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Quarterly reportQ2 2020 market review
VALUES WORTH SHARING
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For more than 400 years, the Princes of Liechtenstein have been passionate art collectors. The Princely Collections include key works of European art stretching over five centuries and are now among the world’s major private art collections. The notion of promoting fine arts for the general good enjoyed its greatest popularity during the Baroque period. The House of Liechtenstein has pursued this ideal consistently down the generations. We
make deliberate use of the works of art in the Princely Collections to accompany what we do. For us, they embody those values that form the basis for a successful partnership with our clients: a long-term focus, skill and reliability. www.liechtensteincollections.at
Joseph Höger, detail from “View of Lake Gmunden near Ebensee”, 1836
Landscape painter Josef Höger was closely connected with the Princely House of Liechtenstein through the numerous commissions he received from the family. As a result, an incredible body of his work in watercolour has been preserved in the collections. In his paintings, Höger documented the family’s assets. He also frequently accompanied Prince Alois II von Liechtenstein on his travels, and therefore assumed a very special status. He captured the countries and landscapes through which they travelled, sometimes with astonishingly quick and fresh sketches, but sometimes also in large, detailed presentation drawings that demonstrate the full extent of his skill. Höger›s views of Salzkammergut play an important role here. In his work, the artist painted cities such as Bad Ischl, Gmunden and Hallstatt, as well as the surrounding landscapes in which everyday life in the region is always depicted.
© LIECHTENSTEIN. The Princely Collections, Vaduz–Vienna
A look inside the Princely Collections
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During the first half of the year, the outbreak of COVID-19 and the measures taken to counter its spread has
dominated our lives on a global scale. Our first thoughts are to those who have been directly impacted and who
have lost loved ones. With over half a million deaths due to the virus so far, the scale of this tragedy cannot be
overstated. We are thankful to those who are on the front line in the health services and for those that have kept
other essential services operating.
The last quarter has seen a huge disconnect between stock markets and the economic situation that the world
is facing. Whilst the COVID-19 restrictions have caused a collapse in economic activity, equity markets have seen
a strong recovery after the falls experienced in the first quarter. The S&P 500 Index returned over 20%, its best
quarter since 1998, meanwhile US unemployment has more than doubled and the economy contracted. Equity
investors have taken heart from signs of a return to work and progress on vaccines and treatments, combined with
massive monetary and fiscal stimulus around the world.
At a glance
n COVID-19 continues to dominate markets
n Extraordinary fiscal and monetary stimulus
n Parts of the economy are beginning to resume activity
n Progress on treatment and on potential vaccines
n Equity markets have recovered some of the losses
from Q1 2020
n Dispersion of returns between and within markets
is wide
Q2 2020 summary
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Macro summary
Whilst there has been a sharp recovery in markets, the
dispersion of returns this year has been extraordinary. After the
strong second quarter, the S&P 500 is down just 3% for the
year. With the pound falling over that period, that translates to
a positive return for sterling based investors. By way of contrast,
the FTSE 100 Index returned just 9% on the quarter and was
down 16.8% in the first half. The UK market consists of more
resource and fewer technology stocks than the US market. The
dispersion between geographic based indices has been large,
but the dispersion between styles and stocks has also been
extraordinary. Growth stocks have massively outperformed
value. In the US, the Russell 1000 Growth Index was up
9.8% in the first half, meanwhile its value counterpart is
still down 16.2%.
Within these indices there have been stark differences in
returns; some companies have benefitted from the change in
lifestyle, whilst others have suffered dire consequences as a
result of the lockdown. Non-essential high street retailers have
suffered, and many are closing down. However, retailers with a
strong online presence have still benefited from the restrictions.
As an example, Amazon’s share price has risen 49% in the first
half of the year.
Government bonds have benefited from lower interest rates and
a flight to quality this year. Corporate bonds suffered in March
alongside equity markets, but have since recovered, supported
by central bank buying and moves by companies to shore up
their balance sheets. In addition to central bank support for
bond markets, there have been huge fiscal measures to try
to support the economy through the crisis. Schemes such as
the Paycheck Protection Program in the US and the furlough
scheme in the UK have prevented the rise in unemployment
from being much steeper than it could have been. In Europe,
individual countries have taken substantial steps, but the
European Union continues to debate the proposed €750 billion
recovery plan.
As we enter the second half of the year, the COVID-19 situation
appears to be improving in many parts of the world, although
with notable exceptions. Whilst some areas of the US are getting
better, the overall picture is still dire. In some areas, for example
Texas and Florida, intensive care units are reaching full capacity.
