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Why Today’s Heightened Dispersion Suits a Systematic Approach
  • 9 hours ago

When bond markets exhibit wide credit-spread dispersion, look to a systematic approach to generate alpha. Today’s credit markets look deceptively dull: while average spreads are tight, dispersion a...

Capturing Consistent Return Streams in Capricious Equity Markets
  • 26 Mar 2026

How can an active core equity portfolio deliver more reliable long-term results from a modest alpha target? For much of the past decade, equity investing has been defined by abundance. Strong be...

Did ETF Options Kill MicroStrategy?
  • 26 Mar 2026

Martin Leinweber, CFA, Head of Digital Asset Research & Strategy

Jed Laskowitz
  • 25 Mar 2026

Jed Laskowitz, managing director, is Chief Investment Officer and Global Head of Asset Management Solutions, where he oversees $340B in assets across the Multi-Asset Solutions investment teams. Jed...

The Proof Is in the Proxy: Connecting Governance to Returns
  • 25 Mar 2026

Our research shows a link between governance and stock returns. Investors have long suspected that companies with poor corporate governance may be more prone to mismanagement and weak returns. Our...

Want Lasting Multi-Asset Income? Consider Expanding Sources
  • 24 Mar 2026

An effective multi‑asset income strategy should tap non-traditional sources besides stocks and bonds. The multi-asset playing field presents income investors with broad opportunities across asset c...

The Weekly Brief
  • 23 Mar 2026

The Bank of England (BoE) is in a challenging position as the UK economy battles with still-sticky inflation and questions around the growth outlook. Last week’s data showed headline inflation acce...

Finally Coming Into View? ‘Old-Economy’ Stocks Show Their Colors
  • 20 Mar 2026

After years of technology dominance, market leadership appears to be shifting. Will it last? The artificial intelligence (AI) trade that has dominated equity markets in recent years is showing sign...

Indexing private markets
  • 19 Mar 2026

New FTSE StepStone indices adjust private market fund valuations to reflect cash flows and public market movements, helping index users gain more up-to-date insights into this asset class.