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AI has conquered chess. It has dominated Go. Yet financial markets remain an unsolved challenge. In our latest Expl(AI)ning article, we explore why: - Investing lacks fixed rules - markets evolve constantly. - The “game” is non-stationary - yesterday’s strategies may not work tomorrow. - The complexity of decisions dwarfs those of structured games. Using chess, Go, and real-world analogies, we quantify just how complex investing is - expressed in numbers so vast they make the number of atoms in the Milky Way seem tiny. So where does AI stand? Are we getting closer? Read on to discover the limits and potential of AI in solving the investing puzzle. 🔗https://bit.ly/3DxxOAS #Vontobel #AI #Investing #ArtificialIntelligence #ExplainingAI #QuantFinance

In a recent webinar, Marco Lenfers, Client Portfolio Manager, Sarah Murray, Financial Times Contributor, and Jean Louis Nakamura, Head of Conviction Equities, explored key topics at the intersection of geopolitics, sustainability, and investment opportunities. The discussion covered important questions, including why investors should avoid overestimating geopolitics' impact on environmentally focused equities, whether public equities can truly generate measurable impact, and the most common misconceptions surrounding impact investing. Watch the replay now: https://bit.ly/41FERBD #ImpactStrategies #Investing

Discover how the Hybrid Investment team at the Quantitative Investment Boutique balances optimism and caution on equities for 2025, and why hedging strategies can add value in 2025. Check out our latest Quanta Byte update from Gianluca Ungari, Head of Portfolio Management Italy and Sven Schubert, Head of Macro Research at Quantitative Investments: https://bit.ly/3Zytysf #Vontobel #Investing

With a macro backdrop of falling rates and solid global growth, TwentyFour Asset Management LLP's Eoin Walsh thinks fixed income investors can expect healthy total returns in 2025 as credit continues to outperform government bonds. Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3Ddd2qa #FixedIncome #Bonds

Just as unpredictable terrain can challenge even the most skilled skier, global fixed income investing in 2025 will pose its own set of risks. In the second edition of the Vontobel Fixed Income Quarterly, the team advises against plunging directly into market beta. Instead, exert caution and maintain liquidity. However, the team expects flows into fixed income will bolster returns in 2025, especially in emerging markets. Risk-conscious, active investors can generate alpha opportunities in 2025 similar to those achieved this year. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4ipLPRb #MarketOutlook #FixedIncome

At its core, impact investing is about targeting a double dividend. Given the estimated needs for transition and green financing, the success of impact investing in public markets is critical to achieve the necessary scale. To ensure a growing adoption of impact strategies, it is imperative that investment managers deliver measurable impact and at least equivalent performance through the cycle compared to “traditional” strategies. Our co-CEO Christel Rendu de Lint provides insights in the FT Forums: https://bit.ly/3DfzM8U #Vontobel #Investing

Can investigative journalists make good research analysts? A journalist's eye for detail can spot cracks in a company’s mission. By tapping into unconventional sources, journalists can identify trends ahead of the market and even help avoid potentially costly investment mistakes. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3ZFNOty #InvestmentResearch #InvestigativeJournalism #QualityGrowth

What’s next for the energy transition in a politically uncertain world? Pascal Dudle shares key insights from the recent UN Climate Talks in Azerbaijan. Despite political challenges, he highlights the energy transition as a powerful trend poised to shape the next decade. Companies across industries play a pivotal role in driving this shift, supported by the scalability and economic viability of clean energy solutions. Tune in to listen now ⬇️

Our Quality Growth research team highlights 4 key themes that they believe are worth watching as we step into 2025. 1.    Pressure on the US consumer 2.    Challenges to broadening of market returns   3.    Uncertainty around the impact of Trump tariffs 4.    Shifting dynamics in emerging markets Click here to read more: https://lnkd.in/dUa4rmfG #Vontobel #Investing #EmergingMarkets

In this month's Flash Fixed Income, TwentyFour Asset Management LLP looks at how bond markets are reacting to Donald Trump's victory in the US election. With Trump's stated policies widely regarded as being inflationary, TwentyFour expect a bigger divergence in the path for interest rate cuts between the US and Europe that might favour higher quality European credit. Read more: https://bit.ly/3UY0j0w #flashfixedincome