All Global articles – Page 20
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White papersGold is on track for a strong year
Gold prices set new record highs recently above $3,700 per ounce and are on track to deliver returns above 40% this year, the strongest yearly performance since 1980. This stellar performance follows already strong gains in 2023 and 2024, and compares with the long-term average annual return of around 6.0%.
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White papersGlobal SMID Equity Engagement Report: A focus on responsible AI
This report outlines why – in light of the rapid developments in AI and the early-stage adoption across industry – we have chosen to purposefully scale up our AI-related engagement efforts with a range of companies, particularly in the software space.
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White papersThe end of exorbitant privilege? EMD report Q3 2025
Fast-developing economies are transforming global markets.
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White papersOur new AI assessment of engagement sentiment
The Global Equity ESG team outline how they are using AI to elevate their engagement discourse to uncover a more nuanced view of company trajectories.
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White papersWhen down is up and South is North: Trade finance and tariffs
Tariffs continue to dominate headlines, drawing the focus of policymakers, businesses and consumers alike. These trade barriers, often enacted to shield domestic industries, can have profound effects on global commerce. A well-structured trade finance strategy offers investors the potential ability to seize these emerging opportunities.
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White papersUS dollar dominance: Playing Jenga with the global monetary system
Assumptions that underpin the US dollar’s status as the world’s primary reserve currency are eroding more quickly than expected. What happens if the tower starts to collapse?
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White papersAI research trip reaffirms bullish outlook
Over the summer a group of our analysts and portfolio managers spent a week in San Francisco. The trip was an integral part of our ongoing research into artificial intelligence (AI) and related investment opportunities. Our scale as investors affords us exceptional corporate access and during our time in San Francisco we met senior leaders from around a dozen different technology companies, from heavyweights like NVIDIA and Broadcom to names operating throughout the data supply chain.
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White papersCentral Banks Struggle to Regain the Rates Narrative
Major central banks’ unconvincing mix of policy cuts and pauses last week shows they are struggling to regain the global rates narrative. Amid the uncertainty, relative value opportunities are emerging.
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White papersPrivate Markets 700: The global investor barometer - An era of expanding possibilities
Private markets are entering an era of expanding possibilities. Our latest Private Markets 700 research - drawing on the views of more than 700 institutional investors worldwide - reveals that investors are asking for more from their private markets portfolios, tasking them with delivering on a wider set of objectives than ever before.
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White papersMIM Q3 2025 Private Credit Quarterly Review and Outlook
MetLife Investment Management originated approximately $11.5B across private credit markets in Q3 2025, driven by strong investor demand and disciplined execution across corporate private placements, infrastructure debt and asset-based finance. Activity remained diversified across sectors, supported by attractive spreads, stable credit fundamentals and an improving interest rate outlook. ...
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White papersIn the public versus private debate, who’s winning?
Private markets have increasingly captured investor attention over recent years. However, public markets still dominate most portfolios. Here, the chief investment officers (CIOs) of M&G Investments debate the merits and drawbacks from choosing one over the other.
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White papersMultipolar world in action
In line with our long-standing view that the level of geopolitical risk will rise for the remainder of this decade, the last few months have revealed an accelerated transition towards a multipolar world.
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White papersBack to school: from summer clarity to autumn’s changing winds
With higher-than-anticipated tariff rates across the board — averaging roughly 18% (about 3 percentage points above our prior baseline), with several exemptions — we expect a slightly stronger stagflationary tilt to near-term macro projections.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy - September 2025
Topic of the month - Back to school: from summer clarity to autumn’s changing winds
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White papersEngagement case study: Apple Inc.
How we engaged with one of the world’s largest technology companies.
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White papersReport: Sustainable Global Equity H1 2025
Achieving net-zero emissions requires bold, scalable solutions - and electrification is one of the most effective. In our latest report, the Sustainable Global Equity team explain why the shift from fossil fuels to electricity presents a compelling long-term investment opportunity.
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White papersBond markets fret over rising budget deficits
An uncertain economic backdrop continues to push up long-term government bond yields in comparison to short-term rates.
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White papersOversupply risks rise as oil demand softens: Quick takes on capital markets
Diverging inflation trends and weak growth leave the ECB cautious, as markets debate whether September marked the final rate cut—underscoring the uncertainty around Europe’s monetary policy path and its impact on investor sentiment.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - September 2025
US equities touched new highs in August and European markets traded close to their March levels, while corporate credit spreads compressed over the summer. Sentiment was led by expectations for AI capital expenditure, a strong US earnings season, and a relatively dovish Fed at Jackson Hole. Markets seems to be ignoring the risks around economic activity (e.g., labour markets), political pressure on the Fed, fiscal deficits, and corporate margins.
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PodcastCalm waves mask shifting undercurrents - Global Investment views by Outerblue Convictions
While Europe headed to the beach, journalists were kept busy with the newsflow out of the US this summer, as central bank independence, new tariff announcements and foreign affairs negotiations continued to make headlines.
