Cross-Asset Thematic Strategy, Edelscourt

Albert Maass

Cross-Asset Thematic Strategy

Edelscourt

Established in 2014, Edelscourt combines cutting-edge technology with deep industry knowledge. We specialise in risk management solutions for a diverse range of clients, from financial institutions to family offices.

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Geopolitical fragmentation accelerates, replacing global integration with regional blocs and bilateral arrangements.</li>
<li>Resilience supplants efficiency as the organising principle for economic planning, supply chains and governance.</li>
<li>Complexity and discontinuity are here to stay. Success may belong not to those who predict the future, but to those who prepare for a range of plausible futures.</li>
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Geopolitical fragmentation accelerates, replacing global integration with regional blocs and bilateral arrangements.
Resilience supplants efficiency as the organising principle for economic planning, supply chains and governance.
Complexity and discontinuity are here to stay. Success may belong not to those who predict the future, but to those who prepare for a range of plausible futures.


The Polycrisis Era (2025–2028): Navigating a World of Overlapping Disruptions

<ul>
<li>The 2025 tariffs triggered inflation, trade tensions, and sector-specific shocks, with broad economic and market implications.</li>
<li>Economic outcomes depend on monetary-fiscal policy coordination and global responses to trade fragmentation.</li>
<li>Business strategy must prioritize supply chain resilience, scenario planning, and policy adaptability.</li>
</ul>


The 2025 tariffs triggered inflation, trade tensions, and sector-specific shocks, with broad economic and market implications.
Economic outcomes depend on monetary-fiscal policy coordination and global responses to trade fragmentation.
Business strategy must prioritize supply chain resilience, scenario planning, and policy adaptability.


Fractured Markets: Economic Consequences of the 2025 Tariffs

<ul>
<li>Trump's economic agenda faces structural realities in manufacturing, immigration, and energy that challenge populist solutions and require targeted approaches.</li>
<li>Successful policy implementation demands balancing protectionist promises with market dynamics through strategic industrial policy and graduated enforcement.</li>
<li>A pragmatic roadmap includes sector-specific interventions, workforce development, and new success metrics beyond traditional economic indicators.</li>
</ul>


Trump's economic agenda faces structural realities in manufacturing, immigration, and energy that challenge populist solutions and require targeted approaches.
Successful policy implementation demands balancing protectionist promises with market dynamics through strategic industrial policy and graduated enforcement.
A pragmatic roadmap includes sector-specific interventions, workforce development, and new success metrics beyond traditional economic indicators.


Populism Meets Productivity: The Economic Roadmap of Trump's Second Term

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Energy and Utilities sectors positioned for outperformance due to capital discipline, attractive valuations, and stable cash flows.</li>
<li>Electrification and energy security create structural demand tailwinds, particularly benefiting regulated utility companies.</li>
<li>As markets favor yield and quality over growth, these sectors offer income potential in a normalizing interest rate environment.</li>
</ul>


Energy and Utilities sectors positioned for outperformance due to capital discipline, attractive valuations, and stable cash flows.
Electrification and energy security create structural demand tailwinds, particularly benefiting regulated utility companies.
As markets favor yield and quality over growth, these sectors offer income potential in a normalizing interest rate environment.


Power Plays: Why Energy and Utilities Are the Strategic Winners of the Next Decade

<ul>
<li>Fed policy choices could create two distinct market paths: a growth-driven rally if rates fall to 2-2.5% or a defensive rotation if rates stay near 5%.</li>
<li>Understanding equity as a call option explains why changing interest rates dramatically impacts sector performance and overall market returns.</li>
<li>Practical strategies exist for navigating both scenarios, focusing on portfolio positioning that can adapt to either Fed outcome.</li>
</ul>


Fed policy choices could create two distinct market paths: a growth-driven rally if rates fall to 2-2.5% or a defensive rotation if rates stay near 5%.
Understanding equity as a call option explains why changing interest rates dramatically impacts sector performance and overall market returns.
Practical strategies exist for navigating both scenarios, focusing on portfolio positioning that can adapt to either Fed outcome.


The Fed's Next Move: How Interest Rates Will Make or Break Your Portfolio

Albert brings over 30 years of global financial industry experience, with a track record spanning the UK, Americas, and Asia. His expertise covers a wide range of asset classes, managing portfolios that have included hedge funds, reinsurance, credit, and private equity.

Over the course of his career, Albert has worked with leading institutions such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Nomura International, HVB, and the Central Bank of Chile. He is a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and holds a degree in Business and Economics from the Universidad Católica de Chile.