Reviews & outlooks

Ramiz Chelat seeks opportunities in e-commerce, industrials, med-tech, athleisure, cruise lines, and the SaaS (software as a service) space.

Jin Zhang provides insights on changes in the global supply chain, long-term beneficiaries of the trade war, India’s growth prospects and Brazil’s path to reform.

David Souccar talks about markets in 2019, long-term structural risks, performance over the cycle, investing in Japan, and international vs US exposure.

Matthew Benkendorf discusses growth vs value investing, finding quality growth opportunities amid volatility and how to approach the markets in 2020.

Donny Kranson talks about UK elections, fiscal stimulus, growth vs value investing, ESG issues and positioning for opportunities in 2020.

Brian Bandsma discusses India’s slowdown, companies impacted by the trade dispute, redirection of global supply chains, and country rhetoric around trade and technology.

Twelve months ago, as we wrote our annual review and forecast for 2019, backing 10-year German government bonds that were yielding just 0.24% at the time to perform would have been a brave call.

In our new audio series, Vontobel Quality Growth Portfolio Managers offer insights on how to navigate volatility. You can listen to our experts’ views on the risks in equity markets today and how they identify companies that are on the right side of long-term structural trends.

Matthew Benkendorf, CIO of the Quality Growth Boutique, reviews portfolio performance, shares his outlook and discusses why he believes a bottom-up approach is the best way to navigate the difficult investing landscape ahead.