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Across the Great Divide: Public and Private markets reconsidered

Across the Great Divide: Public and Private markets reconsidered

In this episode of "Center for Investment Excellence," David Lebovitz, Global Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions and Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy discuss insights from the SIAG Public & Private Markets series. They explore the roles of real estate, credit, and equity in diversified portfolios, highlighting the blend of public and private investments. 
28:4913/11/2024
The Calm after the cuts

The Calm after the cuts

In this episode of the Center for Investment Excellence podcast, host David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist in Multi-Asset Solutions at JP Morgan Asset Management, is joined by Kay Herr, US Chief Investment Officer for the Global Fixed Income Currency and Commodities team at JP Morgan Asset Management. David and Kay discuss the implications of the upcoming US elections on fiscal policy and market dynamics, and they provide a deep dive into duration management and spread product opportunities in the current market environment. Tune in for a comprehensive analysis of the macroeconomic outlook, investment strategies, and market opportunities in this insightful episode.
20:2109/10/2024
Gaining perspective on public and private equity

Gaining perspective on public and private equity

In this final episode for our Strategic Investment Advisory Group's private and public series, David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions, is joined by Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, to discuss equity markets as strategic asset allocations.
28:1709/09/2024
Leading with science: A deep dive on biotech

Leading with science: A deep dive on biotech

In this episode, David Lebovitz, Global Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions, is joined by Stephen Squinto, Chief Investment Officer, J.P. Morgan Life Sciences Private Capital, to discuss the alternative investment landscape, the private biotech market and areas of opportunity in 2024 and beyond.
17:4320/06/2024
The role of public and private strategies in real estate

The role of public and private strategies in real estate

In this special edition of #CenterForInvestmentExcellence, members of our Strategic Investment Advisory Group discuss the long-term growth potential of real estate as an investable asset class, including the expansion of the real estate market from traditional core to a wide range of extended sectors, and the case for allocating to real estate investment trusts (REITs) and private real estate funds for a well-diversified portfolio. Tune in now to get the latest insights from David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions, Pulkit Sharma, Head of Alternatives Investment Strategy and Solutions, and Bob Culver, Managing Director, Security Capital Research and Management.
21:5616/05/2024
A New Perspective for Credit Investors

A New Perspective for Credit Investors

Today’s credit markets offer investors an unprecedented range of risk and return opportunities, but also greater complexity that makes it challenging to allocate capital efficiently. In this special edition SIAG episode, David Lebovitz, Global Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions, talks with Samrawit Soquar, Global Head of Research, Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities Group, and Brian Coleman, Head of Private Credit Strategies, about the public credit spectrum, including the convergence of investment grade and high yield, the growth of private credit and direct lending, and what investors can do to take advantage of shifting market conditions.
18:2904/04/2024
Orbiting the Paper Moon: A conversation on alternative investments with Michael Cembalest

Orbiting the Paper Moon: A conversation on alternative investments with Michael Cembalest

While the 60/40 portfolio has seen a renewed focus, allocations to private markets continue to play an important role in diversification and growth. In this episode, David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, talks with Michael Cembalest, Chairman of Market and Investment Strategy, about the key insights featured in his biennial review of alternative investments, It's Mostly a Paper Moon.    
34:5807/03/2024
How soft would a soft landing be?

How soft would a soft landing be?

The Fed remains committed to reducing rates, which bond markets may be cheering, but it may not begin easing policy as soon as markets anticipate. David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions and Priya Misra, Portfolio Manager, Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC) Group, discuss their forecast for fixed income, including stock/bond correlations, high quality duration and risks and opportunities for investors.
18:2623/02/2024
Investment Outlook for 2024

Investment Outlook for 2024

While 2023 created a challenging macro backdrop of stubborn inflation, heightened geopolitical tensions and sluggish growth, a year-end rally increased the prospect of a brighter 2024 economic outlook. David Lebovitz and Arjun Menon, Global Market Strategists, Multi-Asset Solutions, discuss their investment predictions for the coming year, including risks and opportunities across all sectors and asset classes.
20:0625/01/2024
The 2024 Asset Allocation Draft

