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The Weekly Brief
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The Bank of England (BoE) is in a challenging position as the UK economy battles with still-sticky inflation and questions around the growth outlook. Last week’s data showed headline inflation acce...

Return expectations from the Global Market Portfolio
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The Global Market Portfolio offers a natural benchmark—broad, diversified, and balanced—helping investors frame return expectations against risk.

The changing makeup of the Global Market Portfolio
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As GMP swelled to record highs, asset weights shifted: equity weights fell, bonds grew, and alternatives surged, signaling changing investor priorities.

What is the Global Market Portfolio?
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The Global Market Portfolio (GMP) is a portfolio of all investable assets, weighted by market value, reflecting global capital allocation trends.

From policy to portfolio: investing in UK natural capital
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We are always searching for opportunities to align financial and environmental outcomes. Biodiversity Net Gain legislation is one such investable opportunity, linking ecological restoration with du...

Letter from SuMi TRUST AM – Japan Outlook for the Second Half of 2026
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In this article Hiroyuki Ueno, Katsutoshi Inadome and Kei Fujimoto give SuMi TRUST AM's Japan Outlook for the Second Half of 2026

35/20 Vision: The S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Indices
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As U.S. equity markets continue to reach new highs, market leadership has become increasingly concentrated among a handful of large-cap stocks. The S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Indices use weight caps to m...

The Global Market Portfolio 2026
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Composed of all investable assets worldwide, weighed by their market value, the Global Market Portfolio represents the collective wisdom of investors globally.

Crypto enters the portfolio chat
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Crypto is no longer fringe: rapid growth, ETF access and institutional adoption have lifted it to 1.1% of the Global Market Portfolio.