All Global articles – Page 5
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White papersRethinking diversification in a tightly linked global market
Despite the S&P 500’s resilience amid the Middle East conflict, its concentration remains a concern, underscoring the importance of diversification. However, achieving diversification has become more challenging as global markets remain interconnected through AI supply chains, reducing regional differentiation. At the same time, regions most exposed to the Middle East conflict have lost their appeal as effective diversifiers. Against this backdrop, investors must reassess their approach, with a focus on differentiated and independent growth drivers to build more resilient portfolios.
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White papersStock market outlook: 3 themes for the second half of 2026
If you take your cues from the daily news headlines, you can find any number of reasons to feel squeamish about the stock market.
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PodcastDisrupting the world order
In this special edition, Sophie Dimopoulou, Head of External Distribution in Luxembourg, is joined by Professor Athanasios Platias, Professor Emeritus of Strategy at the University of Piraeus in Greece, and Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist at BNP Paribas Asset Management.
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White papersEconomic Update June 2026
Global markets are navigating an increasingly uneasy mix of geopolitical risk and shifting macro fundamentals. The escalation in the Middle East has reintroduced a stagflationary impulse via higher energy prices, yet risk appetite has remained resilient. Equities have pushed to new highs even as long‑end bond yields have climbed to multi‑decade levels, reflecting inflation, fiscal and policy uncertainty.
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White papersEuro credit: Investment potential amid global uncertainty
Credit markets entered 2026 on a solid footing, but the landscape has since shifted significantly. What began as a year of macro optimism was tested by two successive shocks: AI-driven disruptions to private credit, and latterly, the Middle East conflict which reignited stagflation fears. However, despite this backdrop, the asset class has demonstrated notable resilience.
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White papersAI’s long-term investment potential continues to ratchet up
While geopolitical tensions continue to dominate global headlines, one topic remains at the forefront of investor discourse: the technology sector – and more specifically, artificial intelligence and its long-term potential.
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White papersMulti-Asset Investments Views: From extreme caution to upside chasing
On 17 April, with the Iranian regime having confirmed US President Donald Trump’s claim that negotiations were indeed ongoing in a bid to put an end to the Middle East conflict, we increased our equity exposure to its maximum overweight.
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White papersThe power of private real assets
Navigating today’s unpredictable markets means rethinking what belongs in a portfolio. Private real assets like farmland, timberland, infrastructure, and commercial real estate have quietly demonstrated staying power across decades and shifting economic cycles. Nuveen’s latest research draws on more than 30 years of data to show how these assets may improve portfolio resilience, hedge inflation, and reduce correlation to traditional investments. Explore the full paper to see what the data reveals.
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White papersIlliquidity premia in private debt: Q1 2026
In our Q1 2026 deep dive, our research team crunched the data to explore how evolving macro conditions are reflected in private debt returns
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White papersHow constraints are shaping data infrastructure
In data infrastructure, connectivity—and the constraints around it—is increasingly determining which assets can be built, scaled and able to deliver durable returns
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White papersMulti-Asset Investments Views: Don’t look back in anger
From a financial market perspective, the Iran war closely resembles previous geopolitical shocks: a sharp but short‑lived sell‑off followed by a rapid and near‑complete recovery in risk asset prices.
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VideoSustainable Global Equity: Where does a longer-term strategy see opportunity?
With markets pulled in multiple directions in 2026, looking beyond near-term noise is uncovering compelling opportunities in emerging markets, capital-intensive firms and commodity exposed names, says our Sustainable Global Equity team in a new video.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - June 2026
Over the past month, stock and bond markets have been driven by diverging forces. Bond yields have risen at the short end due to inflation pressures and more hawkish central banks, while long-end yields have climbed on higher term premiums amid Middle East uncertainty and ongoing high fiscal deficits.
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Asset Manager NewsRetail Index Confirms Resilience of the European Retail Market
May, 27, 2026: Despite growing geopolitical and economic uncertainty, Europe remains the world’s most attractive retail region. This is according to the latest Global Retail Attractiveness Index (GRAI), compiled by Union Investment…
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White papersRethinking global diversification
The Russia-Ukraine war, the rise of tariffs and, most recently, the energy crisis are all triggers of a new geo-economic regime, where the forces shaping markets are broader and more structural.
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White papersRising yields, rising uncertainty
“Bond yields at the short end of the curve moved up as markets repriced central bank action in response to inflation. Long-end yields rose mainly because of higher risk premium, as the war in the Middle East continues to create uncertainty.”
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White papersRisk assets face off with rising global bond yields
The recent interest rate turmoil has driven long‑dated government bond yields to notable historical extremes, with U.S. 30-year yields hitting their highest level since 2007, 30-year JGBs since their introduction in 1999, UK gilts since 1997, and German bunds since 2011. Yet, simultaneously, equities have absorbed the rise in yields without too much damage, supported by a strong earnings environment. That resilience should not be taken for granted, however, as the balance of risks is becoming increasingly finely poised.
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White papersRising global bond yields: The test for risk assets
Global bond markets have sold off sharply in recent weeks, pushing long-end yields to multi-decade highs across major markets. U.S. 30-year yields hit their highest level since 2007, 30-year JGBs since their introduction in 1999, UK gilts since 1997, and German bunds since 2011.
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White papersPrivate credit’s origination divide
In private credit, how a manager sources and selects deals matters far more than market momentum, and that distinction is becoming increasingly consequential as the asset class matures under real macro pressure. In this installment of The Lead Left, Churchill’s Randy Schwimmer makes the case for why deal origination discipline, liquidity transparency, and investor education are now the defining factors separating quality private credit managers from the rest. Explore the full insights here.
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White papersDeglobalisation: Downing the desire for duration
In the latest Fixed on Bonds blog, Premier Miton Fund Manager Simon Prior looks at why fragmenting supply chains can reduce economies of scale and add to cost pressures over time, ultimately feeding through to consumers.
