Beyond the numbers, Comgest believes conviction is built through firsthand research. In our latest GEM investment letter, Analysts and Portfolio Managers Abla Bellakhdar and Baijing Yu explore how the investment team engages directly with management, suppliers, clients and employees - aiming to leave no stone unturned in their search for the best quality growth companies in the emerging markets region.

At first glance, Japan looks like a difficult place to invest right now. However, Portfolio Manager Richard Kaye looks beyond the headlines to dive into another side of Japan: quietly resilient companies that we believe are well placed to grow regardless of the macro environment.

Attention scarcity has reshaped both society and markets, eroding deep thinking and pushing investors toward shorter horizons, herd behaviour and concentration risk. In this investment letter, Franz Weis, Comgest’s Chief Investment Officer, argues for grounding long-term investments in company fundamentals, historical earnings and resilient moats.

The sharp depreciation of the Japanese yen has fuelled a rally in Japanese value stocks. Comgest has consistently warned that this value rally is underpinned by fragile, cyclical drivers that could quickly reverse. In this investment letter, we explain why we believe quality growth companies, supported by strong balance sheets and consistent earnings growth are better positioned to deliver sustainable outperformance.

The AI boom has concentrated global equity markets in a few US tech giants, but as long-term investors Comgest focuses on building resilient, diversified portfolios through an unconstrained approach that targets quality growth across sectors and geographies.

As the US equity market continues to evolve, Comgest remains focused on companies with enduring quality and discipline—like Oracle and Netflix—that support long-term growth. In this investment letter, our US Equities investment team explains how our collaborative, bottom-up approach targets resilient businesses with competitive advantages that compound value over time.