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Ken Van Weyenberg, Quentin Duquesne, Equities, GeopoliticsEuropean defence autonomy: rearming with purpose
For decades, European defence budgets were treated as a discretionary line item, a peace dividend to be spent elsewhere. Russia's invasion of Ukraine broke that assumption. The ensuing years featuring a less predictable transatlantic security relationship and the growing importance of cyber, drones and space have only reinforced that break. -
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CTA
Research Paper, Alternative Investments, Johann Mauchand, Steeve Brument, CTA
CTAs throughout the business cycle : a form of economic rationality?
With the onset of the inflationary cycle and the change in central bank monetary policy, markets have entered a new paradigm, leaving investors uncertain as to the direction that markets will take next, and the timing of the transition into the next phase of the economic cycle.
Outlook 2023, Johann Mauchand, Steeve Brument, CTA
CTA's: "Ride of the Valkyries"
Hard landing or soft? From Draghi’s ‘’Whatever it takes” to Powell’s “Whatever it costs”, we know the markets are ready for exciting times. CTAs aim to face the next swing, whether it be hard landing or soft.
CTA, Alternative Investments, Asset Allocation, Johann Mauchand, Research Paper, Steeve Brument
Smile! CTA convexity is not lost…
If the smile measures how the portfolio value reacts to changes in the underlying markets, then maybe we should measure the smiles – and this is what our investment team has been doing.
Research Paper, CTA, Alternative Investments, Asset Allocation, Steeve Brument, Johann Mauchand
Interest rates go up
After several decades of riding a government bonds bull market, investors are now looking for alternative drivers of return. Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) strategies, with their ability to make gains in rising, as well as falling markets, have historically been able to improve risk-adjusted returns when introduced to a balanced portfolio. However, a question that investors can legitimately ask today is how are CTAs impacted by rising interest rates?