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The Weekly Brief
  • 15 hours ago

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...

Nature and biodiversity data: types and uses for investors
  • 15 hours ago

A review of nature and biodiversity data types available to public market investors, mapped to portfolio objectives, with an assessment of current limitations.

China in 2026: five factors behind a resilient outlook
  • 15 hours ago

China’s 2026 growth outlook remains resilient, with exports and investment continuing to underpin activity, despite geopolitical risks.

Middle East Uncertainty Unlikely to Lift the Yen
  • 15 hours ago

[External Link] Kei Fujimoto, Senior Economist at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management, shared his views on the outlook for the Japanese yen amid Middle East geopolitical tensions. He discussed t...

Harnessing low volatility to capture ...
  • 26 Apr 2026

Durable dividends and defensive diversification underpin portfolio resilience.

Q2 2026 Outlook: Tactically risk-on amid a fragile ...
  • 26 Apr 2026

Eastspring’s Multi Asset Portfolio Solutions team remains ...

Balancing Act Monthly Insights: Global Multi-Asset (April 2026)
  • 24 Apr 2026

We downgraded growth assets to underweight and increased our underweight defensive score. Although we initially expected improving global growth and strong earnings to support equities, the Iran co...

Investing Across the Credit Cycle
  • 24 Apr 2026

In our latest Allocation Insights episode on market movement and what we’re hearing from investors around the world, Diana Sands and Alex Wright speak with four Apollo partners at the firm’s recent...

The role of asset-backed securities in pension scheme LDI portfolios
  • 24 Apr 2026

The US securitised credit market has demonstrated strong risk-adjusted return outcomes, often decorrelated to traditional fixed income assets.