When consistent losers become winners When consistent losers become winners
#Market Strategy — 21.03.2023

When consistent losers become winners

Investment themes 2023 - Updated in March

THEME 1

 

History underlines that persistent underperformance over 2-3 consecutive years from either country stock markets or asset classes can subsequently lead to impressive double-digit returns during the following year. We know that 2022 was a difficult year for most investment assets, but in order to profit from this “mean reversion” effect, we look at regions and asset classes that had also suffered in 2021, to identify potential rebound candidates.

Three regions and asset classes stood out: Chinese equities, Emerging Market sovereign bonds and silver. All three have heavily underperformed their broad asset classes (equities, bonds, commodities) since late 2020 or early 2021. In each case, we see strong fundamental drivers to underpin any rebound in 2023. 

Edmund Shing

Global Chief Investment Officer
BNP Paribas Wealth Management

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