Globally Diversified Funds Are Too Concentrated For The New World [Chills 275, Sponsored by Amundi]

Globally Diversified Funds Are Too Concentrated For The New World [Chills 275, Sponsored by Amundi]

July 15, 2026 · 37 min · Episode 275

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The episode discusses the misconceptions of global diversification in investment portfolios and features insights from Guy Stear on future trends in AI and investment strategies.

Your “global” portfolio might not be as global as you think. Many investors buy a world index believing they are diversified across the planet. But if a large chunk of that exposure is still concentrated in the US, and especially in US tech, are you really spreading your risk? Reggie flew to Paris for the Amundi World Investment Forum and sat with Guy Stear, Head of Developed Markets Strategy, Amundi Investment Institute, to unpack what comes next. The hot take from one of Europe's largest asset managers: the next leg of AI won't be electrical engineering in Silicon Valley - it'll be the physical world. Drones cleaning skyscrapers. Robots in factories. Mechanical engineering. The countries good at this aren't the ones already trading at 90x sales. This conversation from the Amundi World Investment Forum in Paris pushes investors to rethink what diversification actually means today. For Singapore investors, the big question is simple: are you actively choosing your exposure, or are you just accepting the default? hear about the Nokia lesson, the US-China fragmentation reality, and how a Singapore investor should actually build three diversification blocks. Geopolitics, central…

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Host: Reggie

Guest: Guy Stear

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Organizations: Amundi Investment Institute

Places: Singapore, Paris

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