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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...
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...
Mid-market lending fundamentals remain compelling as experts from Arcmont and Churchill address risk, AI, and market outlook.
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...
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.
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.
In 2H 2026, Japan equities could be supported by rising real wages, domestic demand, and a broadening market rally beyond AI leaders.
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...
The rally in U.S. equities continued in May, with the S&P 500® posting 11 all-time closing highs during the month. A key catalyst for the market’s upward march has been optimism surrounding compani...
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