SuperReturn North America 2026
Public and Private Markets: The Return of Flexible, Blended Strategies On March 16th, ASG Capital participated in a panel discussion at SuperReturn North America 2026 in Miami, one of the leading conferences dedicated to private markets. The session, moderated by Alessandro Silvestro (Fundsight) and featuring Sharo Atmeh (Montauk Capital), provided an opportunity to exchange perspectives […]
ASG Capital 2026 US Fixed Income Investment View
2025 was plagued with macro and geopolitical uncertainty. 2026 is likely to continue in the same vein. Furthermore, the United States faces a new electoral timeline with the mid-term elections. With this backdrop in mind, the authorities cannot provide clear guidelines as to their future monetary policy direction. The trend of lower rates initiated in […]
New Narrative
Revenue and Value The ideal ‘steady’ portfolio mix is one which increases its value over the long term while generating an immediate revenue stream. For the last 50 years, one of the asset classes ticking these two boxes was Real Estate. Limited living space offered the possibility of both capital gain and rental income. However, […]
BarclayHedge Performance Award – ASG Dynamic Income Fund
We are pleased to announce that ASG Capital has been featured in BarclayHedge‘s Monthly performance rankings. ASG Dynamic Income Fund A1 USD has ranked into the TOP 10 in the Fixed Income – Long-Only Credit category for November 2025. Discover ASG Dynamic Income Fund Please note all content shared or expressed is for information purposes only and should […]
Waiting for further Rate Cuts in the US, a monetary ‘Lapse of Reason’
The Federal Reserve cut Fed. Fund rates recently by -0.25% for the first time in 2025. Harbinger of a more balanced approach, its chairman underscored the institution’s dual mandate, with an eye on keeping both inflation and unemployment in check. To support their decision, the Fed. relies on backward looking data such as CPI. To […]
The Narratives on US Short and Long-Term Rates
End of 2024, we outlined our projections for U.S. interest rate changes for 2025. We put forward the strong probability the trend of declining short-term rates initiated that year would continue, while pointing to a more volatile environment for long term rates. Six months on, this situation is very much on the cards, still. However, […]
“I Got the Powell”
After indicating at Jackson Hole downward adjustments to interest rates were on the cards, the choice of Chairman Powell to go for a -0.50% Fed. Fund cut was ‘somewhat’ unexpected by its order of magnitude. During the press conference, a journalist perked up. He asked the Chairman how in July 2024 a -0.50% cut was […]
Follow the Narrative?!
September 2023, the narrative on US interest rates was pointing to 10year Treasuries heading for the 5%+ mark. Motivated by a well know financier, this turned out to be an excellent ‘call’. 10-year interest rates rode up a whisker away from this target in October. November 2023, we were in a very different place. The […]
The Yen Carry Trade
The beginning of August 2024 saw the biggest Japanese Stock Market draw-down seen in decades. To blame: the famous Yen Carry Trade. To give readers an insight into this phenomenon, this article will attempt to explain why the Yen Carry Trade has become a dangerous beast for world financial markets. Leverage is a double-edged sword. […]
Boiling a Frog
On July 7th, the French chose electoral uncertainty. With no clear majority, the French President, Mr Macron, can only hope for an administrative government to keep the country ticking over for a year, by which time he could resort, eventually, to a ‘new’ general election for a clearer political mandate. This paradigm will keep the […]