As global equity indices become ever more concentrated, staying close to a benchmark can carry risks investors may not fully appreciate. Filippo Neumaier in Redwheel’s Value & Income team examines why higher tracking error can sometimes be the consequence of maintaining a genuinely diversified portfolio.

The Redwheel Emerging and Frontier Markets team explores the concentration challenge facing investors today and maps out under‑owned countries, sectors and themes that the team believes offer a richer blend of structural growth and genuine diversification.

Shaul Rosten, Analyst with the Redwheel Value and Income team looks at the striking similarities between today’s market exuberance and the dotcom era, highlighting stretched valuations, record IPO activity and the dominance of the technology sector.

As England’s World Cup campaign unfolds, the tournament provides a vivid reminder that sensible bets are grounded in probabilities. Supporters know that backing long-shot teams is unlikely to be rewarded, while favouring stronger sides with clear track records is more prudent. In his latest blog, Shaul Rosten of Redwheel's Value & Income team examines how value investing adopts a similar stance, focusing on quality businesses at attractive valuations, rather than richly priced growth narratives with low odds of delivery.

The Redwheel Emerging, Frontier and International Markets team explores how oil shocks, weak exports and a lack of tech leadership have weighed on the bloc over the past decade. They argue that these same factors have also left valuations looking increasingly attractive ahead of a potential improvement in both trade conditions and oil prices, while index reclassifications in Vietnam and Indonesia could act as catalysts for renewed foreign inflows.

Ian Lance, Portfolio Manager with the Redwheel Value and Income team outlines why US investors should allocate to EAFE, tilt towards value, and act now.

Nick Clay, Portfolio Manager for the Redwheel Global Equity Income team, explores why Compass Group is an excellent example of how AI-driven indiscriminate selling can create value opportunities in best‑in‑class companies, and how the Global Equity Income strategy is designed to exploit this kind of disruption.

John Teahan, Portfolio Manager and Company Engagement Lead with the Redwheel Value and Income team, explores how virtual‑only AGM formats risk diluting public accountability, particularly for long‑term and retail investors. He argues that well‑designed hybrid AGMs can reconcile safety and convenience with the discipline and visibility of a physical meeting.

The Redwheel Emerging and Frontier Markets team explores what is driving this quiet bull market – from reform momentum and rerating potential to deeper structural supports – and asks how durable it might be.

Shaul Rosten, Analyst, Redwheel Value & Income, draws on Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s ‘Theory of Stupidity’, the recent Palantir–Burry spat and the rise of AI trading tools to show why rational, long-term investors still have a structural edge.