• Understanding Global Direct Lending Markets
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    Understanding Global Direct Lending Markets

    27 May 2025By Barings

    Leaders across Barings Global Private Credit platform discuss the similarities and differences between the direct lending markets in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, and the potential benefits of global strategies in this space.

  • Talking Heads – It’s a match: infrastructure investing and Europe’s new focus
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    Talking Heads – It’s a match: infrastructure investing and Europe’s new focus

    20 May 2025By BNP Paribas Asset Management

    As investors shift away from US investments and eye opportunities for yield and growth elsewhere, it makes sense that Europe comes to mind. This is especially so now that the ‘old continent’ has kicked off a revitalisation drive to target new sources of growth and trim its dependence on the resources of other countries.

  • Navigating the New Normal in Private Markets
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    Navigating the New Normal in Private Markets

    20 May 2025By Neuberger Berman

    The Private Equity market continues to evolve as investors navigate economic uncertainty, limited liquidity, and trade policy shifts. With challenges from tariffs and moderating distributions, investors are seeking ways to manage risks while uncovering opportunities for growth. But how can private equity firms leverage their agility to capitalize on these dynamics? And what innovations are reshaping access to this asset class?

  • Outerblue Convictions - Global Investment Views - Trade wars continue to complicate policy decisions
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    Outerblue Convictions - Global Investment Views - Trade wars continue to complicate policy decisions

    19 May 2025By Amundi

    The spring meetings in Washington are a useful platform to gauge opinion of policymakers, economists, bankers and investors from around the world. In this latest edition of our monthly investment views podcast, Monica Defend, Head of Amundi Investment Institute, catches up with Swaha Pattanaik on her return from the US to share Amundi’s latest investment views and talk about the mood in Washington, and what this might mean for the markets.  

  • Outerblue Talks Research – Capital Market Assumptions 2025
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    Outerblue Talks Research – Capital Market Assumptions 2025

    12 May 2025By Amundi

    Against a backdrop of extraordinary global uncertainty, Amundi’s 2025 capital market assumptions report explores the game changers that are shaping investment decisions and asset class return expectations. Join Giulio Lombardo as he speaks to Monica Defend, Head of the Amundi Investment Institute, and John O’Toole, Head of Multi-Asset Investment Solutions, to discover this year’s main findings and what’s changed since last year. 

  • Outerblue RI - How do engagement and voting drive action on corporate sustainability?
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    Outerblue RI - How do engagement and voting drive action on corporate sustainability?

    7 May 2025By Amundi

    This episode will explore what proxy voting is, and why it is important in an overall stewardship strategy of an asset manager. Many themes will be touched upon, including board compensation, Say on Climate resolutions, and filing shareholder resolutions to accelerate improvements in the climate strategy. 

  • The High Yield Playbook: Positions and Possibilities
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    The High Yield Playbook: Positions and Possibilities

    7 May 2025By Neuberger Berman

    The credit market is transforming, and investors are looking ahead to seize the best opportunities in non-investment grade credit. With wider spreads, tariff-induced inflation, and moderating growth, opportunities in high-yield bonds, loans, and CLOs are reshaping fixed income strategies.

  • Talking Heads – Curious about private equity?
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    Talking Heads – Curious about private equity?

    2 May 2025By BNP Paribas Asset Management

    Private equity is a growth market with a wider set of opportunities than investors would be able to access in public equities. Damien Fournier and Lionel Gomez, Co-Heads of Private Equity, discuss the benefits and risks of private equity, as well segments such as venture capital and distressed investments, with Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist.

  • Talking Heads – Generating income, protecting capital in bonds
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    Talking Heads – Generating income, protecting capital in bonds

    24 April 2025By BNP Paribas Asset Management

    Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist, sits down with Olivier De Larouziere, CIO of Fixed Income, to discuss some of the recent moves in global bond markets.  

  • Volatility: Finding True Diversifiers
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    Volatility: Finding True Diversifiers

    15 April 2025By Neuberger Berman

    As new administration policies send shock waves throughout the market, navigating the stormy sea has become the central challenge for investors. With rapid shifts in the economic environment and heightened uncertainty, diversification and resilience are more critical than ever. But what strategies can investors adopt to navigate turbulence? And how can tools like dynamic diversification help strengthen portfolios?