In the UK, we have seen a renewed lockdown in Leicester and
can expect other hotspots to emerge in the months to come. On
a more positive note, as we are learning more about the virus, we
are seeing greater progress in terms of both treatments and the
development of a vaccine. Strict lockdown measures have proven
an effective method in reducing the spread of the virus, albeit
they come at an enormous economic cost.
Away from COVID-19, in the second half of the year the
US presidential election will be a focus for investors. Trump’s
handling of the pandemic and the resultant economic recession
has seen his standing in the opinion polls fall sharply. At
present, Joe Biden is the favourite, but he has not had a
strong campaign. The new virus infections are now
concentrated in states that voted Republican, rather than
Democrat, and therefore we may expect a vigorous response
from Donald Trump.
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“ Growth stocks have massively outperformed value. In the US, the Russell 1000 Growth Index was up 9.8% in the first half, meanwhile its value counterpart is still down 16.2%.” Jonathan Marriott, Chief Investment Officer
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In the UK, the deadline set in UK legislation for an extension
to the Brexit transition passed at the end of June. There
has been little progress on the post-Brexit trade talks, with
regulation and fisheries still major blockages. As we move
towards the year-end, it may focus minds but with governments
occupied with the pandemic response, making any progress
may be difficult.
The pandemic has accelerated many trends that were already
in place. Online shopping, flexible working from home, less
business travel and the use of video conferencing amongst
them. This has led to an enormous dispersion in returns.
Economically, there is talk of V-, W-, U- or L-shaped recoveries.
Within individual companies, we will no doubt see all of these
over time. As markets continue to balance the economic
slowdown with fiscal and monetary stimuli, we expect volatility
to be high and the dispersion of returns to be wide. We
therefore continue to prefer a selective approach to equities
and corporate bonds.
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Fixed income
Although this quarter saw the sharpest global economic
contraction in living memory, investors have been increasingly
comforted by the extraordinary amount of fiscal and monetary
support. In essence, governments around the world have launched
various schemes with the aim to provide support to businesses
and households during the lockdown period, with the hope that
economic activity will resume close to pre-pandemic levels as
lockdowns gradually ease. Focussing too much on backward-
looking economic data is not particularly helpful as this recession
is unlike anything we have previously experienced. There are many
predictions on what shape the recovery will eventually take, but to
a large extent, it depends on how well the virus is curtailed, and
whether consumers will resume normal spending patterns.
Whilst it is no surprise that economic activity collapses when most
people are confined to their homes, the sheer magnitude of the
fall has been bewildering. A case in point is the UK, which suffered
its largest monthly fall in GDP in history during April, with a 20.4%
fall in output relative to March, resulting in the economy shrinking
by over a quarter since the outbreak. Whilst unemployment in
Britain has barely risen, this is primarily a result of the successfully
implemented furlough scheme, which accounted for over a
quarter of the working population as beneficiaries. By contrast,
the US, which opted for small business loans and expanded
unemployment benefits, saw a record 20.8 million job losses
in April, taking the unemployment rate close to 15%. As most
of the developed world is now in a position to reduce their
lockdown measures, notwithstanding the recent resurgence in
the southern US states, economic activity has started to shoot up.
With households broadly supported by government schemes, we
have seen a large pickup in retail sales, raising hopes for a stronger
recovery. Whilst we cannot discount stronger economic activity
over the upcoming quarter, we believe it is unlikely that output will
return to its pre-pandemic level for some time. The fall and more
recent recovery in US unemployment demonstrates just how much
further there is to go, even if we are seeing certain improving
economic signals.
Central banks have been quick to understand the gravity of the
situation. In March, they acted to restore confidence, as they
expanded their balance sheets at a record pace. With such an
uncertain backdrop, and the extraordinary amount of borrowing
required for the fiscal stimulus programs, they continued to provide
increasing support. The European Central Bank (ECB) increased
the size of its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program (PEPP) by
€600 billion to €1.35 trillion, in line with expectations. Southern
European economies were hit extremely hard by COVID-19, and as
the holiday season commences, it is clear these tourist destinations
will continue to suffer as consumers remain understandably
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“ The fall and more recent recovery in US unemployment demonstrates just how much further there is to go, even if we are seeing certain improving economic signals. ” Jeremy Sterngold, Head of Fixed Income
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anxious. The ECB program did not proceed without setbacks
as the German constitutional court questioned the legitimacy of
its asset purchases, causing some concern about policy limits.
