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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 papersHow US Dollar Weakness Could Buoy Emerging Markets
Emerging-market assets have benefitted from a softer dollar, which could remain weak for a while.
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White papersEmerging from Behind the Scenes: Finding Income Further Afield
Welcome to AB’s Alpha Females, the Multi Asset Investment Podcast from AllianceBernstein. I’m Karen Watkin and I’m a fund manager in the Multi Asset Solutions team here at AB. The Alpha Females are those women who have developed unique areas of expertise and made their mark in the investment industry. For many clients, generating income from their investments is a priority. But market conditions are very different now from those that we’ve had over the past decade.
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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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VideoAI vs. Demographics: Jobs and the Meaning of Work
Hello, everyone and welcome to this edition of Beyond Consensus. My name is Rick Brink, Market Strategist. I’m joined by Inigo Fraser Jenkins, Co-Head of Institutional Solutions. This is a blast for me to go one-on-one with Inigo. And the topic is a topic that you can find everywhere right now, the idea of AI. And there’s really two main ways that AI is being approached in the investment world. One is something that actually I just did on our Disruptor Series—shameless plug by the way—and this is the idea of how AI gets adopted. The S-curves all the way through physical AI, the needs for energy, what it means as an investor and what gets produced. That’s one side.
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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 papersFriendvesting: the new architecture of investment in a fractured world
For decades, institutional investors constructed global portfolios with a primary focus on economic fundamentals-growth prospects, sectoral trends, and market efficiency. Geography mattered, but mainly as a source of diversification: emerging versus developed markets, Asia versus Europe. Geopolitics, when considered at all, was the preserve of sovereign wealth funds and the occasional risk manager. That era has ended.
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White papersMarket data: the strategic imperative for institutional investors
In today’s interconnected financial ecosystem, market data is not just an operational necessity, it’s a strategic asset. It’s the foundation for analytics, indices and execution strategies. For institutional investors managing large-scale portfolios, the ability to access, interpret and act on accurate data is critical to maintaining performance and mitigating risk in volatile markets.
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White papersPlaying the Long Game Amid Risk Market Turbulence
Among the factors driving equity market swings recently and since summer, monetary policy – and very recently, the fear of a misstep in monetary policy – has been particularly powerful.
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White papersQ4 2025 Global Trends and Tactics
Global private real estate markets are experiencing a significant turnaround, with values climbing for five consecutive quarters and total returns turning positive across all 21 tracked countries in Q2 2025, marking a decisive end to the 2022-2024 correction. Transaction volumes have surged to $739 billion over the trailing year—a 19% year-over-year increase—while real estate debt markets present compelling opportunities as lending risk diminishes, though tighter pricing reflects intensifying competition for quality assets. Read the full report to explore the data driving this global recovery and understand the investment landscape ahead.
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White papersFrom skepticism to settlements: how global class actions are delivering for investors
For institutional investors, the idea of recovering losses through securities litigation outside the United States has long carried a sense of uncertainty. The United States, with its robust class action system and the opportunity for investors to sit on the sidelines of litigation while still benefiting from recoveries, make the United States the most active jurisdiction relied upon by investors to compensate for corporate and accounting irregularities as well as misstatements. For decades, with billions in recoveries available to investors every year, there was no need for investors to seek recovery outside of the United States.
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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.
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White papersFixed income 2026 Outlook
Learn the views of our fixed income CIO and key portfolio managers. Where now for the yield curve?
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White papersEquities 2026 Outlook
Learn the views of our equities CIO and key portfolio managers. One big, beautiful world – or a correction ahead?
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White papersThe Federated Hermes 2026 Outlook
For the Federated Hermes 2026 outlooks series, we brought in our three CIOs – in liquidity, fixed income and equities and our head of private markets – as well as key portfolio managers across the business for their sector-specific views.
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White papersClosing the loop: Why circularity is now a strategic imperative
Once considered a sustainability buzzword, the circular economy has become central to the energy transition. The Sustainable Global Equity team outline why, in an era of increasing resource scarcity, the shift to a circular model is essential to helping governments and companies build resilience.
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PodcastHybrid Capital Solutions for Private Assets: A conversation with David Lyon
David Lyon, Managing Director and Head of Capital Solutions at Neuberger, was a recent guest on the podcast Capital Allocators with Ted Seides, where he spoke on hybrid capital solutions for private assets.
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White papersHow Banks and Private Markets Are Redefining Credit
The U.S. banking industry is entering a new era in which regulated banks and private lenders are increasingly intertwined. We believe this trend will continue to open attractive opportunities for dynamic allocation across the credit spectrum.
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White papersGlobal pension trends: What to expect in 2026
The world’s pension assets are concentrated in 22 major markets and total some US$58.5trn, as at the end of 2024, with the US accounting for 65%. In all, the top seven markets – the US, UK, Japan, Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia, and Canada - account for US$53.5trn.
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White papersOutlook 2026: Core investment implications
While the global economy demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2025, the true impact of US tariffs – one of the year’s dominant stories - remains uncertain. However, the International Monetary Fund has raised its 2025 global growth forecast to 3.2% from the 3.0% it projected in July and has kept its 2026 estimate at 3.1%.
