All Commentary articles – Page 17
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White papersEuropean Private Loans: A Deep, Diversified, Quality Asset Class
European private loans provide investors with an opportunity to finance market-leading companies at the core of Europe’s economy.
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White papersAbove and below the radar: Five themes for 2026
The outlook for growth, inflation and rates remains unsettled, but compelling opportunities exist. From U.S. large caps and private credit continuing their momentum, to potential turnarounds in municipals, real estate and private equity. Discover five investment themes to watch in 2026, including less-discovered areas like alternative credit markets and second-derivative AI plays.
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Asset Manager NewsHeitman Recognized in Pensions & Investments’ Best Places to Work
Chicago, December 8, 2025 – Heitman was recognized in the 2025 Best Places to Work in Money Management awards announced by Pensions & Investments today. This marks the fifth consecutive year Heitman has received this prestigious recognition.
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White papersCould Growth and Markets Fly?
Irrespective of whether the Federal Reserve cuts rates this week, we expect rates to fall, stimulating a reacceleration in the economy and supporting the prospects for risk assets.
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White papersEconomic outlook: Less uncertainty, healthy growth
If 2025 was the year that tariff-induced uncertainty upended the outlook for the global economy, 2026 could be the year that things come back into focus.
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White papersOperational Real Estate in Europe: Sectoral Insights & Market Focus
In our first paper on Operational Real Estate (OpRE), we summarised the necessary skills that investors require in order to effectively manage OpRE investments. We concluded that a blend of real estate expertise and traditional private equity knowledge was required to select and acquire OpRE assets.
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VideoNeuberger Berman Private Markets: Q3 2025 Preliminary Valuation Summary & Analysis
For Q3 2025, based on preliminary analysis, Neuberger Private Markets currently anticipates that buyout funds (including growth equity) will increase in value by an average of 1.2% in USD. Similarly, venture capital funds are expected to increase in value by an average of 4.4% in USD, albeit with a much wider dispersion than the buyout sample.
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White papersStewardship 2026 Outlook:A systemic shift in a changing world?
The coming year will bring both challenges and opportunities. Artificial intelligence, the climate transition and the shifting sands of geopolitics will all play an outsize role but in 2026, investor stewardship will increasingly focus on systemic economic risks and opportunities alongside the financial performance of individual investments. For universal owners – those widely invested in the economy with long-term horizons – absolute returns will matter and not just relative performance. This means stewardship needs to extend beyond corporate engagement to include active participation in shaping policy and market best practices that create environments for companies to grasp opportunities sustainably and grow profitably.
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Asset Manager NewsActis launches new Latin American hyperscale data center platform, TERRANOVA, To Accelerate Latin America’s Digital Expansion
SÃO PAULO & LUXEMBOURG, 2 December 2025: TERRANOVA, a new hyperscale data center platform established by Actis, a leading growth market investor in sustainable infrastructure, and part of General Atlantic, a global investment leader, today announced its official launch in Latin America. TERRANOVA’s mission is to power the region’s next phase of digital growth, building energy-efficient and customer-focused data centers that meet the rising demand for AI and cloud infrastructure across Brazil, Mexico, and Chile.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - December 2025
The year is drawing to a close with most risk assets in positive territory, and global stocks and metal prices seeing multiple highs. Even the longest US government shutdown in history didn’t curb market enthusiasm. We think markets have been looking through the weakness in the belief that monetary and fiscal policy levers will be available for support, that profitability of AI investments is almost a given, and that corporate earnings will continue to exceed expectations, following a strong results season in the US, somewhat less so in Europe. The tariffs’ impact on consumption is also largely being ignored.
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White papersU.S. markets for ecosystem restoration: Enabling investment in nature-based solutions
Balancing the impacts of economic development with the conservation of natural resources is critical for ensuring continued economic security — particularly as over half of the world’s economy depends on nature.
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White papersOpportunity in real estate credit
Private lender originations in commercial real estate (CRE) have increased sharply over the past year. Policy rate reductions and the bottoming of property prices have renewed interest in the attractive historical attributes of this asset class.
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White papersArtificial Intelligence for Behavioral Finance
Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) techniques, have been extensively used in consumer finance to assess credit risk, develop automated models for loan attribution, and forecast households’ insurance claims and spending. However, their application in analyzing retail investors’ behaviors and designing tools to shape financial advice has emerged more recently.
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Podcast2026 Investment Outlook - Keep it turning - Global Investment views by Outerblue Convictions
In this month’s podcast, we take a longer view than usual, as we look at our market convictions and investment views for the next 12 months. Join our host, Swaha Pattanaik, for her regular catch up with Monica Defend, Head of Amundi Investment Institute, for a whistle-stop tour around the world and across asset classes to discover the key talking points from Amundi’s 2026 Investment Outlook.
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White papersLooking past the chaos: the time for European real estate debt
The global commercial real estate market has undergone a profound transformation since mid-2022. Rising interest rates and macroeconomic uncertainty have led to a significant repricing of real estate assets, with capital values correcting by approximately 20–25% across Europe, creating one of the most attractive entry points for real estate debt investment in over a decade.
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WebinarAmundi’s 2026 Global Investment Outlook
During this webinar, Vincent Mortier, Group Chief Investment Officer, and Monica Defend, Head of Amundi Investment Institute & Chief Strategist, shared insights on Amundi’s 2026 Global Investment Outlook.
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White papersThe rise of AI-washing: what investors need to know
Artificial intelligence (“Al”) has become ubiquitous in today’s technological landscape. Whether it’s running algorithms that recommend streaming content, driving autonomous vehicles that navigate traffic, or even simply sorting an e-mail inbox, Al is undoubtedly a powerful tool that promises efficiency, scalability, and competitive advantage for modern technology companies. As a result, companies that focus on the enhancement of Al capabilities often garner heightened attention from investors seeking to capitalize on innovative new technologies.
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White papersWhat makes a Qualifying Money Market Fund unique?
This document outlines what makes a fund ‘qualifying’ and why it’s worth considering a short-term sterling prime fund over bank deposits.
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White papersAI’s insatiable appetite for energy
The rapid expansion of AI datacentres is placing increasing demands on electricity providers and energy grids. Velika Talyarkhan and Michael Yamoah examine the challenges for governments and companies.
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White papersPrivate Markets 2026 Outlook
Learn the views of our private markets experts. Mobilising new sources of capital and democratising private markets.
