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What Middle East Conflict Could Mean for the Global Economy
  • 15 hours ago

The size and duration of the oil-price shock are key variables in determining the ultimate impact.  The war in Iran is the latest in a long series of shocks with the potential to disrupt economies...

The future of UK pension scheme trusteeship: Five priorities for effective, proportionate governance
  • 15 hours ago

Drawing on WTW’s response to the DWP consultation, we highlight five priorities to address growing pressures on UK pension scheme trusteeship and governance, supporting stronger member outcomes.

Maintain a Growth Equity Engine in a Multi-Asset Income Strategy
  • 10 Mar 2026

A healthy mix of income and growth potential may yield a more effective equity allocation. A disciplined multi-asset income strategy should draw from a broad range of asset classes, including a hea...

DROID AGE: INVESTING FOR THE COMING AI HUMANOID REVOLUTION
  • 10 Mar 2026

AI has largely dominated market sentiment since the ChatGPT moment in November 2022. Investors' views on the likely winners and losers have oscillated dramatically over the past couple of years, wi...

A CAIA Mini Course: A Real Estate Focus on the Crypto Tokenization of Real Assets - Part Two
  • 10 Mar 2026

By Stylianos Kampakis PhD, CEO, Tesseract Academy In this CAIA mini-course, we introduce the work of Stylianos Kampakis PhD, CEO of Tesseract Academy, and member of the Quantum Finance Boardroom. E...

Assessing AI-driven risks in European CLOs
  • 10 Mar 2026

AI is driving dispersion in software. We analyse where CLO managers’ views are broadly aligned, where they diverge, and why active CLO manager selection remains key as bifurcation in the loans mark...

JH Explorer in Miami: Recovery signs, data centers, and AI risk in industrials
  • 10 Mar 2026

Our Research Analysts share their takeaways from two of the industrials sector’s biggest annual conferences, highlighting which infrastructure themes appear to have staying power.

Poland: Implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive moves closer
  • 10 Mar 2026

Poland’s draft bill would bring significant new requirements for employers to disclose gender pay information to workers on request and submit annual pay gap reports, among other changes.

AI Brings a Visual Dimension to Enhancing Portfolio Diversification
  • 10 Mar 2026

What You Need to Know This research paper from the Journal of Portfolio Management introduces the use of graph neural networks—an AI technique—to visually represent the relationships and return pat...