Portfolio Construction

Critical intelligence on asset allocation and implementation across asset classes

How to Recognize Alpha Potential in Active Equity Portfolios
  • 16 hours ago

Big benchmark bets can backfire. Lower-risk strategies may better showcase real stock-picking skill. Chasing performance by deviating from a benchmark has long been the hallmark of active managers....

Asset Allocation update - Q2 2026
  • 16 hours ago

2026 has thus far seen geopolitical events, from Venezuela and Iran to Greenland, attracting attention. Headlines about tariffs and questions over the independence of the US Federal Reserve have co...

How does our trade finance process work?
  • 16 hours ago

Credit quality, structuring and diversification can support resilient, risk-adjusted returns.

How higher-frequency data brings greater timeliness to private markets benchmarks
  • 20 May 2026

FTSE StepStone Global Private Market Indices deliver higher-frequency, daily insights to improve private market benchmarking and portfolio visibility.

GMO 7-YEAR ASSET CLASS FORECAST: APRIL 2026
  • 20 May 2026

GMO's 7-Year Asset Class Forecast as of April 30, 2026.

NAV Loans: Flexibility for Private Equity When Holding Periods Extend
  • 20 May 2026

NAV loans are being used earlier and more intentionally. For private equity firms, capital flexibility is prized today. Merger-and-acquisition (M&A) activity has cooled, while commodity prices and...

Private Market Secondaries: The $225 Billion Market Many Wealth Investors Overlook
  • 20 May 2026

On this episode of the View From Apollo’s Allocation Insights series, Alex Wright and Diana Sands are joined by Partner and Co-Head of Apollo's Sponsor & Secondary Solutions business Steve Lessar t...

Outerblue Talks Research - Adapting to Ruptures - Diversific...
  • 20 May 2026

This podcast explores the main insights from Amundi’s 2026 Capital Markets Assumptions. Listen to how long-term investing is being reframed by a world...

Active portfolio management: Why active insurers are fitter insurers
  • 20 May 2026

How can insurers stay competitive? In WTW’s P&C Excellence Series, Maria Jesus Guitard and Gero Nießen explore building data-driven capabilities to drive agility and market-leading performance.