Emerging market equities 2026 outlook: A once-in-a-generation opportunity

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Emerging market equities enter 2026 with a compelling combination of improving fundamentals, greater policy visibility and deep structural growth drivers. Despite geopolitical noise and macro uncertainty in 2025, the asset class

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China and emerging markets:  A turning point for investors  

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China Equities Portfolio Manager Wenchang Ma argues that structural reform, stronger fundamentals, and sectoral innovation are transforming China and emerging markets into higher-quality, more resilient sources of long-term growth for

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Government bonds: the end of the shock absorber

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Sticky inflation, rising fiscal strains and weak growth are eroding the role of bonds as a portfolio ballast, forcing investors to rethink defensive diversification, according to Sahil Mahtani, Head of

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The shrinking upside in the dollar story

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Ninety One has published the latest in its research series examining the strategic implications of shifting macro dynamics for the US dollar and global portfolio construction.  The Shrinking Upside in the

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Ninety One announces appointment of David Knee as Head of Multi-Asset

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Ninety One is pleased to announce the appointment of David Knee as Head of Multi-Asset. Knee, who will take up the role towards the end of 2025, will draw upon

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Reframing fixed income: the old rules are no longer fixed

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Bond markets are in a new regime ‘safe havens’ are no longer acting as such, and investors can no longer expect asset classes to behave as they have done historically.

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Capital Market Assumptions: A new investment reality takes shape

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Sweeping policy shifts and persistent market volatility are reshaping the long-term outlook. Ninety One’s 2025 Capital Market Assumptions point to a decade of modest returns, rising income potential, and a

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Credit Chronicle: More of the same precedes a post-liberation day repricing in credit markets

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Credit markets continued to be characterised by a tug-of-war between attractive all-in yields and historically tight spreads in Q1. But Trump’s tariff announcements have driven spreads wider. Caution and a

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Macroscope: Trade shock accelerates China’s strategic pivot

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Iain Cunningham, Head of Multi-Asset Growth, explores China’s structural shift towards a consumption-driven growth model due to ongoing trade shocks from US tariffs. While markets fixate on the strategic policy

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Ninety One appoints Leong Kae Xiang

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Ninety One, a global investment manager with $163 billion AUM (as at 31.12.24), has announced the appointment of Leong Kae Xiang as Director, playing a crucial role in the development

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