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Positives and negatives: what’s fuelling moves in battery value-chain equities?
  • 20 Aug 2026

Leading names in the battery value-chain have sold off as a result of wider clean energy pressures and idiosyncratic factors, but the longer-term outlook remains...

EMD: Navigating geopolitics, rates volatility and valuations in a changing global regime
  • 20 Aug 2026

In this blog, we look at the forces shaping EMD over the remainder of the year and how we’re navigating them in our portfolios

Unified Global Alternatives – Hedge Fund Bulletin
  • 19 Aug 2026

Asset Class Returns Forecasts H2 2026
  • 19 Aug 2026

H2 2026 CMA update confirms a regime of ruptures, with expected returns improving in fixed income and selected equity markets.

Multi-asset chart of the month for August: US rally broadens out from reliance on Big Tech
  • 19 Aug 2026

The ‘Magnificent Seven’ group of Big Tech companies is no longer the key driver of US equities, as the rally broadens out to other sectors.

Broadening Delivered. Now Prepare for Volatility.
  • 19 Aug 2026

Market leadership has broadened beyond mega-cap tech, but the next phase is likely to reward disciplined, diversified investors, write Chris Galipeau and Lukasz Kalwak of Franklin Templeton Institute.

Finding higher ground in active fixed income
  • 19 Aug 2026

Higher yields offer attractive income potential and a greater cushion against volatility, creating opportunities for active investors.

Strategy Outlook
  • 18 Aug 2026

Unified Global Alternatives - Hedge Funds Second Quarter 2025

Global Investment Management Survey
  • 18 Aug 2026

The May 2025 survey results are from investment professionals across all asset classes, and we provide our predictions on inflation, recession, asset class performance and more.