Global Pullback Continues; Focus on Defensives: Buys in Staples, Utilities, Precious Metals Miners
Europe/UK STOXX Europe 50/FTSE 100 with concerning breakdowns below 3800 and 7700, joining the pullback that had already started in the MSCI ACWI....
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Broad Indexes Violate Support But Bright Spots Remain; Buying Energy, Staples, and Utilities
We are highlighting Energy again because it is easily our favorite Sector. Additionally, defensive Sectors including Staples and Utilities display...
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Global Consumer Staples: Allocations at Rock Bottom as Growth Investors Flee
Allocations in Consumer Staples stocks are at decade-long lows. Average fund weights among active Global managers stand at 7.65% following an...
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The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Indonesian Staples, Thai M&A, and SEA's E-Conomy
This past week's offering of Insights across ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with another eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive and actionable...
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COVID-19: A Brutal Lesson in Sustainability and Systemic ESG Risk
The COVID-19 pandemic is, above all else, a human health crisis. But it's a multidimensional crisis that serves as a poignant lesson in global...
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