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2026 MENA outlook: Performance and recap
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In this 2026 outlook, we believe that, at current valuation levels, several MENA markets offer a more balanced risk-reward profile than in recent years, particularly for investors with a medium-ter...

Investing Insights from our Alpha Females: Season Round Up
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Karen Watkin, CFA| Portfolio Manager—Multi-Asset Solutions

Global Fixed Income Strategy - February 2026
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We’ve revised up our US growth outlook, but expect inflation to remain sticky in the first half of the year.

Uncommon truths: Alternatives under the microscope 2025
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Most alternative assets performed well in 2025, with gold, hedge funds and some fixed income assets leading the way; Bitcoin, fine wine and private equity lagged.

How Tomorrow's Natural Disasters Can Inform Today's Investment Decisions
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New research connects intensifying natural perils to their future implications for asset classes. When it comes to measuring our vulnerability to nature's extremes, investors often lean on past dat...

Asia and EM in 2026: accelerating momentum in credit and equities
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Our 2026 outlook for Asia and EM sees ample liquidity, strong growth and powerful secular drivers driving a multi year opportunity set.

Fixed Income Outlook 2026
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised interest rates by 0.25% to 3.85% on 3 February 2026, becoming the first major developed central bank to break from the global trend of rate cuts. The RBA...

U.S. Small Growth Commentary
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While the prospect of declining interest rates and improving earnings growth has driven more attention to the small cap asset class broadly, we remain most excited about structural tailwinds, inclu...

The shift to outcome-driven ETFs
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As the ETF universe continues to expand, a fundamental shift is underway with investors moving beyond simple market access toward outcome-driven construction. Dina Ting, Head of Global Index Portfo...