What are the key themes for 2024? Chhad Aul, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, SLGI Asset Management Inc., discusses diversification, central banks, inflation, and high-quality bonds, which may all play vital roles in shaping the year ahead.
What’s the most popular valuation metric? Jason Zhang, Portfolio Manager, SLGI Asset Management Inc., discusses this as well as how combined valuation metrics are used to manage multi-asset portfolios.
High-yield bonds have historically been an attractive asset class. In this video, Jason Zhang, Portfolio Manager, SLGI Asset Management Inc., explains why they’ve recently lost their appeal and how the Multi-Asset Team has modified its weighting as a result.
As we enter a potential phase of “higher for longer” interest rates, Chhad Aul, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, SLGI Asset Management Inc. discusses current opportunities and portfolio positioning. He also talks about how achieving a soft landing may be hard for Canada as the economy slows down and may sink into recession.
Aly Somani, CFA, Portfolio Manager, SLGI Asset Management Inc. talks about shifting financial dynamics and why cash is important today. “We have always considered fixed income (including cash) to be a kind of ballast in our multi-asset portfolios,” he says.
With ongoing worries about the health of the economy, it’s more important than ever for investors to understand what goes into a quality company, Aly Somani, CFA, Portfolio Manager, SLGI Asset Management Inc. explores the factors that impact quality when researching companies.
Chhad Aul, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, SLGI Asset Management Inc., discusses how the rate-hiking cycle will affect the economy. He also shares his insights on a potential recession, the performance of artificial intelligence stocks and the current risk-reward scenario provided by high-quality bonds.
Lagged effects of rate hikes are elevating risks to the global economy warns Chhad Aul, CIO and Head of the Multi-Asset Solutions, SLGI Asset Management Inc. He discusses this and how active management and investing in bonds can help amid rising uncertainty.
Anthony Wu, Portfolio Manager, SLGI Asset Management Inc., shares his insights on a potential soft-landing scenario. He also provides an overview of the indicators that could show that a recession is on its way.
Artificial intelligence has gathered a lot of attention on the markets lately. In this video, Anthony Wu, Portfolio Manager, SLGI Asset Management Inc., discusses how technology innovations have impacts on the markets and on portfolio management.
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