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Understanding the shifting risks of passive investing
  • 09 Mar 2026

Discover the risks of passive investing in today’s shifting economic and political tides, and how they influence portfolio returns.

The Weekly Brief
  • 09 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...

Japan’s output gap: measurement vs narrative
  • 09 Mar 2026

Japan’s negative output gap masks a tighter economic reality. While traditional measures still signal excess capacity, labour markets have been persistently tight and capital may be mismeasured due...

Asset Allocation: Does Middle East Conflict Change the Calculus?
  • 09 Mar 2026

CIO Weekly Perspectives | March 09, 2026 Asset Allocation: Does Middle East Conflict Change the Calculus? The Middle East conflict and its uncertainties, together with a shaky job market, challenge...

South Korea’s Rising Governance Tide: How to Ride the Value-Up Wave
  • 09 Mar 2026

Korea’s value-up reforms are realizing important governance gains. Proxy voting can help cement them. Corporate governance in South Korea has become an investment opportunity. Since 2024, the gover...

Europe’s comeback gaining momentum
  • 09 Mar 2026

European equities have made a strong start to 2026, with major indices gaining between 6% and 8% year-to-date — significantly outperforming US markets in euro terms.

Revitalizing US infrastructure: The pension capital advantage
  • 09 Mar 2026

There is a generational opportunity for US governments to partner with investors of Australian and American pension capital to build the infrastructure that Americans will rely on into the future.

IFM Investors releases policy blueprint aimed at unlocking pension capital investment in US infrastructure
  • 09 Mar 2026

IFM Investors, a global pension capital investor owned by 15 Australian pension funds and UK pension fund Nest, today released a landmark policy blueprint aimed at unlocking pension capital investm...

Partnering to invest in existing UK infrastructure
  • 09 Mar 2026

As UK infrastructure climbs the policy and investment agenda, upgrading existing assets can offer scale, resilience and long-term growth.