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  • Screenshot 2026-03-19 at 10.25.06

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    The great risk reversal: why emerging markets look structurally different in 2026

    2026-03-19T10:37:00Z

    For much of the past decade, emerging markets (EM) were viewed primarily as a high-beta extension of global growth. Allocators tended to treat the asset class as cyclical exposure, sensitive to dollar strength, commodity swings, and Federal Reserve policy shifts.

  • From Memes to Themes- Addressing Emergent Risk

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    From Memes to Themes: Addressing Emergent Risk

    2026-03-12T12:39:00Z

    The meme stock craze was a reminder that risk isn’t a static concept. It evolves with global events, technology, and policy changes. Traditional risk metrics are useful, but they often fail to capture thematic risks.

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    The Great Risk Reversal: Why Emerging Markets in 2026

    2026-02-26T12:14:00Z

    Emerging markets (EM) have undergone a structural shift, with stronger external balances, rising credit quality, and broadening earnings growth reshaping their risk profile and investment appeal in 2026.

  • We Got the Beat

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    We Got the Beat

    2026-02-04T10:43:00Z

    Allspring’s investment experts take the pulse on 2026, revealing strategic investment opportunities amid shifting global dynamics.

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    Sustainability Outlook: What’s on Our Radar for 2026

    2026-01-09T16:22:00Z

    Surging artificial intelligence (AI) workloads have driven billions of investment dollars into data infrastructure, lifting valuations across utilities, semiconductors, and power generation assets. Rapid advances in AI and the continued electrification of industries are pushing energy demand well above historical trends, attracting capital flows into both traditional and next-generation supply solutions. 

  • 2026 Emerging Markets Outlook

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    2026 Emerging Markets Outlook

    2025-11-25T10:46:00Z

    We believe there is room for rebalancing in emerging markets, which remain meaningfully under-owned and undervalued relative to their weight in the global economy.

  • Pre-COP30 Investor Outlook- Key Themes for Belém

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    Pre-COP30 Investor Outlook: Key Themes for Belém

    2025-10-27T10:04:00Z

    The 30th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP30) is likely to deliver incremental rather than transformative progress, as most countries remain misaligned with the Paris Agreement and net-zero pathways.

  • The Cost of Inaction- Physical Risk & Adaptation

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    The Cost of Inaction: Physical Risk & Adaptation

    2025-09-18T08:51:00Z

    The cost of underestimating climate change is mounting. We examine the risks to agriculture, utilities, insurance and real estate through eroded asset values and increased volatility and consider how investors can react.

  • Credit

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    Credit at a Crossroads: Finding Value in Europe’s Landscape

    2025-08-20T09:52:00Z

    In today’s market environment, we believe European leveraged loans and high yield bonds present a compelling investment case.

  • 2024 Stewardship Annual Report

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    2024 Stewardship Annual Report

    2025-08-05T14:25:00Z

    Read about Allspring’s stewardship efforts in this year’s annual report. We aim to advance the financial, operational, and sustainability performance and risk management of investee companies for years to come.

  • What Lies Ahead in the Next 100 Days?

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    What Lies Ahead in the Next 100 Days?

    2025-06-20T11:21:00Z

    Amid global trade tensions and new questions about how economies will interact going forward, the path ahead lacks clarity. For now, uncertainty may play a lead role in how global economies and markets perform-until the fog begins to clear.

  • Active Maintenance- A Dynamic Approach to Buy & Maintain Credit

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    Active Maintenance: A Dynamic Approach to Buy & Maintain Credit

    2025-06-17T10:19:00Z

    Pensions and insurers must generate income to fund obligations, navigate de-risking journeys and integrate climate risk into investing frameworks. Allspring’s active buy and maintain (B&M) approach addresses these goals.