INSIGHTS

Checkpoints is a comprehensive monthly chartbook highlighting major top-of-mind themes that could shape financial markets in the near term. In addition to the broader macroeconomic discussion, Checkpoints delivers detailed views on major asset classes, including global equities, fixed income and real assets.

Leaders rotate in and out. No single fixed income sector consistently dominates performance over time, and strong performance in one sector rarely carries over from one year to the next. For example, U.S. Treasury bills led in 2018 and 2022 but are one of the weakest performers year-to-date.

Cathy Braganza, senior portfolio manager at Insight Investment, explains why tightening spreads with high yields create a potentially attractive risk-return balance for credit investors.

Insight Investment senior portfolio manager Harvey Bradley takes an opportunistic and active approach to fixed income and makes the case for global exposure.

In this video, Walter Scott client investment manager George Dent uses Google as a case study to highlight the potential profitability issues facing companies that run artificial intelligence (AI)-driven search functions.

In this video, Walter Scott client investment manager Murdo MacLean considers Novo Nordisk’s recent challenges and touches on what the future could look like for the Danish pharma giant.

In this video, Insight Investment portfolio manager Fabien Collado assesses the euro corporate bond market, arguing why he believes it is in a ‘good place’.

In this video, Walter Scott client investment manager George Dent argues that despite their growing popularity, stablecoins are not likely to usurp traditional payment methods such as credit cards soon – especially when it comes to everyday retail payments.

Watch a quarterly Fund update with April LaRusse: Head of Fixed Income Specialists at Insight Investment.