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Binance Hack Turns a Post-FOMC Drift Lower Into a Sharp Decline
  • 02 Nov 2026

Digital assets gave back ground over the past week as the Binance hack, not macro, set the tape. Losses were broad, led by exchange-linked and high-beta names, while Hyperliquid stood apart. Defens...

Active Fixed Income ETFs: Myth vs Reality
  • 02 Nov 2026

Despite their growing popularity, misconceptions about active fixed income ETFs persist. Here, we reconsider four of the most common.

Bond indexing: What it is and 3 ways investors may use it
  • 02 Nov 2026

How bond index funds work and ways to apply index strategies to fixed income.

Taking the Pulse: What Private Wealth Managers Are Saying in the S&P DJI Market Sentiment Survey for Wealth Indices (Q3 2026)
  • 02 Nov 2026

Private wealth managers sit at the intersection of market narratives and real-world client implementation. Their views can offer insight into how risk appetite and portfolio preferences are evolvin...

Weekly Macro & Markets View, Week 45, 2026
  • 02 Nov 2026

Tech earnings prove disappointing, with investors seeking to diversify exposure. Stock indices are holding in, with decent inflows, but defensive sectors are back in vogue.

Active diversification: Mitigating collective risks
  • 28 Oct 2026

Active diversification complements passive holdings by diversifying information sources, preferences, and uncertainty, with equal-weighted, quantitative, and fundamental approaches addressing diffe...

Low Volatility Portfolios Have Lost Their Beta
  • 28 Oct 2026

NISA finds that 27% of large U.S. stocks had negative realized beta in the six months to September 30, 2026, versus a 1.3% long-run average, the broadest such reading in its records since 1990.

ETF Commodity Digest – Monthly Update
  • 27 Oct 2026

Explore the latest commodity market trends, price drivers and developments shaping the outlook for investors in our monthly Commodity Digest.

ETF Liquidity: Why Trading Volume Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story
  • 27 Oct 2026

Liquidity is one of the most important yet frequently misunderstood aspects of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Unlike individual stocks and closed-end funds, ETFs operate within a unique market struc...