Thematic / Megatrends

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Unlocking AI's Advantages in Investing
  • 11 hours ago

Building a durable AI edge requires strategy, data and discipline—grounded in human judgment.

Equity Outlook: AI, Higher Rates Raise the Bar for Diversification
  • 11 hours ago

New risks reinforce the need for high-quality, complementary return drivers.

Crypto Rallies After The CLARITY Act Stalls
  • 11 hours ago

Digital assets rallied in September despite Fed rate hike; all eight indices rose led by DeFi at 31.8%

Monthly Market Review | September 2026
  • 01 Oct 2026

GLOBALSeptember was shaped by tensions between resilient US growth and renewed monetary tightening. Stronger economic data and energy-related inflation risks pushed bond yields higher, while artifi...

Chips and Frack: How the AI Boom Rhymes with the US Shale Cycle
  • 01 Oct 2026

Investors can find clues about the future of the AI build-out from a seemingly unrelated industry.

Private credit wants more frequent valuation. Why is AI adoption still at 4%?
  • 01 Oct 2026

Explore how AI and automation can expand retail access to private credit by streamlining onboarding, KYC, suitability, reporting and distribution.

Chinese innovation: what we saw on the ground
  • 01 Oct 2026

A recent trip to China reveals the pace of change across AI, robotics and EVs.

Financing AI without a SaaS repeat
  • 01 Oct 2026

Jason Thomas and Mark Jenkins discuss how the direct lending industry's concentrated exposure to SaaS credit is a preview, not a precedent, for financing the AI compute buildout.

E88: Energy in the Age of AI
  • 01 Oct 2026

Erica Poon Werkun and Tony Yuen discuss energy's central role in two major developments shaping the global economy: geopolitics and AI. What's the connection with inflation and rates, and which sce...