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White papersA look at the proposed evolution of the SFDR
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation was created to establish harmonised requirements for financial market participants and ensure clarity around how they integrate environmental, social, and good governance factors into investment decisions, financial advice, and broader and product-specific sustainability goals.
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PodcastTackling volatility with public debt money market funds
Volatility in financial markets has made money market funds a preferred asset allocation tool. Investors looking for a high-quality strategy with no exposure to financials and other corporates, a stable net asset value, and strong liquidity should consider public debt constant net asset value (CNAV) money market funds.
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White papersMeasuring what matters: Impact reporting in listed equities
BNP Paribas Asset Management’s Environmental Strategies Group has published the inaugural impact report for its Clean Energy Solutions strategy. In a world of imperfect data, we describe the reasons for our pragmatic approach to measuring the strategy’s positive environmental impact.
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White papersMulti-Asset Views – It’s a wild world (but a wide world)
Mildly reducing our equity overweight – With geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran pushing oil prices higher and weighing on investor sentiment, we have modestly reduced our equity exposure, especially in the US.
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PodcastWhat’s the outlook for yields and demand in euro credit?
Given its strong performance in recent years, does the Euro corporate bond market still offer attractive opportunities or has it become too expensive? Chris Iggo, Chief Investment Officer, AXA IM Core, talks to Boutaina Deixonne, Head of Euro Investment-Grade and High-Yield Credit, about the outlook, investor demand, and promising sectors and industries.
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White papersRethinking institutional cash: The role of public debt money market funds
The focus of attention in institutional cash management has shifted from operational efficiency to strategy. Market volatility, a changing interest rate environment, greater counterparty awareness and evolving regulation have led to renewed scrutiny of how professional investors manage liquidity. For many, the objective remains capital preservation and immediate access to cash, but the tools to achieve it are evolving.
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PodcastSustainability agenda – Capital and solutions for real-world issues
Increasingly, investors want to see real-world outcomes resulting from asset managers’ sustainability-related efforts. These could range from engagement and stewardship to ensuring corporate transition plans are credible. Simultaneously, demographic shifts and innovations such as AI are emerging as social investment themes that require capital and solutions to tackle them.
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White papersMaking portfolio optimisation understandable for humans
Outside of the small circle of quantitatively minded portfolio managers, portfolio optimisation remains largely underused in practice because of one big obstacle: optimisers are still seen as black boxes. They help produce the final portfolio, but how the result comes about is a mystery.
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White papersUS high-yield: Embracing credit divergence, unlocking opportunities
The US high-yield bond market has moved up in quality. We believe healthy fundamental and technical factors in 2026 will continue to underpin it in 2026. Carry should again drive returns, but there is likely to be more variety in returns across sectors, credit ratings and bond issuers, writes Jack Stephenson, Investment Specialist for US High-Yield.
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White papersWhy choose euro fixed income?
Euro fixed income has a wide range of performance drivers that can enhance portfolio diversification. Credit spreads are tight, but there are still opportunities to capture historically absolute high yields. With eurozone inflation at target, growth resilient, and a positive fiscal profile relative to other developed economies, fundamentals are solid.
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PodcastIncorporating inclusive growth as a stock selection factor
Is inclusive growth an underappreciated investment criterion when investing sustainably? Amid geopolitical tensions, rising populism and growing inequalities, assessing a business’s inclusivity matters when selecting investments. Shazaan Gaffoor, Investment Specialist for the Global Equity team, explains why to Andy Craig, Co-Head of the Investment Insights Centre.
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White papersThe ‘inverted pyramid’: winners from new US food guidelines
The US government’s move to shift the national diet provides tailwinds for companies in ‘real food’ supply chains and reformulation. Its revised guidelines emphasise high-quality proteins, dairy and fats, raise nutritional standards for school meals and reshape how ‘food stamps’ can be spent.1
