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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
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VideoWhat’s the outlook for US high-yield bonds?
Growth forecasts for 2026 are generally being revised up for US companies as the benefits of deregulation and fiscal measures in the One Big Beautiful Bill start coming through, underpinning a still resilient setup for the high-yield fixed income market. Accordingly, default rates should remain in a manageable 1-3% range – well below long-term averages.
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White papersPlugging water network leaks with smart technologies
Ageing and leaky water systems are in urgent need of an upgrade, presenting opportunities for innovative solution providers and utilities alike.1
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White papers2026 inflation outlook: Navigating uncertainty
The year ahead looks set for a more balanced, although not necessarily benign, inflationary backdrop, even as the full impact of the US trade tariffs has yet to materialise in prices. For investors returns are more likely to come from income carry and specific exposure to inflation risk.
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White papersBuilding resilience with flexible fixed income opportunities
The global economy enters 2026 with resilience. Growth forecasts have been revised upward – the International Monetary Fund now projects a global expansion of 3.2% in 2025, buoyed by a rebound in activity, despite ongoing trade frictions.
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PodcastElectrification and AI turbocharge clean energy outlook
Clean energy started 2026 strongly as the investment theme rides the bullish sentiment around power demand, expanding electrification and the build-out of the digital ecosystem. The growing appetite for clean energy has also shone the spotlight on companies that own and operate essential and critical infrastructure such as AI datacentres.
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White papersAbsolute return bonds for an uncertain world
In a world where economic uncertainty and unpredictable inflation mean visibility on central bank policies is poor, investors are searching for strategies that can deliver consistent returns while protecting capital. Enter the global absolute return bond strategy – a flexible, dynamic investment approach that’s suited to the current environment.
