All Asset allocation articles
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Podcast
Outerblue Talks Research – Capital Market Assumptions 2025
Against a backdrop of extraordinary global uncertainty, Amundi’s 2025 capital market assumptions report explores the game changers that are shaping investment decisions and asset class return expectations. Join Giulio Lombardo as he speaks to Monica Defend, Head of the Amundi Investment Institute, and John O’Toole, Head of Multi-Asset Investment Solutions, to discover this year’s main findings and what’s changed since last year.
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White papers
Fed’s policy dilemma
“The sequencing of tariffs, tax cuts and deregulation complicates the Fed’s mission and raises concerns about near-term inflation pressures. Nevertheless, we anticipate substantial rate cuts in the second half of the year as weaker growth emerges.”
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Dollar in the Doldrums
Why there has been no bounce-back by the greenback, and what that implies for asset allocation.
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2Q 2025 European Insurance Trends
The latest economic, investment and regulatory developments affecting European insurers.
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How to effectively use inflation-linked bonds in a portfolio
For the past year, fears over rapidly rising inflation have somewhat receeded and the market’s focus has been elsewhere.
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The future is bright for European ABS
Investors are increasingly looking to diversify their fixed income investments. Whilst many options are available, one of the most compelling is specialty finance. For investors seeking an alternative source of return together with portfolio diversification benefits, this is proving a compelling destination.
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Tariffs: What comes next for stocks, bonds and the dollar?
Given uncertainty around tariff policy, markets will likely continue to gyrate based on the developments of negotiations, along with the evolution of US monetary and fiscal policy.
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Trump has constraints – May macro and asset class views
April has been a month of extremes, but it is in extreme scenarios that we are learning what limitations Trump faces in his bid to reshape the US domestically, and in its relationship with the rest of the world. We think these constraints provide the market with some reassurance that the most negative tail-scenarios can be avoided, even though the economic outlook is set to deteriorate in coming months.
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Private Assets likely to stay resilient during market turmoil
Market weakness started in late February, primarily driven by a valuation correction in the US tech sector and a de-concentration of most crowded stocks. This was amplified by declining sentiment amongst households, corporations, and investors.
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STS ABS: Opportunities and expectations for European insurance investment portfolios
A nascent market, the STS framework for investing in asset-backed securities (ABS) can offer European insurers an opportunity to invest in a robust, high-quality and scalable asset class to diversify their core fixed income allocations.
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UK Real Estate: Talking Points April 2025
Welcome to our quarterly snapshot of real estate market trends, using transparent capital and occupational market data points to summarise key implications for asset allocation and performance prospects.
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Asset Allocation Committee Outlook 2Q 2025
“Much now depends on whether we see a more structured and predictable approach to policymaking in the U.S., especially on trade and the size and cost of government.”
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Podcast
Volatility: Finding True Diversifiers
As new administration policies send shock waves throughout the market, navigating the stormy sea has become the central challenge for investors. With rapid shifts in the economic environment and heightened uncertainty, diversification and resilience are more critical than ever. But what strategies can investors adopt to navigate turbulence? And how can tools like dynamic diversification help strengthen portfolios?
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Navigating listed infrastructure investing and tariffs
Time to “play defense” after an eventful first quarter?
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Fixed on Bonds: What do tariffs mean for the automotives industry?
Threats of tariffs have been hitting the sector from multiple angles. It is hard to keep up, but this is what we know so far.
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CIO view: an irreversible reversal of globalisation?
“In all the years my career spans, I have been through a very wide range of economic and financial market events that have generated extraordinary moves in the prices of bonds, equities, gold, oil and every other asset class you can think of. However, I cannot recall one that has been as fast-moving, volatile and possibly irrational as what we have been through in 2025 so far.”
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How are investors responding to the latest wave of tariffs from Donald Trump?
“The news flow is constant and ever changing,” says Premier Miton’s CIO and lead manager of the Diversified fund range Neil Birrell.
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Fixed on Bonds: who are the potential winners and losers from Trump tariffs?
In the Premier Miton Fixed Income team’s latest Fixed on Bonds blog post, Premier Miton credit analyst Joe Macland considers some possible impacts on consumer brands and asks fund manager Simon Prior to sum up what this has to do with fixed income investing.
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2025 Global Insurance Survey
In the 14th annual Global Insurance Survey, 405 Chief Investment Officers (CIOs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), representing over $14 trillion in balance sheet assets combined, provide their insights regarding the macroeconomic environment, return expectations, industry capitalization and asset allocation.
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Where Do Private Assets Fit in an Insurer’s Liability Profile?
In an investment regime that could see lower risk-adjusted returns on public credit, private credit’s potential is becoming increasingly attractive to insurers—and was a major talking point at AB’s recent European Insurance Forum. Insurers are warming to the attractions of private assets. But how can they use them to best effect?