All Global articles – Page 7
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White papersFarmland: The Red Thread – Alternatives, mid-year edition 2026
As energy prices ripple through global agriculture, investors are questioning farmland’s resilience. Dan Murray, Head of Farmland, cuts through the noise, explaining why rising input costs may test farmers in the short term, but need not derail the long-term strength and value of well-structured farmland investments.
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White papersPrivate markets: The Red Thread – Alternatives, mid-year edition 2026
Active portfolio management in uncertain times
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White papersHedge funds: The Red Thread – Alternatives, mid-year edition 2026
2Q26 outlook - The conflict in the Middle East and subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz are shifting the global economy from a ‘goldilocks’ state (steady growth and falling inflation) towards stagflation (lower growth and rising inflation). The recent rebound in risk assets, albeit welcome, may prove short-lived; supply chain disruptions are underway as energy prices and shipping costs rise and global inventories are depleted.
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White papersPrivate equity: The Red Thread – Alternatives, mid-year edition 2026
Private equity returns had a strong quarter, with steady fundamental performance during a turbulent 1H26 that contained several surprises. Artificial intelligence (AI) fears weighed on software valuations in private equity (PE) portfolios, as funds scrambled to assess the threat of AI to business models. Public software valuations continue to face pressure in AI‑exposed segments, although the market is becoming more perceptive to business model differences. This repricing in public markets increases the risk of delayed spillover effects on private software valuations.
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White papersIn an Unsettled World, Value Investing Can Add a Layer of Defense
Why have value stocks been more durable than expected in today’s uncertain market environment?
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White papersDirect Lending: What’s Changed — and What Hasn’t
Welcome to this month’s edition of Where Credit is Due — a newsletter from Barings recognizing value across the people and portfolios shaping credit markets today.
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PodcastESG Thema #23 - Digital Transition Series - The Social Dimensions of Responsible AI Deployment
AI has become a material source of economic opportunity and innovation. OECD economists argue that it can raise productivity by improving business processes, output quality, innovation and the efficiency with which firms use labour and capital, under the right organisational and policy conditions. However, AI diffusion also introduces risks that can undermine its potential for positive economic and wider societal impact if not managed through an ethical approach to development and deployment.
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White papersDirect Lending: What’s Changed — and What Hasn’t
Welcome to this month’s edition of Where Credit is Due — a newsletter from Barings recognizing value across the people and portfolios shaping credit markets today.
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White papersAviation Leasing: Looking Beyond the Fuel Price Shock
Stress for airlines may be opportunity for lessors.
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White papersPrivate markets offer financing solutions during periods of geopolitical transition
Private markets have long financed infrastructure, but their role may be becoming more important as geopolitical transition reshapes global priorities. As countries place greater value on strategic physical assets, private capital is likely to play an increasingly important role in funding critical infrastructure and other public goods.
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White papersA wider pitch: lessons from the largest football World Cup in history
The 2026 football World Cup will be the largest in history. For the first time, 48 nations will compete, up from 32, and it will be co‑hosted across three countries: the United States, Canada and Mexico. This expanded format creates more qualifying places, particularly for regions that have historically been under‑represented and introduces additional routes into the tournament.
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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.
