The Investment Perspective, with Ninety One

The battle between the White House and the world's most powerful central bank isn't just political theatre. It has real consequences for markets, inflation, and the credibility of independent monetary policy. Ruen Naidu explains what Kevin Warsh's appointment as Fed chair really means, and why the outcome matters far beyond Washington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US 30-year bond yield has broken through 5%. That might sound like a technicality, until you understand what it means for every other asset class on the planet. John Stopford unpacks why yields are on the move, what a flattening curve signals for growth, whether equity valuations can hold and why he is selling into strength. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oil at double its 2026 lows. Bond yields creeping up. Petrol prices hammering the South African consumer. And the S&P still making new highs. Sumesh Chetty unpacks the contradictions shaping global markets right now, from the ripple effects of the Strait of Hormuz closure to the AI arms race and explains how he navigates uncertainty without losing sleep. (Well, almost.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For years, developed markets were seen as the safer home for private credit, while emerging markets carried the higher-risk label. But that gap may be narrowing, and in some cases even reversing. Alper Kilic explores why strains are surfacing in US private credit, how weaker underwriting standards have contributed to the shift, and why emerging market private credit may offer a more resilient opportunity set built on secured lending, stable underwriting standards and real-economy demand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

South Africa’s fixed income market is entering a new phase with the introduction of FLAC instruments, a class of bank debt designed to strengthen the financial system and reduce the risk of taxpayer-funded bailouts. Lisa MacLeod and Stephen Naidoo unpack how these instruments work, why they are being introduced now, and what their arrival means for credit risk, pricing and portfolio construction in the years ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.