Kate Moore, Head of Thematic Strategy for BlackRock’s Global Allocation Fund, joins OPTO Sessions to discuss its allocation strategy, her macro-driven approach to investing thematically, and some opportunities to watch, from AI to automation, semiconductors and cybersecurity.

“I call myself a macro equity investor,” says Kate Moore, Head of Thematic Strategy for BlackRock’s [BLK] Global Allocation Team.

Effectively, that implies “taking a lot of macro inputs”, as she told OPTO Sessions this week.

“We have many more tools in our toolkit than a traditional stock-and-bond portfolio”

“By that I mean, not just monetary, but also fiscal policy, for example, or regulation,…