Portfolio Construction

Critical intelligence on asset allocation and implementation across asset classes

The greenium myth: do investors give up returns?
  • 02 Jul 2026

Investors have long assumed that green bonds carry a “greenium,” requiring lower yields than comparable conventional bonds. While this was often true in the market’s early years, growing market dep...

Equity Outlook: AI Enthusiasm Leaves Little Margin for Error
  • 02 Jul 2026

AI is creating opportunity, but risks abound. Investors should prepare for a range of outcomes. Global equities rebounded in the second quarter as confidence in the AI investment cycle strengthened...

Outlook & Convictions - Asset Management | 2nd semester of 2026
  • 02 Jul 2026

Asset Allocation: “Peace Piece” or the archipelago of interdependencies Benjamin Melman, Global CIO AM & Michaël Nizard, Head of Multi-Asset & Overlay

The World Didn’t Break: 2026 Mid-Year Investment Outlook
  • 02 Jul 2026

Midway through 2026, Franklin Templeton Institute’s Global Investment Outlook framework remains a valuable lens—but the landscape has shifted.

Equities Climb as Investors Look Beyond AI Leaders
  • 02 Jul 2026

A review of the week’s top global economic and capital markets news.

Aligning emerging market equity allocations with growth and dollar cycles
  • 02 Jul 2026

Explore the relationship between emerging markets growth differentials versus developed markets, and US dollar cycles.

Monthly Macro: AI Booms, Inflation Bites, Fed Shifts
  • 02 Jul 2026

William Blair macro analyst Richard de Chazal discusses how the Iran conflict, AI-driven investment themes from William Blair’s 46th Growth Stock Conference, persistent inflation pressures, and Kev...

Report on Corporate Pensions: Funding Levels and Asset Allocations
  • 01 Jul 2026

Investment Research

15 Years of Floating-Rate Discipline
  • 01 Jul 2026

Portfolio Manager Michael Marzouk discusses the macro signals he is watching, the case for floating-rate income, and why credit selection remains critical after 15 years of managing through changin...