THE FUTURE STRATEGIST

NEWSLETTER | Q3 2025 | PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2025

Past performance does not predict future returns. You may get back less than you originally invested. Reference to specific securities is not intended as a recommendation to purchase or sell any investment.

Q3 2025 comment

Mark Hawtin, Head of Global Equities team

Even though US exceptionalism reasserted itself in the third quarter, Mark Hawtin explains why there have been plenty of investment opportunities outside the Magnificent 7 stocks and how dispersion within sectors has increased, supporting the case for greater diversification.

The analogue renaissance

David Goodman, Fund Manager, Global Equities team

Digital technology appears to dominate all our lives, reshaping how we live and work. David Goodman, however, argues that analogue is making a renaissance, with people rediscovering the experience of what is scarce and can be kept and remembered. This presents opportunities for companies and investors.

Seeing into the future – the smart glasses revolution

Pieran Maru, Fund Manager, Global Equities team

Smart glasses are rapidly emerging as the next everyday computing platform. Pieran Maru discusses the rise of smart glasses, why we are at an inflection point, the challenges ahead, and why the most important question is which companies will succeed.

Space – the final frontier

Mark Hawtin, Head of Global Equities team

The Space economy, which was boosted by Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket successfully being recovered on landing last year, is expected to grow to more than $1 trillion by 2040. Mark Hawtin examines the risks and opportunities for investors in the Space economy.

Emerging markets in a weak dollar world

Tom Smith, Fund Manager, Global Equities team

Tom Smith discusses the impact of the weaker US dollar on the economies and stock markets of emerging markets, including on investment, capital flows and technology, and which countries are benefiting the most.

India's tech stack: public rails, private ingenuity

Ewan Thompson, Fund Manager, Global Equities team

Ewan Thompson argues that emerging markets’ deployment of technology and its integration into daily life is increasingly well in advance of developed markets. In this article, Ewan explores India’s digital architecture to demonstrate this advanced development.

Outlook: diversified strategies remain key

Mark Hawtin, Head of the Global Equities Team

Mark Hawtin explains that there are plenty of ways to deliver returns above the index outside the US mega caps despite the rising geopolitical and economic risks. He discusses why the winners of the future will be different from the winners of the past and that the path of the US dollar is a critical component of many investment themes today.

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