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Q2 2025 HOUSE REPORT
SECURITY: A NEW THEME SHAPING OUR INVESTMENT APPROACH
We have updated our global thematic approach to investing by introducing a sixth major theme: Security. What does this entail, and why introduce it now?
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Six Minute Strategy: The fragile freedom of the Federal Reserve
September’s quarter-point rate cut from the US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) plays out against a background of unprecedented political challenge. The previously staunchly independent committee already has three key Trump appointees on its governing board out of a total seven (note only one, Stephen Miran,...
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Six Minute Strategy: Navigating frothy markets – why quality should be the compass
Last quarter global equities offered a textbook case of markets climbing a wall of worry. The MSCI Global equities have surged since Trump’s 'Liberation Day' on 2 April, fuelled by earnings that have trounced expectations. Meanwhile, quality stocks, with their steady earnings and sturdier balances sheets, have generally...
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Six Minute Strategy: Tariffs, tensions and a reluctant rally
Last quarter global equities offered a textbook case of markets climbing a wall of worry. The MSCI Global Equity Index now stands above its level on the eve of President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’) —despite the highest U.S. tariffs in nearly a century, three concurrent Middle Eastern conflicts, and...
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Six Minute Strategy: Why are markets celebrating tariffs?
Despite the bluster, confusion, and policy U-turns coming from the Trump’s administration, MAGA policies are actually gaining traction on the ground far sooner than many had guessed possible. In dollar terms, US markets are close to record highs, and corporate earnings forecasts for the year ahead have been...
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Rethinking government bonds: Time to bust some myths
It has been a rollercoaster ride for government bonds recently. Once the dependable backbone of a balanced investment portfolio, their credentials have been seriously tested. Are bonds still a safe haven? Can they still smooth the bumps when equity markets wobble?...
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The rise of Security as a theme: How MAGA can be good for your portfolio
Our thematic investment process at Sarasin is now nearly 25 years old. In the early days, our focus was on the embryonic digital economy, and by the early 2000s, we had turned to globalisation. After the great financial crisis, we acknowledged the deep economic and financial scars left...
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