Articles by Melda Mergen

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Melda Mergen is the global head of equities for Columbia Threadneedle Investments strategies. In this role she leads the company’s equity investment team capabilities. Melda is also a portfolio manager for the Columbia Select Large Cap Equity strategy, Columbia Large Cap Growth strategy and the Columbia Global Value strategy. Prior to her current role, Melda led the Investment Consultancy & Oversight (5P) team from 2004 to April 2014. Before that, she was a senior equity quantitative research analyst. She joined one of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments legacy firms in 1999 and has been a member of the investment community since then. Melda appears regularly on Bloomberg Television and CNBC and has been quoted in various media outlets, including Barron’s, Investor’s Business Daily, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times. Melda is committed to furthering diversity and inclusion in the financial services industry. She is co-chair of Columbia Threadneedle’s North America Diversity and Inclusion Group and was named as one of the 2020 Global Top 100 Executive Allies by LGBT Great. Melda received a B.A. in Economics from Bogazici University and an MBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society and the CFA Institute. In addition, she holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst® designations.

Explorer in Japan: Sustainability and Digitalisation

By Aaron Scully, Janus Henderson Investors

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Aaron Scully, Global Sustainable Equities portfolio manager at Janus Henderson Investors, took a trip to Japan to learn more about the companies that operate there as well as its economic and political climate.

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Are emerging markets ready for a resurgence?

By Devan Kaloo, Abrdn

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Devan Kaloo, Global Head of Private Markets at Abrdn, explains why they believe there are compelling reasons to invest in emerging markets.

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Bonds: Finding value in a lopsided world

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Mark Nash, Huw Davies and James Novotny discuss the divergence in monetary policy between the US and Europe and how that’s creating opportunities in the bond markets.

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When Rising Rates Bite

By Johanna Kyrklund, Schroders

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With companies and markets still adjusting to the reality of higher interest rates, it has been a volatile start to 2023. The latest CIO Lens gauges how investors around Schroders are approaching this new era.

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Thematic Opportunities In A New Regime

By Richard Bullock, Newton Investment Management

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Last year ushered in a new investing regime, driven by three key global events, says Newton macro and geopolitical analyst Richard Bullock, and while creating volatility, he believes these events have also generated investment opportunities.

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Five Numbers That Show Circularity is All Around Us

By Michael Rae, M&G

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The challenges of achieving a zero-waste economy are well documented. Virtually all of the world’s established value chains have been built linearly, with low cost and ease of consumption front of mind.

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Britain needs you, or does it? Addressing the UK’s productivity puzzle

By Benji Dawes, Premier Miton

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Benji Dawes, Co-fund manager of the Premier Miton Responsible UK Equity Fund identifies technology as being at the heart of the UK’s solution to its productivity puzzle.

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