Thematic / Megatrends

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Future Quality Insights: making sense of the current regime
  • 03 Jun 2026

Applying the LIVES framework may help make sense of today’s market regime, shaped by tightening liquidity, rising capital costs and concentrated earnings. While structural drivers remain intact, AI...

Climate Power Plays: Energy, Geopolitics and the Repricing of Risk
  • 03 Jun 2026

Global policy shifts are rewiring energy supply and control—and repricing risks and opportunities. Climate change has become a defining force in geopolitics. As governments respond to record heat...

PDI expert Q&A: Focus on the fundamentals
  • 03 Jun 2026

Mid-market lending fundamentals remain compelling as experts from Arcmont and Churchill address risk, AI, and market outlook.

Beyond Bitcoin – The Manager Perspective: Why Digital Asset Benchmarking Is Entering a New Era
  • 03 Jun 2026

As institutional capital moves deeper into digital assets, one question is becoming increasingly relevant: what, exactly, should crypto fund managers be measured against? That was the central issue...

The Digital Dimension of Individuals and Families: A Governance Framework
  • 03 Jun 2026

The modern attack often targets trust before it targets technology. Attackers spoof domains, clone voices, hijack email threads and manufacture urgency. In 2025, the FBI warned that malicious actor...

"The role of emerging markets is becoming much more strategic."
  • 02 Jun 2026

In an environment marked by the return of inflationary tensions, the rise of AI, and the reshaping of geopolitics, Michaël Lok believes that markets are entering a new cycle.

Uncommon truths: Is AI delivering?
  • 02 Jun 2026

AI has certainly delivered for investors in the enablers but what about users? Unemployment is trending up in some countries, US productivity growth is rising and profits have been strong.

2026 Midyear Investment Outlook – Japan Equities
  • 02 Jun 2026

In 2H 2026, Japan equities could be supported by rising real wages, domestic demand, and a broadening market rally beyond AI leaders.

What Are Investors Really Getting from Private Markets?
  • 02 Jun 2026

Illiquidity premia and manager skill can play key roles. Private markets have become integral to modern portfolios, with many investors searching for higher returns and diversification, including...