However, robust defences by several parties appear to have
defused the situation, for the time being. On the fiscal front, the
Eurozone package is still facing hurdles, which could limit recovery
prospects for the currency bloc. On an individual country level,
Germany announced a whopping €130 billion fiscal stimulus plan
to restore its economy, abandoning its long-held balanced budget
stance. The Bank of England expanded it purchase program by a
further £100 billion, as was also expected, but a hawkish dissent by
their chief economist, Andy Haldane, meant it had little effect on
the market.
Although the US Federal Reserve did most of the heavy lifting
last quarter, it announced that it would buy so-called “fallen
angels”. These bonds were rated investment grade prior to the
22nd of March but were subsequently downgraded because of
the pandemic. In addition, they moved away from just buying
corporate bonds through Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and
started buying individual bonds. This resulted in a strong recovery
for corporate bonds, further aided by governments limiting the
amount of bankruptcies with their fiscal transfers and cheap loans.
This strong performance comes despite a record amount of new
issuance in the investment grade market. Investors are noticing that
corporate behaviour has also shifted in favour of debt holders over
equity holders, as they seek to preserve cash and limit distributions
to focus on balance sheet repair during these uncertain
times. Despite high debt levels, a combination of central bank
intervention and the need to attain favourable funding conditions
has seen the asset class attract substantial inflows.
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Investment grade and high yield credit average option adjusted spreads have come down from their year-to-date peaks
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US high yield credit average option adjusted spread
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Equities
UK Equities
In the first three months of the year, the UK stock market
sold off heavily, as it became clear that almost all parts of the
economy would be impacted by coronavirus and the efforts to
contain it. In the second quarter, the FTSE 100 Index rose by
9%. This was not as headline grabbing as the rebound in the
US market, but still represents the best quarterly performance
in a decade.
The rally has been driven by a variety of factors including
bargain hunting, optimism over potential vaccines, and a
recognition that authorities in various key geographies have
responded to the crisis with unprecedented levels of fiscal and
monetary stimulus. Even as the market has recovered some of
its losses, we continue to focus on balance sheet strength and
competitive advantage. We are also mindful of changes in the
corporate landscape, including remote working, existing trends
in automation, e-commerce, remote learning, and digital
leisure, which all seem to be enjoying fresh impetus.
Consensus estimates suggest that UK earnings per share will
fall by 35% or so this year. The eventual outcome may be
worse than that, although a robust recovery in earnings is
expected into 2021 and 2022. Trailing dividends have been
cut by at least 25%, and further falls are likely. One of the
highest profile dividend announcements during the period
came from Royal Dutch Shell. They have been hard hit by a
combination of the recent slump in the oil price and weak
downstream demand. This resulted in a cut to their dividend
for the first time since World War II, as well as launching a cost
cutting initiative to lower their breakeven price to $39 a barrel
to bolster their balance sheet. The reduction in the quarterly
dividend to 16 cents per share, from 47 cents previously,
adds up to a saving of about $10 billion a year. BP has not
responded in kind, and has recently attempted to bolster its
finances through asset sales and new borrowings, but as its
breakeven price is closer to $45 a barrel, it may well be forced
to cut its dividend as well.
Both oil and gas groups are suffering from a shared problem.
The pandemic has impacted heavily on demand and leading
oil nations like Saudi Arabia have not responded with
commensurate cuts in supply. Saudi Arabia has pursued
this strategy in the hope that a low oil price will curtail
production in the supply of oil from onshore ‘shale’ wells in
the United States. They have also been trying to make Russia
more answerable to them. There are some signs that Saudi’s
strategy will work, but because of the level of inventories that
have been built up in recent months, it will take a while for the
oil market to properly correct itself.
In conjunction with renewed Brexit uncertainty, weak earnings
and dividend cuts, the fall in the oil price has resulted in
limited international enthusiasm for UK equities. On the plus
side, however, the UK Government is responding to the fall in
the economy with a historic level of support, and a raft of new
policy initiatives is expected. In addition, UK equities continue
to look cheap relative to alternatives, such as UK Government
bonds. We remain alert to opportunities to pick up good
stocks at discounted prices.
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International Equities
Q2 2020 was the opposite of the old adage of ‘what goes up,
must come down’, as global equities followed their collapse in the
first quarter of the year with a sharp rebound. However, whilst
pretty much every market fell 20% in Q1 2020, the likes of the
European Euro Stoxx 50 Index, which rose 18% in Q2 2020, and
Japan’s Topix Index, which rose 11%, have failed to reverse all of
the damage from the first quarter. Even Brazil’s Ibovespa Index,
which posted an impressive 30% return over the quarter, was
still less than the 37% fall in the previous quarter. By contrast,
the major indices in China have managed to recuperate much
more of their losses, given they fell by less in Q1, as the country
managed to contain the virus with aggressive lockdowns and
contact tracing. In Q2, the Shanghai Composite and Shenzhen
indices rose 10% and 14% respectively.
