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Our Quality Growth team outlines an approach to building resilient portfolios that can also deliver attractive growth. The team seeks to identify companies with superior profitability, predictable earnings growth, and appropriate valuations. They classify quality companies into three categories: Leaders, Defenders, and Opportunistic, while balancing growth and stability.

Leaders in the video game industry, such as Tencent Holdings, NetEase, and Capcom, offer a distinct blend of predictability and growth through a combination of "Evergreen" titles and new game pipelines. These firms have generated recurring revenues and compounded earnings at approximately 20% annually over the past decade.

ESG frameworks have faced rising political pushback and growing skepticism, with some investors questioning the feasibility of climate goals under current political and economic conditions. We believe, even during turbulent times, the transition to a low-carbon economy is here to stay. Read the latest Impact Report for more insights.

FX is fragmented by nature — and that’s exactly what makes it valuable. Our latest Quanta Byte explores how FX trends offer independent return streams that passive hedging misses. Discover what happens when FX diversification starts doing more than just reducing volatility.

Accelerating rating upgrades and renewed inflows into the asset class are likely to support EM spreads relative to their historical levels and other credit markets. Absent a major global shock, we expect EM bonds to remain resilient, offering stable carry even if capital appreciation becomes more difficult to capture.

Strong performance of EM local currency bonds has been driven by a bearish US dollar and fundamental factors supporting sustainable appreciation toward a stronger equilibrium.