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Equity Outlook: Middle East War, Energy Shock Test Fragile Markets
  • 19 hours ago

Markets are pricing in a wider range of scenarios as geopolitics and AI reshape the landscape. Global equities declined during a volatile first quarter as the war in Iran roiled energy markets and...

Putting AI to Work: A Scorecard Sharpens Insights
  • 19 hours ago

The views expressed herein do not constitute research, investment advice or trade recommendations, do not necessarily represent the views of all AB portfolio-management teams and are subject to cha...

Allocation Views: From Goldilocks to geopolitics—repositioning for an energy shock
  • 19 hours ago

In this month’s Allocation Views, healthy earnings growth is disguising a bifurcation that has resulted in particularly challenging earnings expectations for large-cap growth stocks in 2026.

Muzinich Asset Allocation Group Monthly Update - April 2026
  • 19 hours ago

Please click to watch our latest Asset Allocation Group video update for the month of April 2026.

Gold as a strategic asset class
  • 19 hours ago

Investors often use gold tactically in their portfolios, but its function as a core diversifying asset during a variety of business cycles may demonstrate that gold can potentially play a long-term...

Emerging markets at a capital allocation inflection point?
  • 08 Apr 2026

Given the combined weight of these markets within EM portfolios, Templeton Global Investments believe incremental improvements in capital discipline could have a meaningful impact on aggregate inde...

US Small Caps in Focus: 1Q26
  • 08 Apr 2026

Head of the Small Cap team and Portfolio Manager Bill Hench explains how earnings growth momentum has fueled small cap performance since “Liberation Day” and how the Small Cap team is identifying o...

Neuberger Private Markets: Q4 2025 Preliminary Valuation Summary & Analysis
  • 08 Apr 2026

April 08, 2026 Neuberger Private Markets: Q4 2025 Preliminary Valuation Summary & Analysis Doug Manor, Managing Director, Neuberger Private Markets, provides...

Governance is the alpha: Gulf family capital in 2026
  • 07 Apr 2026

Key 2026 trends shaping Sharia asset management for family offices — from compliant private credit and governance frameworks to AI-driven portfolio operations.