A newly re-energised Europe, lifted by more concerted efforts to address lacklustre growth faces a fresh blow as US plans to re-engineer global trade threaten to sap investor and consumer confidence. Listen to Mario Pietrunti, Senior European Economist, as he explains the direct and indirect effects to Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

A popular investment strategy targeting market-neutral exposure involves an overweight exposure to convertible bonds in combination with an underweight in the underlying equity that the bonds typically convert into. Skander discusses with Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris how these strategies can appeal to investors looking for less risk and less volatility in their portfolios. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

What do the latest import tariff announcements from the Trump administration mean for emerging economies and companies around the world? Here, with a first assessment, Zhikai Chen, Head of Global Emerging Markets, shares his views on the impact for Asian and emerging market (EM) economies and companies with Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

European securitised assets, backed by loans, mortgages and other categories of (consumer) credit as collateral, offer investors a source of diversification from other forms of credit such as corporate debt. Listen to David Favier, Head of Structured Credit, as he discusses the ins and outs of asset-backed securities and their role as a diversification asset in a broad fixed income portfolio with Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Several factors are reinforcing the investment case for water utilities and other water infrastructure and treatment companies. Listen to water strategy portfolio managers Justin Winter and Harry Boyle as they cover issues around scarcity and climate change as well as the growing need for ultraclean water for semiconductors and cooling applications for datacentres. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Amid geopolitical change and shifts in the focus of public policy, private capital investments in infrastructure have a major role to play. Head of the Private Equity Infrastructure Investment Team Rodolphe Brumm tells Andrew Craig, Co-head of the Investment Insights Centre, that this asset class benefits from robust characteristics. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Investment decisions have centred on growth for years, but the current setting of uncertainty, geopolitical turmoil and high volatility argues for a renewed focus on ‘value’. Carmine tells Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris that in value investing, investors should take into account both the market's overall risk appetite and trends. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

After rising in the wake of the US election, valuations of US small-cap stocks have marked a pause. Geoff Dailey, Head of US Equities, tells Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris he expects the new US administration's focus on manufacturing in the US to boost market sentiment. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Head of ETF Research Daniel Dornel discusses recent trends in investing through exchange-traded funds, including investors moving from ETFs with very selective ESG criteria to less selective ones to limit return deviations from the market index. He also tells Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist, that demand for ‘active’ ETFs is picking up given they are an efficient way to integrate environmental, social and governance considerations into a portfolio. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

There is always uncertainty, particularly when it comes to the direction of bond markets in an uncertain world. James McAlevey, Head of Global Aggregate and Absolute Return explains the merits of absolute return fixed income investing in the current environment. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.