
Video: The Inflationary Effects of the Iran Conflict
Senior Portfolio Manager Matt Day discusses how the Iran conflict is influencing global inflation through energy markets, and why its impact differs from 2022.

Senior Portfolio Manager Matt Day discusses how the Iran conflict is influencing global inflation through energy markets, and why its impact differs from 2022.

Geopolitical tensions are reshaping energy priorities and market dynamics. In this video, Senior Portfolio Manager Nigel Bliss explores opportunities in defensive sectors and international equities.

Senior Portfolio Manager Nigel Bliss discusses why investment opportunities set outside the US are becoming increasingly compelling and how international investments play a critical role in truly diversified portfolios.

After powering equity markets, AI investment may be nearing an inflection point as scaling frontier models demands unprecedented capital. This video explores the implications for valuations, balance-sheet risk, and the opportunities for value investors.

In this video, Senior Portfolio Manager Charlie Hill reflects on a volatile but ultimately strong 2025 for global equity markets and discusses where he sees the most compelling opportunities today.
Watch Senior Portfolio Manager, Nigel Bliss, discusses the opportunities we see in international equities following an eventful 2025 and outlines the compelling, multi-pillar case for increasing international equity exposure.

In an environment that broadly rewarded concentrated bets on cyclicals or perceived AI-beneficiaries, Mondrian focused on the consistent application of our philosophy delivering attractive asymmetric return characteristics.,

For long-term investors, the question is not whether the US will continue to produce world-class companies, but whether current relative pricing and portfolio concentration appropriately reflect the breadth of global opportunity.

The degree of impact varies significantly across regions, primarily reflecting differences in energy dependence, external balances, and policy credibility.

Iran’s demonstrated ability to close the Strait of Hormuz even under significant military pressure, highlights a fragility in global supply.

Turning to the likely longer-term implications of the conflict in Iran on energy markets: this war, together with Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, highlights the chokepoints in the energy system.

AI has already reshaped equity market leadership and returns, but the forces that will drive the next phase of growth are less certain. Over the longer term, fundamentals are likely to reassert themselves.
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