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Alternative Allocations (Podcast): The model revolution—scaling private markets access through technology and education
  • 08 Jun 2026

Episode 38: Dana D’Auria, Chief Investment Officer of Envestnet Solutions, discusses building newer types of model portfolios that can include private market investments.

Blockchain: The quiet technology reshaping financial infrastructure
  • 08 Jun 2026

Tokenisation is more than a technical novelty. Our simple guide explains how blockchain turns assets into digital tokens and examines the potential benefits and risks.

Japan – the renaissance continues
  • 08 Jun 2026

Japan equities continue to deliver double-digit returns, supported by record foreign inflows and growing AI-driven optimism across the market.

AI’s next phase – from capital spending to capital returns
  • 08 Jun 2026

Weekly CIO views: More mixed messaging for markets to digest.

Fibre, power and data centres: Europe’s digital autonomy imperative
  • 05 Jun 2026

Europe’s quest for greater autonomy is often framed through the lens of regulation, industrial policy, and strategic technologies such as semiconductors, cloud computing, and AI.

The Capex Cycle: From Investment to Growth
  • 05 Jun 2026

What is driving the next phase of economic growth? Our latest Capital Insights explores how capital expenditure, particularly AI-driven investment, is shaping productivity, earnings, and the broade...

Global Directors’ and Officers’ Survey Report 2026 - Climate
  • 05 Jun 2026

Climate change has been losing its political shine — but the risks haven’t gone away, despite fracturing political consensus and deprioritizing by some directors and officers.

Stewardship Across Generations: A Stronger Model for Japan’s Boards
  • 04 Jun 2026

Japanese companies favor seniority, but there may be material benefits to multigenerational boards. Japan has made major strides in corporate governance over the past decade. Reforms have included...

Global Fixed Income Strategy – Monthly Update
  • 04 Jun 2026

US growth is increasingly driven by AI and tech capex, but spending still isn’t large enough to push the US to a strong 3.5-4% growth scenario.