Since its launch in 2018, SustainEx has become the cornerstone of sustainability research at Schroders.

Is it time to trade your cash for short-dated fixed income? The shift could be a multi-decade opportunity for savvy investors.

With cash rates peaking and markets at all-time highs, many market participants find themselves with investment paralysis. Schroders asks: what’s next – is there life after cash? 

With share prices now exceeding the bubble-era high in 1989, Schroders examines whether the Japanese stock market can continue to move higher.

Bad economic news could eventually become good news for Chinese equities if the rising risk of outright deflation prompts the authorities to take more aggressive fiscal and monetary action.

Developing renewable energy assets, or opting instead to buy them when they are already operational, results in very different potential return and risk profiles. Higher interest rates have made those differences clearer.

Commodities form a vital asset class, but one which investors often exclude. Schroders’ framework is among the first to help investors reconsider their exposure to the sector while maintaining social and environmental considerations.

A muddled inflation picture, uncertainty over if or when rates might be cut and markets at all time highs … Schroders asks: what should investors do?

Retiring baby boomers in many countries will mean fewer workers, forcing companies to turn to robotics, automation and AI, with many potential investment implications.

How undervalued are UK equities? Let me count the ways, says Schroders’ Head of Strategic Research, Duncan Lamont.

History suggests that this can be a good time to consider whether small caps deserve a place within a diversified portfolio. Robert Starkey, Portfolio Manager, Schroder Investment Solutions, tells us more.

While many investors may feel nervous about the potential for a fall, Schroders’ analysis of stock market returns since 1926 shows that investing at a new high can be profitable.

Schroders’ latest research examines how sustainability factors, particularly climate risk, education, and sociopolitical stability, influence the way investors price sovereign credit.

Schroders’ Felix Odey discusses how food production and consumption is challenging climate targets and what the potential solutions might be.

In a volatile year, staying invested will matter as events could turn quickly.

Schroders’ Gillian Hepburn speaks with an AI implementation expert and a financial adviser who are already harnessing AI technology.

After years of being out of fashion, real estate has suddenly become a hot topic for investors. Listen to Schroders’ Tom Walker to find out why.

Fund managers’ credibility shouldn’t be measured by voting records alone. The crux of good stewardship rests on well-informed conversations with management, says Schroders.

Schroders explore the differences and similarities of key sustainable regulations in Europe and the UK, new developments around fund name guidelines, and the implications for investors.

New long-term analysis digs into returns during 22 rate-cutting cycles since 1928.

The 2023 Schroders Adviser Survey: the annual Schroders Adviser Survey seeks the views of advisers on a broad range of topics, and the latest survey highlights some of biggest threats and opportunities for advisers in 2024. 

Climate change and shifts in return forecasts underline how investors will need to work harder.

Former poker player Casper Berry advises on how investors might avoid some of the pitfalls that can lead them to making bad decisions in the coming year.

Schroders’ Keith Wade, Chief Economist & Strategist, looks back at three themes that he believes have dominated the last 35 years.

History tells us that this can be a good time to consider whether these companies deserve a place within a diversified portfolio. Schroders analysed data from the past five decades.

Schroders’ experts explore how investors in equities, fixed income and private assets are responding to challenges as they look to 2024. 

The ‘Seven Sins’” of fund management.

The extraterrestrial hunt for commodities – Schroders discusses the race for commodities, supply chain issues and tensions in space. 

Savings rates have trebled in 12 months, and UK savers can earn over 5% on deposits. So doesn’t it make sense to cut risk and stick to the safety of cash?

Should advising female clients be a key strategy for 2023? Research suggests that by 2025, women will own 60% of UK wealth, but 70% of women will change their adviser within a year of their partner dying.

What it means for strategic asset allocation – Schroders assesses whether historic approaches to portfolio construction should be reconsidered. 

Carol Storey, Climate Engagement Lead, and Jonathan Fletcher, Emerging Market Fund Manager and Head of EM Sustainability Research, explain why investors care about climate transition plans.

The Schroders Annual Adviser Survey has always provided insights and, with over 400 advisers taking part last November, the most recent survey was no exception.

The income desert is behind us, but investors need to navigate new income opportunities with care, say Dorian Carrell and Joven Lee.

As this economic cycle ends, we shouldn't expect to see the patterns of the past decade repeated. A new regime in policy and market behaviour is unfolding which investors need to understand if they are to find the best opportunities and safeguard their portfolios.