Name: Accelerating growth opportunities in the UK Small and Mid Cap market
Start: 2021-11-03T15:00:00Z
End: 2021-11-03T15:31:06.000Z
Location: BrightTALK

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The Bank of England is warning that UK inflation could move into double digits this year with growth slowing sharply. How can investors best protect market gains of recent years and maintain purchasing power in the face of tighter monetary policy, rising recession risks and surging inflation? 

RLAM’s Senior Economist, Melanie Baker, will be joined by Head of Fixed Income, Jonathan Platt, and Head of Multi Asset, Trevor Greetham, to discuss.

Surviving stagflation

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Will the themes that have prevailed within fixed income markets since the start of 2022 continue and what will the potential effect be on investors?

In this round table webinar RLAM’s Head of Fixed Income, Jonathan Platt and his team examine yields, inflation, spreads, duration and income opportunities across government bond, credit, and cash markets.

Fixed Income quarterly update - Review and outlook

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Volatility is high, and fresh geopolitical risk has added to the pre-existing challenges facing global markets this year as the economy progresses deeper into stagflation. 

RLAM’s Head of Multi Asset, Trevor Greetham explores how investors can weather this changing macroeconomic environment and outlines the importance of broad diversification and active management.

Multi asset quarterly update: Commodities as a geopolitical hedge

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How have geo-political events impacted sustainable investing over Q1 2022? RLAM Fund Managers Sebastien Beguelin and Matthew Franklin review the first quarter.

Sebastien and Matthew will discuss asset allocation changes made across the fund range and the effect of the market environment on short-term performance. They will also profile our in-depth investment process, which they believe is a prerequisite for successful long-term sustainable investing,  and deliver an outlook for both equity and fixed income markets.

Sustainable investing quarterly update

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How has a differentiated stock selection investment approach helped deliver over the past 2 years? Fund Manager Niko de Walden provides an overview and highlights why income is still relevant, where it is on offer, and why investors should consider global equity income investing.

Global equity income: The search for late Life Cycle alpha

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What have been the opportunities and challenges within global sustainable equity investing over the past two years? Fund Managers Mike Fox and George Crowdy will provide a review, deliver an outlook, and supply an explanation of the opportunity set available. They will also argue why investors looking to invest sustainably in global equities should consider RLAM.

Global sustainable equity: Investing amid uncertainty

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How can an investment approach which differentiates stocks across their respective lifecycles, provide a competitive advantage? Senior Fund Manager Will Kenney delivers an insight into how this investment process is used to build a style agnostic, diversified portfolio designed to deliver across different market conditions.

Global equity select: Generating alpha across the Corporate Life Cycle

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It has been a challenging time for sustainable investors since the start of the year. In this roundtable webinar, RLAM’s Head of Sustainable Investments Mike Fox and colleagues look at how the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, rising inflation and bond yields have created a complex range of issues.

Sustainable investing update: Keeping a respectful watch during uncertain times

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The Ukraine invasion continues to dominate headlines. In this roundtable webinar, RLAM’s Head of Fixed Income Jonathan Platt and his team look at how government bond, credit and cash markets are reacting.

Fixed income markets: Impacts of the changing outlook for inflation and growth

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered a strong market reaction, with stocks bearing the brunt of the sell off and commodities surging to new highs. Will this geopolitical shock derail central bank tightening, to the benefit of government bonds? How much further can commodities rise? Could stock markets rally once we pass the point of maximum uncertainty?

RLAM’s Senior Economist, Melanie Baker, will explain how the Ukraine situation raises risks to the global economic outlook. While Head of Multi Asset, Trevor Greetham, will outline how the crisis impacts the two way pull for stocks in this stagflationary global slowdown, and why he believes broad diversification could make multi asset funds more resilient to unexpected shocks.

Ukraine conflict markets update

Senior Fund Manager Richard Marwood assesses the key themes within the current market, including inflationary pressures, M&A activity and the rotation between growth and defensive assets. 

Additionally, he will review income distribution and recent changes made within portfolios.

UK equity income update

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How has the RL Global Sustainable Credit Fund performed in its first year since launch in February 2021? Senior Fund Manager Rachid Semaoune and Responsible Investment Operations Manager Beth Goldsmith will provide a review of the last year and analyse the compelling proposition of sustainable investing in global credit markets. 

Rachid and Beth will also explain how the team’s well-defined investment process is utilised and illustrate how it has identified opportunities since the fund launched.

Global sustainable credit update

How can broad diversification support multi asset managers at a time of depressed investor sentiment, stagflation and rising interest rates?

Multi asset monthly update

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What were the defining features of 2021 in high yield bond markets? 

Join RLAM’s Head of Global Credit, Azhar Hussain as he explores the fundamentals behind credit at this stage of the economic cycle, and shares his views on the likely path of interest rates and credit spreads this year.

High yield bonds update - The case for credit

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Markets have recovered over the past 18 months following the dramatic fall that took place at the outbreak of Covid-19. The question is, what direction are they heading in next? 

RLAM’s Head of Multi Asset, Trevor Greetham will examine several factors within the current environment, including ongoing stimulus measures, labour shortages, inflationary pressures, and positioning in the current business cycle. 
Trevor will assess the potential impact for multi asset investors and will conclude with his outlook for 2022.

Multi asset quarterly update - Review and outlook

For Professional Clients only, not suitable for Retail Clients.   

What were the major factors impacting sustainable investing towards the end of 2021? RLAM’s Head of Sustainable Investments, Mike Fox and Fund Manager, George Crowdy will provide a review of the fourth quarter.
Mike and George will discuss asset allocation changes made in response to the market environment, and outline the in-depth investment process that they believe is a prerequisite for successful long-term sustainable investing. 
Finally, they will deliver an outlook on both equity and fixed income markets.

Sustainable investing quarterly update - Review and outlook

For Professional Clients only, not suitable for Retail Clients.   

What were the defining features of 2021, and following the emergence of the Omicron variant and a recent rise in interest rates has the outlook for 2022 changed? How are different fixed income strategies suited to the prevailing environment? 

Join RLAM’s Head of Fixed Income Jonathan Platt and Ewan McAlpine, Senior Client Portfolio Manager as they share their views on these questions and more.

Fixed income quarterly update - Review and outlook

As markets have recovered over the past 18 months after their dramatic fall following the outbreak of Covid-19, the question for many investors, is where are they headed to next?

For Professional Clients only, not suitable for Retail Clients.

Many of the companies in our universe have the ability to grow faster post the Covid pandemic due to factors such as innovation, lifestyle changes and recapitalised balance sheets.



Duration: 30 minutes

Accelerating growth opportunities in the UK Small and Mid Cap market

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