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What Middle East Conflict Could Mean for the Global Economy
  • 19 hours ago

The size and duration of the oil-price shock are key variables in determining the ultimate impact.  The war in Iran is the latest in a long series of shocks with the potential to disrupt economies...

How a prolonged Hormuz blockage shapes the outlook
  • 19 hours ago

Disruptions to Middle Eastern energy markets – most critically around the Strait of Hormuz – have tightened supply and pushed prices higher.

Multi-asset update: navigating uncertainty
  • 19 hours ago

Events in the Middle East are moving fast, but what does the ongoing conflict mean for investors and portfolios?

The Case for Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLOs)
  • 19 hours ago

Allocating to Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLOs) opens up access to diversification and defensive income. How do CLOs work and what can history tell us about the asset class?

Building Conviction in a World of Shifting Narratives
  • 19 hours ago

Portfolio Manager Chandan Khanna explains how global markets present a landscape of opportunity for equity investors despite macroeconomic headwinds.

Allview: Market Risk Monitor
  • 10 Mar 2026

Each month, Allspring’s Investment Analytics team assembles a top 10 list of market risks that it believes have the potential to influence investment portfolios.

ISA Briefing: Muddled green
  • 10 Mar 2026

An examination of why most portfolio-level energy and carbon metrics are misleading.

Maintain a Growth Equity Engine in a Multi-Asset Income Strategy
  • 10 Mar 2026

A healthy mix of income and growth potential may yield a more effective equity allocation. A disciplined multi-asset income strategy should draw from a broad range of asset classes, including a hea...

Assessing AI-driven risks in European CLOs
  • 10 Mar 2026

AI is driving dispersion in software. We analyse where CLO managers’ views are broadly aligned, where they diverge, and why active CLO manager selection remains key as bifurcation in the loans mark...