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Equity & Quant Strategy Update

Friday 11th July 2025

Time: 3:00pm BST
10:00am EDT
4:00pm CEST
10:00pm SGT

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ASR’s Nick Nelson & Charles Cara will address key questions raised in recent meetings with investors including: Why is the equity market so resilient? Is now (finally) the time for Emerging Markets? And what are the best hedges on the macro risks? They will preview the earnings season and also discuss their regional, sector and factor preferences.

 

Please find registration details below. The call will last around 30 minutes, including 10 minutes for your Q&A – if you would like a specific question answered please feel free to email us in advance.

Recent Events

Q3 Asset Allocation Update

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ASRs Asset Allocation Team discussed their Q3 Outlook and recent move to a more risk on stance. The team have upgraded Equites to overweight as earnings remain resilient and neither the labour market or financial markets are demonstrating any signs of stress.

Controversies, Conviction and Context

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Ian Harnett, revisited some of the issues flagged in our recent Controversies, Conviction and Context report.
 

Controversy has been a feature of the Trump administration thus far - we believe the US administration is set on delivering a broad regime change and investors must cut through the ‘noise’ and explore how to be positioned for this.

Our key conviction is that the weaponization of trade will lead to the weaponization of capital, and with many investors over-exposed to US private assets.

The context for the discussion remains how the 1920s and 1930s tariff measures led to earnings shocks as large as seen in the GFC.

Germany: A New Political and Financial Chapter

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ASR's German Political Consultant, Heinz Schulte and ASR's Head of Research, Nick Nelson discussed the new political and financial chapter for Germany. Why Merz deserves credit for forming his ‘working coalition' and why investors should watch his interactions with Trump and NATO closely, along with his proposals for an EDM.

Trade War: Catalyst for EM Energy Shift?

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ASR’s Head of Climate Macro Strategy, Michael Penn, and Emerging Markets Economist, Adam Wolfe, discussed how the current trade diversion could accelerate a clean energy transition in emerging markets.

Economics Q3 Update

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Economics Q3 Update: How Trump’s policies are likely to reshape the global economy with the ASR Economics Team.

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Dominic and his team will discuss why, despite resilient markets, there will be long lasting structural changes as a result of Trump’s policies. They will ultimately lead to slower growth, higher inflation and lower corporate profits. Investors’ attitudes towards US assets appear to have permanently altered, with the US dollar likely to be a casualty. 

Crisis? What Crisis?

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ASR's Q2 Asset Allocation Survey Results with ASR's Co-founder, David Bowers and Head of Quant Strategy, Charles Cara. This is the first survey since Liberation Day and the immense market volatility and policy uncertainty that has followed.

Globalisation: Lessons from History

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Professor Jeffry Frieden in conversation with David Bowers explored the following questions: 
 
Are there any historical parallels with the challenges to globalisation that we see today?
How does today compare to the period of de-globalisation that occurred in the first half of 20th century?
How do we understand the goals of the Administration’s trade policy?
What does the Administration’s trade policy portend for the future of the international trading system?
What are the financial implications of the Administration’s policies, both generally and with respect to monetary and financial policy?

All That Glistens IS Gold

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Zahra Ward-Murphy shared why she believes the gold rally still has further to run despite hitting new highs and returning 25% YTD. ASR is Overweight Gold within its Asset Allocation portfolio.

Popular Events

ASSET ALLOCATION 

Q1 2025 - Asset Allocation Survey Results

7th March 2025

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The post-election euphoria has evaporated, according to our recently published Asset Allocation Survey. The froth has come off with big shifts in views for US equities, Tech, Bitcoin and the US dollar. But while there is a debate about whether to worry about stagflation our survey panel still remains risk on. 

20th September 2024  Zahra Ward-Murphy & Nick Nelson

Asset Allocation Q4  Outlook 

 

6th September 2024  David Bowers 

Funky Correlations & Missing Links

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28th June 2024  David Bowers & Charles Cara

Asset Allocation Survey Results

 

7th June 2024  David Bowers

Funky Correlations & Missing Links

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EQUITY STRATEGY

Impact of Energy, Bond Yields & China on Factors & Sectors

11th October 2024

 

ASR Strategists Charles Cara and Nick Nelson explore the impact of rising geopolitical concerns, oil prices, higher bond yields, and China on Factors and Sectors.

26th July 2024 - Nick Nelson 

Can the Small Cap Rally Continue?

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24th May 2024 - Nick Nelson & Charles Cara

Cyclical Exposure in Europe

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12th April 2024 - Nick Nelson & Charles Cara

Equity Strategy Focus 

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1st March 2024 - Nick Nelson 

Equity Strategy Focus - Sector Update

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GLOBAL ECONOMICS

Economics Q1 Forecast Update

14th March, 2025

 

Chief Economist, Dominic White and European Economist, Ben Blanchard discussed their Q1 forecast update and how they are interpreting some momentous changes in global economic policy.

18th October 2024 Ben Blanchard

Draghi's plan to transform Europe

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13th September 2024 Dominic White & Ben Blanchard

Q3 Update Focus

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9th August 2024 Dominic White, Michael Hessel & Nick Nelson

US Election Focus

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12th July 2024 Adam Wolfe

China Focus

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MULTI-ASSET STRATEGY

23rd February 2024 Chris Turner & Dominic White

Japan Focus

 

16th February 2024 Stefano Di Domizio

Fixed-Income Markets Focus

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10th November 2023 Chris Turner & Stefano Di Domizio

Multi-Asset Focus

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22nd September 2023  Stefano Di Domizio

Fixed Income Focus

Multi-Asset Q4 Update Focus

4th October 2024
 

ASR's Strategists, Chris Turner and Stefano Di Domizio discuss their Multi-Asset views and trade recommendations for Q4.

Climate Macro Strategy

Climate Macro Strategy Introduction

16th August  2024
 

ASR's Climate Macro Strategists, Michael Penn and Michael Hessel outline how the climate transition is faring and present key investment themes. 

15th May 2024 Michael Penn & Michael Hessel

Climate Macro Strategy Introduction

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24th January 2023 Michael Penn & Michael Hessel

Climate Macro Strategy Introduction

 

17th November 2023 Michael Penn & Adam Wolfe

Emerging Markets & Climate Change Focus

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8th December 2022 Michael Penn & Michael Hessel

A Disorderly Transition & Long Run Returns

Absolute Exchange

1st Nov 2024  - Simon Rubinsohn, RICS

Global Commercial Real Estate

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30th Jul 2024 - Simon Rubinsohn, RICS

Global Commercial Real Estate

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27th Oct 2023 - Heinz Schulte, German Political Consultant

German Politics: Old Certainties No Longer

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2nd Mar 2023  - Heinz Schulte, German Political Consultant

Strategic Implications for Europe of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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