In the US, the S&P 500 rose 21%, which is about the same
amount as it fell by in Q1 2020. Mathematically, however, this still
leaves it underwater year-to-date. Within the US, the technology-
heavy Nasdaq Index rose an astonishing 31% in Q2, more than
making up for the 14% fall in the previous quarter. By the first
week of June, it was back into record high territory.
Rather than ‘everything having changed’ during lockdown, trends
that have been grinding away over the past five to ten years have
sharply accelerated almost overnight. Companies around the world
have suddenly gone from collaborating in an office environment
to working from home. Survey after survey suggests that many
employees want to continue to work from home in the future to
some extent. Working from home could easily become much more
common, even if a vaccine for COVID-19 becomes available.
This is good news for the likes of Microsoft, the world’s largest
company, which has been moving clients from ‘on premise
licenses’ to cloud-based subscription models for the last few
years. This model is well suited for flexible working, and under
these circumstances, it is not surprising that the company posted
a 15% annual growth in revenue in its latest quarter, and claimed
“minimal impact” from the crisis. It rose 29% during Q2 having
been unchanged during the first quarter.
Shopping centres and the high street, which were already
losing the race against online shopping, have suffered another
devastating blow. After lockdowns end, many stores across
retail outlets may not re-open. Even the last holdouts against
online shopping have now concluded that sitting on the sofa
ordering two or three sizes of everything is a far easier experience
than actually going to a shop, especially a socially-distanced,
mask-requiring one. Amazon’s share price rose 42% over the
quarter and has added $400 billion to its market capitalisation
in 2020. For some idea of the scale of this – the current market
capitalisation of the largest stock in the UK, Royal Dutch Shell, is
only $125 billion.
As has been the case for many years, we continue to favour
companies with robust balance sheets in less economically
sensitive areas. Many of them have the ability to come out of this
global crisis stronger, with fewer competitors, and the ability to
use their cash for tactical M&A.
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Alternative investments
Property/Infrastructure
Property and infrastructure remain challenged. The listed
property and infrastructure space rallied along with other
risk assets over the quarter, although not to the same extent
as equities. In the UK, the property market was in complete
lockdown over the course of April and saw mortgage approvals
collapse by 70%. Whilst there are some signs of life returning
to the property market as furlough schemes and mortgage
holidays come to an end, we may see renewed downward
pressure. Banks are increasing their deposit requirements,
and tightening lending standards in response to the uncertain
economic outlook. However, there are signs that the Chancellor
may look to support the housing market.
Commercial property also remains challenged. Land Securities,
one of the biggest UK commercial Real Estate Investment Trusts
(REITs), reported that they have collected 60% of the rent due
in June 2020 compared to 94% in the same period of 2019.
The collapse of one of the UK’s biggest retail park owners, Intu
Properties, demonstrates the precarious state of some of the
leveraged property investments. Although it is too soon to call
the end of the office space and hospitality sector, the second
wave of COVID-19 cases seen elsewhere shows that the easing
of lockdown in some of these areas will be slow and gradual,
and the knock-on effects to these sectors will be substantial.
The bankruptcies of the tenants post-government support is less
clear. Therefore, in spite of an attractive yield to government
bonds, property investment opportunities remain uncertain.
We do not recommend chasing yield in this sector yet, given
the lack of clarity of future direction of various segments of
the economy. Specific areas such as data centres, or online
distribution warehouses have seen robust demand.
The biggest change to the post COVID-19 policy response is
the fiscal measures implemented across the western world.
A big focus of this fiscal expansion is in infrastructure, in
particular green infrastructure. Therefore, we believe selective
infrastructure remains an attractive yield option for investors in
the current environment.
Targeted Absolute Return
Targeted Absolute Return strategies took part in the recovery
of financial assets post the economic and financial shock of
the initial lockdown. Most strategies were positive during
the quarter with long/short equity being the most profitable,
followed by event driven. However, the funds that protected
better in the first quarter, participated less in the recovery
during the second quarter.
Pricing dislocations between companies, industries, regions
and asset classes due to the impact of COVID-19 offer
abundant opportunities for some hedge fund strategies. The
enormous health and economic crises of recent months has
been followed by similarly extraordinary policy response.
