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Greenland 1
Investment strategy

Prepare, don’t predict: Greenland and US strategic ambitions – a case study in preparation

To illustrate our ‘prepare, don’t predict’ approach, we’ll examine a live geopolitical issue: Greenland and the renewed strategic interest it’s drawing from the US. Its...
Matthew Rodger
By  Matthew Rodger
22 Jan 2026
Prepare 0
Investment strategy

Prepare, don’t predict: a timeless playbook for geopolitical risk management

Geopolitical events can be especially challenging for investors. They are often emotive, highly uncertain, and prone to hyperbole in headlines – all factors that can...
John RoeChristopher Teschmacher
By  John Roe & Christopher Teschmacher
19 Jan 2026
8 min read
oil production
Commodities

Chart of the month: Venezuelan oil in focus

Over the past decade, oil production from the world’s largest known reserves has declined. Could that be about to change?
Christopher Jeffery
By  Christopher Jeffery
15 Jan 2026
2 min read
new prepare
Investment strategy

Prepare, don’t predict: why uncertainty isn’t the enemy

In light of the recent US intervention in Venezuela, and increased international focus on Greenland’s future, this series of blogs looks at how we manage...
Emiel van den HeiligenbergChristopher Jeffery
By  Emiel van den Heiligenberg & Christopher Jeffery
14 Jan 2026
5 min read
orange clocks
Markets and economics

Countdown to 2026

As the year draws to a close, it’s that time when investors start trying to forecast what’s next…
Joshua RossChristopher Teschmacher
By  Joshua Ross & Christopher Teschmacher
23 Dec 2025
5 min read
five swans
Markets and economics

Five grey swans for 2026

What credible scenarios for the coming year sit just outside consensus?
Christopher Teschmacher
By  Christopher Teschmacher
16 Dec 2025
5 min read
santa fomo
Markets and economics

Is Santa Claus for real?

With equity market valuations appearing stretched, we ask whether market gifts of Christmases past could still be in the post this year.
Emiel van den HeiligenbergGreta Farina
By  Emiel van den Heiligenberg & Greta Farina
19 Nov 2025
3 min read
eggs basket
Markets and economics

Words of wisdom? “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”

Our Well-known Investment Saying Evaluation (WISE) index provides an assessment of some well-worn financial aphorisms.
Asset Allocation team
By  Asset Allocation team
18 Sept 2025
2 min read
yo yo
Markets and economics

On a string: navigating the yo-yo of EU–US trade policy

After months of speculation, the EU–US trade agreement has finally been reached. However, questions remain about its longer-term consequences for the global economy.
Ryan Boothroyd
By  Ryan Boothroyd
04 Aug 2025
3 min read
sport factor
Investment strategy

What do factor investing and UK equity managers have to do with sport?

Can we rethink the way we look at performance drivers? Combined with an understanding of where we are in the economic cycle, we believe a...
Francis Chua
By  Francis Chua
09 Sept 2024
4 min read

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