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2026 Global Equities Responsible Investment and Stewardship Report
  • 28 Oct 2026

As responsible investment issues and disclosure expectations shift, our approach remains unchanged. We focus on the environmental, social and governance factors that affect long-term company value,...

The AI Investment Cycle Is Rewriting the Market Playbook
  • 28 Oct 2026

Artificial Intelligence (AI) investment is challenging the traditional link between interest rates and equity markets. Explore what this shift means for valuations, volatility and diversification.

Cell towers have entered a new era of opportunity
  • 28 Oct 2026

Recent market action is beginning to reflect improving fundamentals, a move we have anticipated for some time. Towers' critical role in the digital economy supports the long-term opportunity.

Crypto and Blockchain Venture Capital – Q3 2026
  • 28 Oct 2026

Activity cooled in Q3, led by a pullback in later-stage financing, while the number of new funds raised fell to just three.

AI Spending Is Booming. Why Isn’t the Economy Growing Faster?
  • 28 Oct 2026

AI spending is booming, but U.S. growth hasn’t accelerated. Imported hardware can offset GDP gains, and AI capex may crowd out other investment as rates rise.

Quick View: The Fed chooses patience as productivity boosts growth
  • 28 Oct 2026

While remaining tight-lipped about future policy moves, evidence presented by Chairman Warsh indicates...

In Brief: The Case for Asia Private Equity
  • 28 Oct 2026

One of Asia's defining strengths is its diversity. To understand the breadth of the private equity opportunity, it's worth looking more closely at the dynamics shaping individual markets.

Selling off, not selling out: Why the AI investment theme is intact
  • 28 Oct 2026

Laura Cooper - Global macro musings

Nature-positive infrastructure: reimagining sustainability in data centre development
  • 28 Oct 2026

As global data consumption continues to surge, driven by cloud computing, digital services and the rapid expansion and use of artificial intelligence (AI), data centres have become one of the faste...