All Global articles – Page 3
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White papersLooking ahead after an exceptional 2025
2025 was an outstanding year for market performance, with 90% of the 30 main asset classes we track posting positive returns — exceeding historical averages for the third consecutive year.
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White papersEmbracing alternatives in a supply-driven world
Evan Brown and Ray Fuller explore how alternatives can help reinforce portfolios, manage risk and capture returns in this new world order.
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VideoThe 2026 Global Fixed-Income Playbook
Scott DiMaggio, AB’s Head of Fixed Income, urges investors to embrace balance and flexibility.
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White papersGlobal SMID Equity Engagement*, Q4 2025 case study: Credicorp
Our Global SMID Equity Engagement Q4 2025 case study looks at Credicorp, Peru’s leading financial group, and the vital role it plays in promoting financial inclusion in the country.
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White papers2026 Market Outlook
Market Fundamentals and Capital Trends: 2025 Global growth at 3.2%, Korea at 1.0%. US tariff agreements, export strength, fiscal policy to support GDP growth upward revision.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - January 2026
Central banks easing into a thus-far resilient economy
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White papersQ4 2025 Short Duration Commentary
MetLife Investment Management’s Q4 2025 Short Duration Quarterly Commentary recaps 2025 and shares insights into opportunities and risks for 2026.
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White papersLooking Ahead to 2026: Opportunities in Fixed Income
Lloyd Harris, Head of Fixed Income at Premier Miton, shares his outlook for the year ahead and how the team are positioning portfolios.
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White papersRelative Value & Tactical Asset Allocation Q1 2026
The dispersal of artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies across the economy is creating both optimism and pessimism. Job disruptions caused by the spread of this technology appear to be manifesting in rising youth unemployment, a development that has real social and economic impacts in both the short and long term — both on the workers directly impacted and on their families.
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PodcastMonetary policy resolutions for a new year - Global Investment views by Outerblue Convictions
It’s the time of year to look ahead, reflect back on what has happened, and make resolutions for the coming year. After explaining our market forecasts and investment views for 2026 in last month’s podcast, in this episode we’re focusing more closely on a key factor that drives market movements, monetary policy.
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White papersGlobal Risks Outlook 2026: Cloudy with a Chance of Boom
Heading into 2026, investors face a shifting landscape shaped by economic, policy, and geopolitical risks that cut across asset classes. Understanding these forces is essential to interpreting the environment ahead. In this Global Risks Outlook, we outline the macro forces that may influence 2026, including labor-market pressures, ongoing trade policy unpredictability, evolving AI-driven investment trends, and a complex geopolitical backdrop.
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White papersKeeping the lights on: How utilities are meeting AI’s energy needs
As we head into year-end, the question on many investors’ minds is: “What’s next?” While some themes have run their course, one opportunity continues to stand out - listed infrastructure. In this note, Jim Wright, Fund Manager of the Premier Miton Global Infrastructure Income Fund, explains why affordability concerns remain and how innovative solutions and cost-sharing models are emerging to address these challenges.
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White papersThe Journey of Global Liquidity
Tracking global liquidity is essential because it influences all assets, which has significant implications for portfolio construction. However, analysing global liquidity is complex: while measuring the initial supply is relatively straightforward, understanding how it spreads and multiplies is challenging.
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White papers2026 Investment Outlook
Our latest Outlook report offers actionable insights into global markets
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White papersKey Investment Themes 2026: Our roadmap for the new investment landscape
2025 has seen the global economy hold firm, despite headwinds from the US ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs and concerns over fiscal dominance and the ability of the Federal Reserve to maintain its independence. Most central banks normalised monetary policy while the AI investment boom helped to support growth.
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White papers2026 Fixed income outlook: Structural shifts create strategic opportunities
The global fixed income landscape is becoming more differentiated and policy-driven. Fiscal policy is reshaping yield curves, while the narrowing gap between developed and emerging markets demands a fresh approach to credit assessment. Despite tight valuations in traditional credit, the macro environment remains constructive with improving growth, moderating inflation and healthy corporate balance sheets. Discover where we’re finding the most attractive risk-adjusted opportunities across securitized credit, municipals, leveraged finance and beyond.
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White papersFive themes for EM debt in 2026: a year of greater divergence
Looking into 2026, we see five themes driving our outlook for emerging market debt.
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White papersStock market outlook: Three investment strategies for 2026
Has the AI boom reached bubble territory? Have markets overcome the risks of policy uncertainty? Can markets outside the US continue to show strength, or will the global rally fade as it has many times in the past?
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White papersCountdown to the new year: Views from the Global Equity team
The Global Equity team weigh the key opportunities and potential risks driving their thinking for 2026.
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White papersReasons to Revisit EM Corporate Debt: A Short Duration Approach
A short-duration allocation to emerging market (EM) corporate debt offers the potential for attractive carry, incremental yield and portfolio diversification—while reducing interest rate sensitivity and preserving flexibility to reposition as monetary conditions evolve.