The 2024 Asset Allocation Draft

David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, Multi-Asset Solutions and Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, conduct their annual asset allocation draft across various asset classes, and make their picks for the most promising investment opportunities in 2024.
29:5715/12/2023
Unpacking the opportunity in developed market equities

Unpacking the opportunity in developed market equities

While over the past decade developed market equities have overwhelmingly lagged behind their U.S. counterparts, the case for international markets still exists, with Japan and Europe offering attractive investment opportunities. On this episode, David Lebovitz is joined by Tim Woodhouse, a Portfolio Manager in our International Equity Group, to discuss cross-border investing, valuations, sector themes, corporate governance and more.
18:3521/11/2023
2024 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions: Smarter portfolios for a world in transition

2024 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions: Smarter portfolios for a world in transition

The 28th annual edition of our 2024 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions explores how investors can build on the 60/40 portfolio – using new axes of diversification to navigate an economy in transition from disinflation to reflation and from easy monetary policy to higher costs of capital. Our experts discuss these themes and more on our November episode. 
16:2425/10/2023
Post-FOMC perspectives and the road ahead

Post-FOMC perspectives and the road ahead

Our experts discuss the September FOMC meeting and long duration fixed income investment opportunities.
15:0029/09/2023
The intersection of technology and healthcare

The intersection of technology and healthcare

Private markets have grown significantly over the past few years, fueled by scientific breakthroughs and technological innovation. Our experts discuss  biotechnology, artificial intelligence and healthcare valuation trends, how venture capitalists and startups are navigating the complex regulatory landscape and other exciting opportunities for investors.
25:1507/09/2023
Artificial intelligence and the power of disruption

Artificial intelligence and the power of disruption

From predictive analysis to machine learning models to robots, the landscape of artificial intelligence is evolving at a meteoric rate and businesses across every industry have no choice but to adopt. Our experts discuss the existing AI infrastructure, how AI is reshaping the corporate environment and what investors need to know about this revolutionary technology.
16:2320/07/2023
The post-COVID world comes into focus

The post-COVID world comes into focus

David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, and Karen Ward, Global Market Strategist, discuss the return to normalcy post-pandemic and how this has affected markets and the global economy.
26:2215/06/2023
Opportunities in private equity

Opportunities in private equity

What opportunities exist in private equity? Our experts discuss valuations, sector preferences, the secondaries market and more on a new Center for Investment Excellence podcast episode, featuring David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Global Private Equity Group Co-Heads, Stephen Catherwood and Ashmi Mehrotra.
27:1631/05/2023
The case for international equities

The case for international equities

Recent trends have shown international equities performing as well, if not better, than their U.S. counterparts. David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, Anjali Balani, Investment Specialist, International Equity Group and Tim Morris, Investment Specialist, Emerging Market and Asia Pacific Equities Group, discuss pressures on the U.S. dollar, the impact of China's re-opening and what investors need to know about investing overseas.
18:3824/04/2023
Monetary policy and financial stability

Monetary policy and financial stability

We discuss the March Federal Open Market Committee meeting policy decision and its implication for investors.
22:0129/03/2023
Clash of the Credit

Clash of the Credit

In a battle of Investment Grade vs. High Yield, we discuss credit opportunities for institutional investors.
25:0623/02/2023
Fixed Income’s Fashionable Again

Fixed Income’s Fashionable Again

After a year of higher interest rates and rising recession risks, what should bond investors focus on in 2023?
22:1026/01/2023
The Asset Allocation Draft for 2023

The Asset Allocation Draft for 2023

A review of our 2023 asset allocation recommendations across fixed income, equities, and illiquid and liquid alternatives.
28:1913/12/2022
2023 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions: Back to basics

