Reflections & Insights – Q4 2023
When you write a review with a quarterly cadence, the onus is on you to produce something new, even when the landscape hasn’t changed that much.
When you write a review with a quarterly cadence, the onus is on you to produce something new, even when the landscape hasn’t changed that much.
In his latest review, Michael Hughes discusses how cyclical influences may dampen economic growth next year. In contrast, when markets have factored in a slightly difficult outlook (as they did over Q3), the Fund’s stocks have tended to outperform, as changes in the economic outlook do not greatly influence these companies’ earnings. He wraps it up with a quick overview of a recent study that suggests that artificial intelligence could raise annual global GDP by around 7%.
One of the favourite things that GuardCap Emerging Markets team like to do as investors is …
After a strong start to the year, Emerging Market (EM) equities lost momentum and struggled to regain traction as stocks…
And still, we wait. The economy in the developed world is not yet responding to its monetary medicine…
For this quarter’s review, Michael Hughes, Client Portfolio Manager for the GuardCap Global Equity Strategy, takes a look at the trend of AI ‘mania’ in the market. …
It is a year since interest rates started to rise substantially around the developed world. It is hard to overstate the amount of ink spilt since trying to determine whether…
We’re pleased to present the latest insights from Michael Hughes, Client Portfolio Manager for the GuardCap Global Equity Strategy. …
The last 12 months have been extremely challenging for economies and financial markets, but perhaps nowhere was as impacted as…