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CIO Monthly View with Will Bartleet, CIO and multi-asset portfolio manager at Pacific Asset Management

Equity markets ended the year in a jubilant mood as the US and China agreed phase one of a trade deal, signalling the first de-escalation of a trade war that started almost two years ago. What started with tariffs on washing machines and solar panels ramped up with self-proclaimed “Tariff Man” Trump imposing $360 billion levies on Chinese goods.  

Early analysis with Will Bartleet, CIO and multi-asset portfolio manager at Pacific Asset Management

Last night the Conservative party won a decisive victory over Labour with the largest majority since 1987. With the final votes being counted, it is clear that Boris Johnson’s party will have sufficient control over parliament to leave the European Union on 31st January. This leaves eleven months to undertake trade negotiations which are due to be concluded by the end of 2020. 

CIO Monthly View with Will Bartleet, CIO and multi-asset portfolio manager at Pacific Asset Management

Equity markets moved higher in November as investors were hopeful that the first phase of a trade deal between US and China would be signed imminently. It remains to be seen whether an agreement can be reached before the next round of tariffs are due to take effect on 15th December. 

Matthew Lamb, CEO of Pacific Asset Management and Will Bartleet, CIO and Lead Portfolio Manager of the Pacific Multi-Asset Solutions discuss current markets including the high levels of uncertainty and the continued turbulence around politics. 

CIO Monthly View with Will Bartleet, CIO and multi-asset portfolio manager at Pacific Asset Management

Brexit negotiations dominated the returns for Sterling investors in October as the Pound bounced on the hopes of a deal between the UK and Europe. In a month of high drama in UK politics, Parliament voted through Prime Minister Johnson’s deal but voted down the government’s attempt to push through the deal before 31st October. Whilst the end game remains highly uncertain, the reduced likelihood of a no deal Brexit led to a rally in Sterling against all major currencies.  

CIO Monthly View with Will Bartleet, CIO and multi-asset portfolio manager at Pacific Asset Management

Central banks around the world continued to ease monetary policy in September, with 12 countries cutting interest rates during the month. At Mario Draghi’s penultimate meeting as President of ECB, the committee voted to cut the deposit rate by 10bps to -0.5% and resume quantitative easing by purchasing EUR 20 billion of bonds per month, every month until the ECB raises rates.  

Will Bartleet, CIO and multi-asset portfolio manager at Pacific Asset Management features in the latest edition of ETF Stream - Expert Investor series. The series interviews key individuals from across the fund selection and research space about the ETF industry and how they use ETFs in their portfolios.
 
Read the full interview here. https://www.etfstream.com/feature/8973_expert-investors-will-bartleet-of-pacific-am/  

Will Bartleet, CIO and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Multi-Asset
The importance of being genuinely multi-asset in the face of global trade wars

It looked as though trade peace had broken out between the US and China. Now Trump’s latest salvo of new tariffs and ban on Chinese telecom giant Huawei threatens to usher in a long-term conflict over technology supremacy. 

In the latest of our Multi-Asset Master Classes, Matthew Lamb, CEO of Pacific AM and Will Bartleet, CIO/Portfolio Manager of Pacific Multi-Asset discuss some of the reasons behind recent movements in the markets and the Federal Reserve’s input into these movements. They discuss market opportunities in this environment including EM equities, EM debt, gold and macro funds and the potential impact of inflation. They conclude by explaining the continued importance of diversification.
 

Will Bartleet, CIO and Portfolio Manager of Pacific Multi-Asset
Market commentary, portfolio positioning and outlook

After nearly a decade of a mostly uninterrupted rise in equity markets, the final months of 2018 saw a sharp pick up in volatility and a decline in stock markets around the world. Headwinds for the markets have been building over the last few months: central banks have persisted with interest rate increases and ended their QE programmes, uncertainty surrounding Brexit has continued, the trade war between the US and China has intensified and global growth has slowed.