today's investors?  What's been the biggest development...

In this 119th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Kerry Craig recaps the outcome from the October U.S. FOMC meeting where Fed Chair Jerome Powell confirmed the largely expected 25 basis point cut in the benchmark interest rate.  What comments did the Fed share regarding the current and potential future state of the U.S. economy?  Are there further rate cuts expected through...

In this 118th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui recaps the recently wrapped up 4th Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party, where the focus was in setting the 15th Five-Year Plan (FYP) for the period covering 2026-2030.  What are the top priorities set forth by the Chinese government?  How can investors best position their portfolios to complement China's top priorit...

In this 117th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui is joined by Stephanie Aliaga, Global Market Strategist based in New York, to dive into the latest AI developments around circular deals where AI model developers, hyperscalers, and chip companies are investing into each other.  How similar is this latest AI development to what took place during the 2001 dot com bubbl...

In this 116th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui recaps the recent strong performance of gold, up over 50% in 2025 alone, and what role it can serve within an investor's portfolio.  How has lower interest rates globally impacted the attractiveness of gold as an investment?  How have central bank actions impacted gold prices?  What's the outlook for gold when compare...

In this 115th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, we share this special video replay of Tai Hui and Kerry Craig being joined by Grace Teh, Global Strategic Relationships Client Advisor, summarizing the global markets going into the last quarter of 2025 using the just released Guide to the Markets - Asia for the 4th Quarter 2025.  After a strong first 9 months of 2025, what a...

In this 114th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui is joined by Mark Davids, Senior Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of the Asia Pacific Regional team within the Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific (EMAP) Equities team, to take a closer look at the strong 2025 year Asian markets have had so far.  Which specific markets have performed the strongest and what has been their u...

In this 113th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, we share this special video replay of Tai Hui summarizing the overnight U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) decision to cut policy rate by 25bps to a range of 4%-4.25%.  How did the market react to the rate cut?  Did Fed chair Powell's press conference give any indications of further cuts through the end of the year?  What are the eco...

In this 112th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui is joined by Jennifer Qiu, Global Market Strategist, to take a closer look at how China's export performance continues to surprise with growth, despite increased U.S. import tariffs. What markets are Chinese exporters increasing trade with, as previous exports to U.S. continue to decline?  What are transshipments and...

In this 111th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui is joined by Jon Maier, Global Chief ETF Strategist, to understand the latest developments around ETFs globally using the recently released Guide to ETFs.  What are the latest trends around active vs passive ETFs?  What is the Guide to ETFs - Asia and how can investors benefit from the Guide?  How can ETFs help with b...

In this 110th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui takes a closer look at strong growth of the Indian economy, its robust fiscal management and how Indian equities are faring so far in 2025.  How have the recent increase in U.S. tariffs impacted the domestic economy?  How are current valuations for Indian equities when compared again other emerging market peers?  Whic...

In this 109th episode of the On Investors' Minds - APAC Edition podcast, Tai Hui is joined by Adrian Wong, Global Market Strategist, to check in on the second quarter corporate earnings in Asia.  How have the second quarter earnings results been so far?  What has been the impact from tariffs so far?  With AI seeing so much investor interest globally, has Asian tech hardware and software companies...