2023 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions: Back to basics

As asset return forecasts move closer to equilibrium, we discuss how today’s market offers the best returns in over a decade.
20:3623/11/2022
The next generation of investors

The next generation of investors

David Lebovitz and Jack Manley, Global Market Strategists, have a discussion around the next generation of investors and their financial mindset, identifying how their investment decisions are made and where institutional investors can find the most promising opportunities to reach them.
21:4725/10/2022
Macro pressures affecting private markets

Macro pressures affecting private markets

David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, have a discussion around the macro pressures affecting private markets – across real assets, private equity, private credit and hedge funds – and where institutional investors can find the most promising investment opportunities.
27:1704/10/2022
Is this the time for offense or defense in portfolios?

Is this the time for offense or defense in portfolios?

David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, discuss whether investors should be positioning portfolios offensively or defensively to preserve capital against a backdrop of elevated volatility and recession concerns.
27:4624/08/2022
A framework for investing in climate technology

A framework for investing in climate technology

David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Tanya Barnes, Co-Managing Partner of Sustainable Growth Private Equity, discuss the latest trends in sustainable investing, including climate change and how institutional investors should evaluate climate technology companies and solutions. 
14:5722/07/2022
Inflation, interest rates and volatility, oh my!

Inflation, interest rates and volatility, oh my!

For long-term investors, there are a number of challenges in today's market environment. We take stock of where we are in mid-2022 and where we are headed in the months and years to come.
16:4630/06/2022
A macro snapshot into Canada

A macro snapshot into Canada

David Lebovitz and Jack Manley, Global Market Strategists, discuss the Canadian economy from the booming housing market to inflation dynamics with the Bank of Canada, and the opportunity set for institutional investors in the second half of the year.
22:3802/06/2022
Investment opportunities in genetic medicine, automation and cybersecurity

Investment opportunities in genetic medicine, automation and cybersecurity

Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, Felise Agranoff, Growth Equity Portfolio Manager, Dr. Matt Cohen, U.S. and Global Healthcare Portfolio Manager and Eric Ghernati, Senior Technology Analyst and Portfolio Manager, review the dramatic changes afoot in genetic medicine, automation, and cybersecurity.
24:3105/05/2022
Inflation and monetary policy

Inflation and monetary policy

David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, discuss the current state of inflation, the reaction of the Federal Reserve and how investors can position themselves for both the near-and-long-term shift in interest rates.
25:0828/03/2022
Accessing Alternatives in 2022

Accessing Alternatives in 2022

Pulkit Sharma, Head of Alternatives Investment Strategy and Solutions, joins David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, to discuss his framework for investing in alternatives, how it can be a solution to public market volatility, and the ways investors can access the asset class in 2022.
26:2722/02/2022
Engineering portfolios for climate change

Engineering portfolios for climate change

David Lebovitz and Meera Pandit, Global Market Strategists, and Garrett Norman, Investment Specialist, Quantitative Solutions, discuss the latest on global climate change and the solutions institutional investors can incorporate into their portfolios.
21:0927/01/2022
The 2022 Asset Allocation Draft

The 2022 Asset Allocation Draft

David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy conduct an asset allocation draft across various sectors, highlighting the current macroeconomic backdrop, Omicron variant implications, and the biggest risks and challenges investors will face in 2022.
41:0814/12/2021
The Alternatives Roundup

The Alternatives Roundup

David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Anton Pil, Global Head of Alternatives share their 2021 alternatives investment themes, from the return to the office to recent supply chain concerns and opportunities within private markets.
20:4130/11/2021
The benefits of ETFs in institutional portfolios

The benefits of ETFs in institutional portfolios

David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Max Cann, Head of Institutional ETFs, discuss the evolution of the ETF market, how institutional investors can manage broad beta and factor exposure and the misnomer that ETFs are only passive investments. 
27:1822/10/2021
Reaching a net-zero world through carbon offsets

Reaching a net-zero world through carbon offsets

Why are carbon markets developing and what are the scientific limits and standards around them?
25:2312/10/2021
The case for greater China exposure in institutional portfolios

The case for greater China exposure in institutional portfolios

Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, and Gabriela Santos, Global Market Strategist, discuss the maturation of China's economy since the early 1990s and the increased importance of integrating Chinese assets in portfolios.
30:2623/09/2021
Alts for Income

Alts for Income

David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Anton Pil, Global Head of Alternatives, debate alternative asset classes as sources of income, explore how alternative asset classes faired during the pandemic, and discuss the management of liquidity.
24:0519/08/2021
Crypto: To buy, or not to buy?

