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Navigating Japan Equities: Monthly Insights from Tokyo (June 2026)
  • 12 hours ago

This month, we discuss the drivers of Japan’s still rising long-term bond yields and the upcoming BOJ monetary policy meeting—at which the central bank is expected to hike rates—and their overall i...

Harvard loses first place in Nature Index
  • 12 hours ago

For the first time in a decade, the US university has lost its top position in the academic rankings, usurped by a Chinese institution.

ISA Focus: The Affordable opportunity
  • 09 Jun 2026

US affordable housing has emerged as a compelling investment opportunity that also has the potential to address social needs.

DC Value for Money: 12 Steps to Better Member Outcomes
  • 09 Jun 2026

Every DC fiduciary wants better value for money (VFM) for their members. To that end, we applaud UK regulators’ ambition to create a framework that improves transparency, strengthens accountability...

Global Equity Pulse: Health care—positioning for a potential recovery
  • 09 Jun 2026

In this month’s Global Equity Pulse, Templeton Global Investments makes the case for a recovery in the health care sector.

Recapping recent tech volatility: Markets level-set earnings expectations
  • 09 Jun 2026

Tech selloff hit US and Asian markets as rate fears rose. AI hardware demand remains strong, but concentration risks heighten volatility across sectors.

Corporate Credit Snapshot - June 2026
  • 09 Jun 2026

Global credit delivered positive returns across the board in May. Risk sentiment was broadly positive throughout the month, supported by mounting hopes of a US-Iran peace deal which pushed oil pric...

Bond Voyage: Why repo is quietly becoming one of the most important issues for investors
  • 09 Jun 2026

As central banks unwind quantitative easing (QE), liquidity is increasingly being provided through repo operations instead of continuous asset purchases by the banks. How resilient is this new appr...

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Movin’ on up
  • 09 Jun 2026

US economic data keeps surprising to the upside, while a lack of progress on Middle East peace, and mounting speculation about a Federal Reserve rate rise, has put markets on shakier ground.