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Robeco Asset Management Podcast
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This podcast is for professional investors only. Robeco Podcasts: offering engaging interviews on Sustainability, Factor Investing & trends.
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EM to the core, Ep. 5/7 – Finding balance with EM equities
5d ago00:05:51Tap to summarizeThe rotation into emerging markets is embryonic, with global investor portfolios still over-exposed to US assets. Realigning investments to better reflect the engines of global economic growth will take decades, not months and this trend is only just gaining momentum.
Transcribe →Don't play the market, but focus on fundamentals and valuations
2w ago00:29:44Tap to summarizeStock markets have been dominated by the energy and AI themes, centered around a tech-dominated US market that some feel is over-priced. In the latest episode of our podcast series with Robeco's investors, Chris Hart, Portfolio Manager of Robeco Boston Partners Global Premium Equities, explains how he finds pockets of value all over the world.
Transcribe →EM to the core, Ep. 4/7 – Emerging markets in a multi-polar world
3w ago00:05:45Tap to summarizeFraming around emerging markets has typically focused on risk, but long‑term investors see mispriced opportunity. In this 'EM to the core' episode, portfolio manager Daniela da Costa shares how she looks through the geopolitical noise to focus on how different emerging markets are repositioning themselves in this new environment.
Transcribe →EM to the core, Ep. 3/7 – The emerging markets consumer
May 500:05:56Tap to summarizeIn episode 3 we focus on a key structural force: the emerging markets consumer. Karnail Sangha of Robeco's Emerging Markets Equity team discusses who these consumers are, how rising incomes and digital inclusion are transforming their spending patterns, and what sectors stand to benefit from this powerful, long‑term growth trend.
Transcribe →EM to the core, Ep. 2/7 – Emerging markets' competitive edge
Apr 2100:06:25Tap to summarizeEmerging markets are now leading innovation in strategic sectors. In our new 'EM to the core' episode, Robeco's Jaap van der Hart explains how countries like China, Korea, Taiwan and India have become key to the supply chains in semiconductors, AI hardware, autos and renewable energy – and what that means for investors.
Transcribe →EM to the core, Ep.1/7 – Six tailwinds for emerging markets
Apr 700:06:06Tap to summarizeIn the first episode of our new podcast series, portfolio manager Wim-Hein Pals discusses six factors that support the case for emerging markets equities. The relative discount of around 30% compared to developed markets is probably the most significant.
Transcribe →The curious case of Fama-French: where does alpha come from?
Mar 3100:22:50Tap to summarizeFactor investing was built on powerful academic foundations, but its real-world results have become harder to ignore. While many traditional factor approaches have disappointed, some quant strategies have continued to outperform across cycles. In this podcast, we unpack the gap between theory and practice, and what it reveals about the evolution of quant investing.
Transcribe →Market Flash: Investors are feeling the heat
Mar 300:10:59Tap to summarizeMarkets are selling off and this does not feel like a 'buy the dip' moment. Asian markets are taking a blow after the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed, while Europe is hit harder than the US. Profit taking even hurts traditional safe haven assets such as gold. The dollar, however, strengthens – as it should in times of crisis.
Transcribe →Market Flash: What the Middle East conflict means for investors
Mar 200:11:24Tap to summarizeAs tensions in the Middle East intensified over the weekend, investors have been retreating toward traditional safe havens, such as oil, gold, the US dollar, and US Treasuries. The conflict's ripple effects are also being felt unevenly across regions, from Europe and the US to China. Robeco's Colin Graham takes a multi‑asset lens to the situation, exploring how markets are reacting and what those signals might mean for investors.
Transcribe →Geopolitics and AI boost emerging markets prospects
Feb 1300:28:31Tap to summarizeEquity investing has always been about understanding businesses from the ground up. But we're now in an era when geopolitics matters more, where power is shifting, and in which a handful of technologies are reshaping entire industries. So the key question for investors today is how shareholder value is created and defended in a world that feels noisier, faster, and more fragmented than before. And that's what we're exploring in this episode.
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