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White papersMidyear fixed-income outlook: Strategic scenarios for bond investors
How will policy uncertainty and macro headwinds shape opportunities in fixed income?
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White papersA climate-driven investment approach
Increasingly our clients around the world have taken a critical interest in climate change and the energy transition to a low carbon world.
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White papersConstructing Investment Portfolios with Climate-Relevant Metrics: a multifaceted problem
The integration of climate-related signals within investment portfolios is becoming an increasingly mandatory requirement, as well as an expected practice, on the part of regulators and institutional investors respectively. In this paper, we illustrate the introduction of these metrics as optimization constraints, as outlined in Le Guenedal and Roncalli (2022).
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White papersMidyear equity outlook: Staying selective amid volatility
A year that began with a rosy outlook for equities was soon jolted by tariff announcements, sending markets reeling. Looking out for the remainder of 2025, we remain constructive in our outlook on equities. Tariff tumult and a challenging macroeconomic environment remain acute in many regions.
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Asset Manager NewsActis to launch Latin America toll roads platform with acquisition of 416km Colombian portfolio
LUXEMBOURG, 10 June 2025: Actis, a leading growth markets investor in sustainable infrastructure, has entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of operational toll roads in Colombia from Sacyr with a total transaction value of US$1.6 billion. The investments will come from Actis’ Long Life Infrastructure Fund 2 (ALLIF2) and mark the launch of Actis’ first Latin American toll roads platform.
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White papersUnblocking the copper pipeline
Enhancing the role of responsible mining standards to meet the demands of an electrified future
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White papersThe evolving world of real assets
Real assets have the potential to offer investors a lot in ‘green’ areas such as renewable energy, green mobility, circular economy, battery storage, hydrogen, and carbon capture. Head of Real Assets Karen Azoulay discusses the features and trends of this dynamic asset class.
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White papersFed may do little in this push-me-pull-you market
Bond investors had plenty to consider during May as momentum shifted.
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White papersHas Moody’s downgrade of the US credit rating impacted money market funds?
This is one of those instances when it is best to be direct. As soon as the news hit about Moody’s recent downgrade of the US credit rating, we knew cash managers would be fielding questions about its impact on US money market funds. There are no ramifications: the rating agency has affirmed its Aaa-mf assessment of money funds is unaffected by the “demotion”.
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White papersTrump’s tariff rollout hits roadblock
US court ruled this week that president has overstepped his authority by invoking an emergency law to justify tariff policy.
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White papersInvestment Perspectives H2 2025 Outlook: Steady sailing in choppy waters
The investment landscape is shifting. Economic, political and financial uncertainty has risen and investors are responding. What lies ahead for investors? In our mid-year edition of Investment Perspectives, CIOs from our Equities, Fixed Income and Private Market teams reveal how they plan to navigate these choppy waters and continue to uncover compelling investment opportunities.
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WebinarWebinar replay - Sustainability in the age of Trump: Expert insights for investors
Chris Iggo (Chair of the AXA IM Investment Institute and CIO of AXA IM Core) Jane Wadia (Head of Sustainability, Core Products & Clients, AXA IM Core), Jamison Friedland (Senior Sustainability Analyst, AXA IM Core).
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White papersAdapting to shifts in a dynamic market
Private credit: Investment opportunities and US consumer credit
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White papersData Center Investments: A 360-Degree View
Investment in data centers has increased dramatically, driven largely by explosive demand from generative artificial intelligence (AI) and the accelerating global reliance on digital infrastructure. As AI technologies advance, the need for larger, more energy-intensive facilities equipped with sophisticated infrastructure, such as high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs), continues to escalate, reshaping energy consumption patterns and influencing broader utilities and infrastructure markets. At the same time, the substantial power requirements and significant capital outlays involved in data center expansion present unique investment risks and opportunities across both public and private credit.
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Asset Manager NewsActis’ Skyline Brazilian transmission platform acquires assets to expand to 1,404km
Actis Long Life Infrastructure Fund 2 momentum continues, with fund now close to 50% deployed
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White papersIndian assets have long-term allure as global rivalries intensify
Equity investors will have to cope with greater trade protectionism and regional rivalry, delayed climate transition, and technological transformation in the next decade. In our 2025 Capital Market Assumptions – which examine long-term return expectations for 40 global asset classes – we see shifting dynamics across equity markets, characterised by strong earnings growth in select regions, tempered by valuation challenges.
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White papersThe Consumer Hangs In
Amid changing policy dynamics, fluctuating markets and swings in sentiment, the U.S. consumer has, so far, remained surprisingly resilient.
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White papersWill Smart Glasses Replace Smart Phones?
AI-powered eyewear offers a glimpse into the (not-so-distant) future. Growth investors, take heed.
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White papersBRICS+ and contested global leadership: implications for investment management
The second study of the Pictet Research Institute explores the rise of the BRICS+ coalition as a counterweight to the G7 amid shifting economic dynamics. It examines how BRICS+ challenges the Western-led international system and the implications for investment strategies in a polarised world.
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White papersSovereign investors need to actively pick winners
Macro uncertainties and Trump’s policies will shape investment strategies in 2025
