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Ask the PMs: Outlook and Positioning in Our Asset Allocation Portfolios
Senior Portfolio Manager/Co-Head of Target Risk Strategies Dan McNeela and Portfolio Manager, Active Asset Allocation, Michelle Ward will talk about positioning in our Asset Allocation series and their outlook for key asset classes.
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Ask the PM: Dividend Strategies
Join Portfolio Manager George Metrou, who will discuss where he's seeing opportunities in the current market and how the economic slowdown has affected how he manages our Dividend portfolios today.
Goals/Needs-Based Investing
Inflation and the Merits of an Outcome-Based Strategy
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We save today to spend tomorrow, and at heart, our investments are meant to help increase our future purchasing power. To do so, our returns need to outpace inflation, which can be particularly challenging in uncertain times.
Join Andrew Lill, Americas CIO, and Marta Norton, head of Outcome-Based Strategies, who discuss our current views on inflation and how we design some portfolios to target inflation-plus returns.
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Beyond the Index – Equities: Finding Long-term Growth Amid Current Volatility
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Barings’ Global Head of Equities, Dr. Ghadir Cooper, discusses the impacts of COVID-19, the opportunity for companies capitalizing on structural growth trends from technology to demographics, and the integral role of ESG in fundamental analysis.
Client Relationships
The Generations Project: Strengthening Conversations
Our survey demonstrates the importance of having clear conversations with clients about goals for their finances and their families and thereby realizing Greater Possibilities Together.
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Cluster Cities: A Chinese Experiment in the Future of Urbanisation
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China’s success in growing city clusters of previously unimaginable size is dependent on three key factors: continued rural-to-urban migration, planning that spans disparate administrative areas, and massive infrastructure investment.
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Streaming Income - Financing the Internet of Things: Live from Barings 360
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In this episode of Streaming Income recorded live on stage at the Barings 360 Private Markets Conference, Dr. Christopher Smart discusses his latest white paper.
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Streaming Income - Is There Style Drift in Middle Market Lending?
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Barings’ Ian Fowler weighs in on the supply/demand dynamics in the direct lending space and explains why looking at the middle market as one cohesive universe can be misleading.
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Streaming Income - High Yield Bonds & Loans: Where to Next?
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High yield markets roared back in the first quarter. Can market fundamentals and technicals support continued strength? And how should investors factor in risks ranging from possible recession, to ratings downgrades, to liquidity concerns? Barings’ David Mihalick weighs in.
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Streaming Income - Intangible Assets: A Source of Uncorrelated Income?
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In today’s information economy, intangible assets continue to grow in size and importance. Barings’ Jon Rotolo and David Jin discuss the role these assets are playing in diversified portfolios through a real-world example in the pharma royalty space.