Schroders Market Update
Every quarter, one of our asset managers from Schroders will provide an update into how the financial market is performing. Johanna Kyrklund - Group Chief Investment Officer and Global Head of Multi-Asset Investments, offers her insights on the different economic factors that influence the market conditions in the video below.
Johanna Kyrklund - Group Chief Investment Officer and Global Head of Multi-Asset Investments
Johanna Kyrklund is Group Chief Investment Officer and Global Head of Multi-Asset Investments at Schroders and joined in 2007. Responsible for investments on behalf of Multi-Asset clients globally and is the head portfolio manager of the Schroder Diversified Growth Strategy. Johanna leads the Multi-Asset Investments division, is a member of the Group Management Committee (GMC) and Chairs the Global Asset Allocation Committee.
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The views and opinions contained herein are of Johanna Kyrklund, Group Chief Investment Officer and Global Head of Multi-Asset Investments and may not necessarily represent views expressed or reflected in other Schroders communications, strategies or funds.
While we are learning to live with the Corona virus, until we see a stabilisation in the rate of infection, fiscal stimulus is a necessary condition to support the global economy while it goes into hibernation, but it is not sufficient to prompt a recovery in economic activity given the lockdown is in place. Equity valuations are consistent with a short sharp recession and a “V” shaped recovery but in reality the return to normality may take longer than expected, and we also face the potential for a second wave of infection later this year. What is already having a positive impact is the substantial provision for liquidity by the US Federal Reserve, this provides an important backstop for markets and allows credit market stress to abate. The combination of an improved liquidity environment but an uncertain economic outlook leads us to increase our allocations to investment grade debt as the spreads are looking more attractive and it is the main beneficiary of the Fed actions. We are still waiting to add back to equities however, because markets still need to process the significant demand shock caused by the Corona virus.
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