Given the significant global economic and profit recovery still ahead of us, we continue to see good prospects for equities over the coming year.
We retain caution toward traditional fixed interest as an asset class as we still see upside to bond yields in the US and Australia over the coming year – though the pace of the sell-off should slow.
The global economic backdrop remains mixed as the pandemic continues to exact a toll. However, we expect the pace of economic growth to build momentum over the balance of the year as the vaccine rollout continues. We expect cyclical recovery to continue to be the dominant theme for investors over the next 6 to 12 months. The key bull case for equities (and bear case for bonds) is that we are at the early stages of a significant global economic recovery with strong earnings growth prospects for CY21 and CY22 at least.
Given the recovery still ahead of us, our quarterly managed funds report outlines the pathway best-suited to deliver on our current asset allocation strategy. As well as sharing the reasoning behind our Focus List allocations, we:
- Provide a monthly and quarterly manager performance update
- Share details from our manager meetings and thoughts from our alternative fixed interest managers
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Written by
David Cassidy, Head of Investment Strategy
David is one of Australia’s leading investment strategists.