Global Equity Spotlight Episode 17
Jacques and Cornelius unpack Alphabet’s complex business mix and the sharp Microsoft-vs-Google valuation narrative shift.
Macro Pulse Episode 39
In this episode, Jacobus discusses Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole debut, surging global long yields, oil above $90, and SA inflation risk into local elections.
Global Equity Spotlight Episode 16
Jacques and Cornelius unpack the narrow EM rally, Korea/Taiwan’s rise, and whether the memory chip boom’s earnings can last.
Fairtree Equity Explorer | On-the-ground insights from the USA | Episode 17
Join us for a special travel edition of Equity Explorer as we unpack the key sectors and themes shaping the US market, from Healthcare to Defence, Semiconductors and Software. We’ll also explore evolving consumer trends across payments, goods and services, and share our team’s key takeaways from the trip.
Macro Pulse Episode 38
Explore the US economy’s sweet spot, risks from rising long bond yields, elevated fuel prices, and political polls ahead of local government elections.
Private markets and the case for private US real estate
As investors look beyond traditional public markets for differentiated sources of return and diversification, private markets are becoming an increasingly important part of the investment landscape. Private equity, private debt and real estate can introduce sources of return that differ from those available in traditional equities and bonds.
Macro Pulse Episode 37
This episode unpacks the three big themes driving markets in the second half of 2026: US economic and market resilience, the AI capex cycle, and geopolitical instability in the Middle East.
Fairtree Global Equity Fund Q2 2026 commentary
The quarter was defined by two overlapping themes: a sharp rebound from the March US-Iran shock, as the geopolitical risk premium unwound and oil prices retraced, and an exceptionally powerful but highly concentrated AI and semiconductor rally that drove index returns before consolidating in June following a more hawkish shift in interest rate expectations.
Fairtree Global Flexible Income Plus Fund Q2 2026 commentary
The second quarter of 2026 marked a decisive shift in the global rate regime. After more than a year of disinflation and central bank easing, inflation reasserted itself across the major economies, forcing policymakers onto a more hawkish footing and driving a broad repricing of government bonds.
Fairtree FR Income Plus Fund Q2 2026 commentary
The second quarter was characterised by a broad improvement in global market sentiment as the sharp risk-off environment seen in March reversed.
Fairtree Balanced Prescient Fund Q2 2026 commentary
Q2 2026 was defined by a single event that arrived early and then reversed. A Middle East oil shock that drove Brent crude above US$120 a barrel before a mid-June ceasefire reopened the Strait of Hormuz and sent prices back toward the low US$70s.
Fairtree Global Emerging Markets Fund Q2 2026 Commentary
The quarter was defined by an exceptionally powerful but highly concentrated recovery in emerging market equities, led by a small number of semiconductor and memory names, following the March US-Iran shock and the subsequent ceasefire that unwound the geopolitical risk premium.
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