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The Weekly Brief
  • 15 Jun 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...

2026 midyear outlook: A world disrupted? Resilience endures.
  • 15 Jun 2026

In a time of immense disruption, we believe resilience endures and provides a favourable investment environment for the rest of the year.

Insurers: Private markets can offer diversification in a mixed investment environment
  • 15 Jun 2026

Insurers need to diversify return sources, reduce exposure to correlated shocks, and optimise capital efficiency. Selective allocations to private markets can help.

How Fixed-Income Investing Is Evolving for European Insurers
  • 15 Jun 2026

The search for yield, diversification and capital-efficient income is driving change. Powerful forces are reshaping insurance investment portfolios, ranging from lower forecast public-market return...

Q&A with a portfolio manager: the role of engagement
  • 15 Jun 2026

Transitioning to a more resilient economy requires more than investing in companies that are leading the way. We believe it’s also important to challenge and engage those making less progress.

Insurers: Private markets can offer diversification in a mixed investment environment
  • 15 Jun 2026

Insurers need to diversify return sources, reduce exposure to correlated shocks, and optimise capital efficiency. Selective allocations to private markets can help.

Implementation of reforms takes centre stage for pensions
  • 15 Jun 2026

Pensions policy is moving from design to delivery across the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany — and implementation risk now matters as much as policy direction.

Multi-Asset: Boring is still beautiful for the second half of 2026
  • 15 Jun 2026

Richard Bernstein explains why it may prove prudent not to follow the risk-taking herd.

Fixed income outlook: Putting things into perspective
  • 15 Jun 2026

Alex Veroude looks objectively at market moves to better balance risks and opportunities.