
The biggest question impacting portfolios in 2026
08/1/2026 | 19 mins.
Supply shocks from the adoption of AI and as a result of increasingly isolationist trade policies mean markets could be at risk from heightened inflation and volatility, and create uncertainty around the correlations between bonds and equities.That is the view of Sophie Huynh, portfolio manager and strategist at BNP Paribas Asset Management; our first guest of the new year on the Asset Allocator podcast, discussing markets with chief reporter Jospeh Wilkins and contributing editor David Thorpe.The Asset Allocator Podcast discusses the big issues in UK fund selection and how wealth managers are positioning their portfolios. Sign up to the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Resilience needed to attract clients to sustainable funds
11/12/2025 | 22 mins.
EQ Investors' head of impact investing Damien Lardoux discusses the evolution of the sustainable investment market with Asset Allocator.The Asset Allocator Podcast discusses the big issues in UK fund selection and how wealth managers are positioning their portfolios. Sign up to the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ability to pass on tariff costs becoming limited for US companies
04/12/2025 | 20 mins.
US businesses have to date been able to protect their margins and pass on any costs as a result of tariffs, but data indicates this could be coming to an end, according to Peter Dalgliesh, chief investment officer at Parmenion. Speaking with Asset Allocator, Dalgliesh discusses his outlook for markets and inflation amid opaque data sources; his outlook for global equities and fixed income in the year ahead; and his perspective on how to think about risk in the current climate.The Asset Allocator Podcast discusses the big issues in UK fund selection and how wealth managers are positioning their portfolios. Sign up to the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why JM Finn expects muted bond market response to Budget
25/11/2025 | 16 mins.
On the latest edition of the Asset Allocator podcast, Jon Cunliffe of JM Finn discusses the implications of the forthcoming UK Budget and how he sees wider markets, with Asset Allocator chief reporter Joseph Wilkins and contributing editor David Thorpe.The Asset Allocator Podcast discusses the big issues in UK fund selection and how wealth managers are positioning their portfolios. Sign up to the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US market is diversification target for EBI
20/11/2025 | 19 mins.
Jonathan Griffiths, head of investment at EBI, joins the Asset Allocator podcast to discuss his firm's new fund-of-fund range, how he thinks about the role of gold in portfolios, diversification, and where he can find value in markets right now.The Asset Allocator Podcast discusses the big issues in UK fund selection and how wealth managers are positioning their portfolios. Sign up to the newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.



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