Crypto: To buy, or not to buy?

David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Paul Zummo, Chief Investment Officer for J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, discuss the rise of crypto currencies and their role within an institutional portfolio.
26:5129/07/2021
Private Equity: Braced for a turn in rates?

Private Equity: Braced for a turn in rates?

As part of the Allocation Spotlight series, David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, discuss the market conditions that have contributed to strong private equity performance in recent years, and the value that a PE allocation can provide for institutional investors in the decades to come.
25:0825/06/2021
The reopening story

The reopening story

Vaccination progress, a constructive economic backdrop, and the Fed’s reaction function to inflation all indicate that 2021 could be the best year for economic growth since the early 1950s.
28:1224/06/2021
The evolution of pension hedging

The evolution of pension hedging

As part of the Allocation Spotlight Series, Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, Kay Herr, Head of Fixed Income Research, and Lisa Coleman, Head of the Global Investment Grade Corporate Credit Team, discuss the current market environment--from ratings migration to fallen angels and rising stars--and the evolution of pension hedging strategy in LDI portfolios.
29:5610/06/2021
Improve the tradeoffs between risk and reward with capital efficient investing

Improve the tradeoffs between risk and reward with capital efficient investing

Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, and Dan McNeill, Head of Asset Management Derivatives, discuss the implementation of a derivatives strategy and the ability for it to increase returns and long-term portfolio performance.
28:5420/04/2021
Too big to ignore: interest rates and inflation

Too big to ignore: interest rates and inflation

David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and Jared Gross, Head of Institutional Portfolio Strategy, discuss the unprecedented coordinated fiscal and monetary response to COVID-19, the vaccine driven re-opening of the economy and how this will effect inflation and interest rates in the months ahead.
37:1001/04/2021
Panoramic Views: Emerging Markets in 2021

Panoramic Views: Emerging Markets in 2021

Leon Eidelman, Portfolio Manager within the Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific (EMAP) Equities team, evaluates the risks and opportunities institutional investors face within emerging markets in 2021, and what notable impacts COVID-19 has had on the asset class.
33:3212/02/2021
Fixed income market views and outlook

Fixed income market views and outlook

Bob Michele discusses first quarter views--from inflation risks to preferences for certain fixed income sectors --and implications for 2021 investors.
39:2921/01/2021
2021 Long Term Capital Market Assumptions: Debt Load

2021 Long Term Capital Market Assumptions: Debt Load

As part of our thematic insights from our 2021 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions, Thushka Maharaj and Patrik Schöwitz, Global Strategists from our Multi-Asset Solutions group discuss the high levels of debt persistent in today’s global markets and their impact across asset classes.
47:4224/12/2020
2021 Long Term Capital Market Assumptions: Fiscal Stimulus

2021 Long Term Capital Market Assumptions: Fiscal Stimulus

Dr. David Kelly, Chief Global Strategist, and Nandini Ramakrishnan, Macro Strategist, Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific Equities, explore what future stimulus means for economies and markets.
38:3704/12/2020
Navigating the fixed income markets in 2020 and beyond

Navigating the fixed income markets in 2020 and beyond

Steve Lear, U.S. Chief Investment Officer, Global Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities (GFICC), Rick Figuly, Head of Core Strategy for GFICC and John Nicely, Senior Fixed Income Investment Specialist, have a conversation on current market themes, and the risks and opportunities in fixed income sectors.
20:0502/12/2020