All Global articles – Page 6
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White papersThe Memory Crunch: Winners and Losers
Memory chip prices are expected to rise sharply through 2026, driven by AI data center demand crowding out supply of traditional memory used in PCs, smartphones, servers, vehicles, and consumer electronics. This creates margin compression, product delay, and inventory risks for downstream Investment grade issuers.
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White papersThere Will Be NO AI Jobs Apocalypse
Fears of a job apocalypse caused by AI tools are overstated. While there almost certainly will be disruptions to workers, they are likely to be focused on workers with discrete output — operation or work output that results in binary outcomes. Job losses in those segments could be sizable, in our opinion. However, we would expect that job losses in those areas would be replaced by job gains in other sectors.
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White papersCommercial real estate in the age of AI
Artificial intelligence is poised to reshape commercial real estate by increasing demand for data centers, digital infrastructure, and energy-intensive facilities. At the same time, AI-driven analytics could improve property management, leasing strategies, and operational efficiency across real estate portfolios.
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White papersThree key areas of opportunity in energy transition infrastructure
Why we believe mid-market platforms, rapidly emerging technologies such as battery storage and green hydrogen, and key renewable power demand drivers will continue to drive growth in energy transition infrastructure portfolios.
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WebinarWebinar: The world in 2031 - Megatrends to watch
Watch equity portfolio managers Rob Lovelace and Alan Wilson discuss how advances in AI, drug discovery and industrial innovation could influence everyday life — and what these changes may mean for long-term investors.
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White papersAsset Allocation: Does Middle East Conflict Change the Calculus?
The Middle East conflict and its uncertainties, together with a shaky job market, challenge risk assets and growth. Vigilant of the risks on all fronts, we remain constructive in our positioning.
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White papersBeyond borders: a new framework for global fixed income investing
The old playbook for global fixed income - developed markets for stability, emerging markets for yield - is no longer the whole story. Fiscal discipline, institutional credibility and policy risk now vary as much within those categories as between them, opening up a more compelling and nuanced opportunity set for investors willing to look beyond traditional labels. Read the full piece to see how a fundamentals-first approach to global fixed income could strengthen your portfolio.
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White papersWhy Are Holidays More Expensive?
A Deep Dive for Consumers and Infrastructure Investors
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White papersFrom Transition to Physical Risk: Rethinking Portfolio Management
Over the past fifteen years, responsible investment has evolved, shifting from broad ESG scores to more granular climate risk management. Transition risk has dominated, with portfolio decarbonization anchored in standardized carbon intensity metrics and, more recently, complemented by measures of green intensity.
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White papersMarket implications amid renewed geopolitical uncertainty
Rising geopolitical tensions are increasing market uncertainty, with potential spillovers into energy prices, inflation expectations, and global risk sentiment.
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PodcastTackling volatility with public debt money market funds
Volatility in financial markets has made money market funds a preferred asset allocation tool. Investors looking for a high-quality strategy with no exposure to financials and other corporates, a stable net asset value, and strong liquidity should consider public debt constant net asset value (CNAV) money market funds.
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White papersGeopolitical Risk and Asset Pricing Across Market Regimes
This paper examines how geopolitical risk (GPR) is transmitted across global financial markets by analyzing its effects on equities, sovereign bonds, foreign exchange, and commodities. Moving beyond single-regime and single-dimension approaches, the study adopts a two-regime Markov-switching framework to capture the state-dependent pricing of geopolitical shocks under low- and high-volatility market conditions.
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White papersLet your bonds work smarter
Active management can turn fixed income into a more purposeful allocation
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White papersMeasuring what matters: Impact reporting in listed equities
BNP Paribas Asset Management’s Environmental Strategies Group has published the inaugural impact report for its Clean Energy Solutions strategy. In a world of imperfect data, we describe the reasons for our pragmatic approach to measuring the strategy’s positive environmental impact.
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PodcastFragmented forces shaping the markets - Global Investment views by Outerblue Convictions
As tariffs figures once again hit the headlines, our new episode of Outerblue Convictions measures the feeling in the markets and looks at some of the main drivers over the past few weeks. Swaha Pattanaik speaks to Monica Defend, head of the Amundi Investment Institute, to gauge her reaction to the latest round of tariffs, and whether these impact our investment views.
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White papersEquities: Navigate the AI and Tariff Disruption—Don’t Fight It
There’s no escaping the market impact of AI disruption and tariff uncertainty. But it’s better to lean into these forces and invest selectively than to be paralyzed by them.
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White papersTech issues: The AI debt deluge hitting bond markets
Thus far, the artificial intelligence (AI) story has largely dominated the equity market narrative. However, 2025 marked a turning point. The major AI ‘hyperscalers’ are now turning to the bond market to fuel the technology’s rapid development.
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White papers2025 Proxy Season in Review
We continued our commitment to transparent engagement in an effort to enhance shareholder value and manage risk for our clients.
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White papersUnified Global Alternatives – Hedge Fund Bulletin: January 2026
Global markets delivered broadly positive performance in January, supported by improving risk sentiment amid elevated sector rotation, higher dispersion, the start of the corporate earnings season, and the nomination of the next US Federal Reserve chair.
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White papersEMEA Investment grade examined 2026 – The importance of portfolio construction
While credit markets proved to be relatively resilient in the face of multiple geopolitical events, there is no guarantee that this will always be the case. So, how do we see credit markets against such a backdrop?
