Insights

Market Insights:

• Going Gray

  Author: Karin Wilson, CFA, CIPM

  The impact of aging demographics on inflation, interest rates, and monetary policy...

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• Global Equities Market Review and Outlook – April 2019

  Author: Lode Devlaminck, Managing Director, Equities

  In barely six months we have gone from fears of overheating to fears of imminent recession to fears of persistent low inflation....

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• 1Q 2019 Fixed Income Review and Outlook

  Author: Mark Foust, Senior Portfolio Specialist

  It seems that many movies are “based on a true story,” excluding those derived from comic strips such as Avengers, Black Panther, and Deadpool....

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• Global Market Positioning – April 1, 2019

  Author: Valerie J. Sill, CFA, CAIA, Lode Devlaminck, and Kris A. Kowal, PhD, CFA

  Real-time insight on how DuPont Capital has positioned its portfolios as a function of key factors driving the markets.  ...

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• Emerging Markets Debt Country Analytics – April 1, 2019

  Author: Yong Zhu, Senior Portfolio Manager

  We believe country selection is critical to successful, risk-managed investing in Emerging Markets Debt....

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• Hedge Funds at a Crossroads

  Author: Antonis Mistras, Managing Director, Alternative Investments

  In the last five years, hedge fund returns have been disappointing. The low volatility, low interest rate market environment, thought to have created a poor opportunity set, is often blamed for the return deterioration....

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• Semiconductors – Powering the Future

  Author: Edwin Davison, PhD, CFA, Associate Portfolio Manager and Senior Equity Analyst

  December 23, 1947, is a date in history that holds little significance for most people, but was, in many ways, the beginning of a new era.  On that day, three scientists at Bell Labs invented the first working transistor using wafers of metallic Germanium and pure gold connectors....

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• Emerging Markets Equity Country Analytics – February 2019

  Author: Erik Zipf, CFA, Head of Emerging Markets Equities

  Real-time insight on how DuPont Capital has positioned its portfolios as a function of key factors driving the markets.  ...

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