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“ Attractive opportunities may materialise for nimble managers around these extraordinary policy responses and their relative effectiveness, particularly in the context of diverse macroeconomic starting points for the countries involved.” Meena Lakshmanan, Head of Alternative Investments
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Attractive opportunities may materialise for nimble managers
around these responses and their relative effectiveness,
particularly in the context of diverse macroeconomic starting
points for the countries involved. While the shutdown
provided an outline of sustainable winners and losers in a
post-pandemic world, we believe the wide divergence in
how companies will navigate the gradual reopening presents
investment opportunities in equity markets. Merger arbitrage
spreads have come down meaningfully, though they remain
wider than pre-crisis levels. We expect there to be less
corporate activity in traditional merger arbitrage, but possibly
more activity in equity and credit special situations.
At current yield levels, government bonds, which have
traditionally provided diversification in market selloffs, may be
less effective in the next crisis. Under these conditions, further
diversification will become increasingly desirable. However,
the key remains investment in the quality of the investment
team and ensuring that the returns are in line with the stated
objective of the mandate, which requires careful analysis.
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Key market data
Key market data (as at 30 June 2020)
Asset class Level 1m % 3m % 6m % 1y % 3y % 5y % YTD %
Equity indices (total return) *
FTSE All-Share (GBP) 3411 1.5 10.2 -17.5 -13.0 -4.6 15.2 -17.5
S&P 500 (USD) 3100 2.0 20.5 -3.1 7.5 35.8 66.5 -3.1
Euro Stoxx 50 (EUR) 3234 6.4 17.4 -12.4 -5.1 1.1 7.3 -12.4
Nikkei 225 (JPY) 22288 2.0 18.0 -4.7 7.0 18.3 21.7 -4.7
MSCI World (USD) 2202 2.6 19.4 -5.8 2.8 21.5 39.6 -5.8
MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan (USD) 513 8.2 18.4 -6.1 -0.3 10.1 23.5 -6.1
MSCI Emerging Markets (USD) 995 7.4 18.1 -9.8 -3.4 5.8 15.1 -9.8
10 year bond yields **
UK 0.17 0.0 -0.2 -0.7 -0.7 -1.1 -1.9 -0.7
US 0.66 0.0 0.0 -1.3 -1.3 -1.6 -1.7 -1.3
Germany -0.45 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 -0.9 -1.2 -0.3
Japan 0.03 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.1 -0.4 0.0
Commodities (USD)
Gold 1781 2.9 12.9 17.4 26.3 43.4 51.9 17.4
Oil 41 16.5 81.0 -37.7 -38.2 -14.1 -35.3 -37.7
Currency
GBP-USD 1.24 0.5 -0.2 -6.5 -2.3 -4.8 -21.1 -6.5
GBP-EUR 1.10 -0.7 -1.9 -6.6 -1.1 -3.1 -21.7 -6.6
EUR-USD 1.12 1.2 1.8 0.2 -1.2 -1.7 0.8 0.2
USD-JPY 107.93 0.1 0.4 -0.6 0.1 -4.0 -11.9 -0.6
Source: Bloomberg, ICE, London Stock Exchange, MSCI, Standard & Poor’s, Stoxx Tokyo Stock Exchange
* Performance is given on total return indices, but the levels are for the main indices. ** Displayed as absolute changes in yields, rather than percentages.
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“ Investors have taken heart from signs of a return to work and progress on vaccines and treatments, combined with massive monetary and fiscal stimulus around the world.”Jonathan Marriott, Chief Investment Officer LGT Vestra
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Investment Adviser with the US Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Our regulation details are set out in the FCA register: Firm Reference No: 585547; register.fca.org.uk/ and the SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure: www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD/Default.aspx. Registered in England and Wales: 06455240. Registered Office: 14 Cornhill, London, EC3V 3NR. This publication is marketing material. It is for information purposes only. Certain services described herein are not available to retail clients as defined by the FCA or the JFSC, as applicable; please speak to your investment adviser for further clarification in this regard. All services are subject to status and where local regulations permit. The wording contained in this document is not to be construed as an offer, advice, invitation or solicitation to enter into any financial obligation, activity or promotion of any kind. You
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Investors should be aware that past performance is not an indication of future performance, the value of investments and the income derived from them may fluctuate and you may not receive back the amount you originally invested.
Quarterly report contributors
Jonathan Marriott, Chief Investment Officer
Meena Lakshmanan, Head of Alternatives
James Follows, Head of UK Equities
Russell Harrop, Head of International Equities
Jeremy Sterngold, Head of Fixed Income
For further information please contact:
Esther Clark
+44 (0)20 3207 8007
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