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COL Global Outlook Q2 2026 | Ahead of the Strait: Opportunities Favor Early Investors
Speakers: Melvin Esteban (COL Head of Wealth Management), Marvin Fausto (COL Investment Management President), and Karlo Biglang-Awa (COL Fund Source Head of Customer Experience)
Recorded on May 12, 2026
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Introduction [0:00]
Global Market Outlook Highlights [3:11]
Global Forecast [5:50]
Market Reaction to the Iran Conflict [7:42]
AI Thesis Intact, Valuations Reset [22:14]
Global Markets Focus on China [40:44]
Optimizing Fixed Income Returns [50:57]
Capturing FX Differentials [54:10]
When Gold Failed: The Safe Haven Didn't Hold [56:38]
Key Macro and Geo Political Risks [57:25]
Dynamic Allocation Framework [1:02:15]
On Equities [1:05:28]
On Fixed Income [1:06:59]
Currencies [1:07:02]
Key Insights and Takeaways [1:07:39]
Introduction [1:09:53]
Oil Price Spikes, What We Know and Don't Know [1:10:26]
Oil Price Spikes: Bonds Performance [1:12:03]
Oil Price Spikes: Equities Performance [1:13:00]
Investment Opportunities [1:14:21]
Global Earnings Growth [1:15:11]
Fund Pick: Sunlife World Equity Index Fund [1:16:10]
China: Dominant, Cheaper, Very Liquid [1:17:15]
Fund Pick: Manulife Dragon Growth Equity Fund [1:19:42]
Growth: AI Capex Beneficiaries, ASIA [1:20:26]
Fund Pick: Manulife Asia Best Select Equity Fund [1:24:46]
Income Paying Funds [1:25:31]
Fund Pick: BPI Global Bond Income Fund [1:27:26]
Fund Pick: Manulife Global Multi Asset Income Fund [1:29:04]
Summary, Investment Opportunities: Growth [1:30:08]
Summary, Investment Opportunities: Income [1:30:56]
Multi-Asset Strategy [1:31:26]
Principles to Remember [1:32:32]
Questions on Macro Outlook [1:34:39]
Questions on Sectoral and Thematic Ideas [1:37:02]
Questions on Fund Positioning [1:41:31]
Questions on Investing Guidance [1:47:59]
Questions on Managing Risks and Volatility [1:50:00]
Questions on Valuation and Timing [1:54:22]
Question on AI Bubble [2:00:26]
Question on US Volatility [2:02:22]
Question on Healthcare Recommendation [2:05:27]
Question on Investment Portfolio Proportion [2:07:28]
How to Buy Funds [2:09:32]
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