• ESG Thema #23 - Digital Transition Series - The Social Dimensions of Responsible AI Deployment
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    ESG Thema #23 - Digital Transition Series - The Social Dimensions of Responsible AI Deployment

    2026-06-10T14:46:00Z By Amundi

    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. Investors therefore need to not only assess these risks and monitor their evolution, but also act upon them through meaningful and purposeful engagement.

  • Capital Solutions: A Flexible Response to Private Equity’s Exit Problem
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    Capital Solutions: A Flexible Response to Private Equity’s Exit Problem

    2026-06-09T13:32:00Z By Neuberger

    Private credit headlines have been anxiety-inducing — but not all corners of private markets face the same pressures. Roughly $4 trillion in equity investments remain inside private equity funds awaiting exits…

  • Disrupting the world order
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    Disrupting the world order

    2026-06-04T16:28:00Z By BNP Paribas Asset Management

    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.

  • Bond Market Volatility, Yield Curves & Equity Resilience - Investment views by Outerblue Convictions
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    Bond Market Volatility, Yield Curves & Equity Resilience - Investment views by Outerblue Convictions

    2026-06-02T14:31:00Z By Amundi

    Global markets are being shaped by a fast-moving geopolitical backdrop, with rising tensions in the Middle East and uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz adding to volatility across rates, credit and equities. In this episode of Outerblue Convictions, host Swaha Pattanaik speaks with Monica Defend, Head of the Amundi Investment Institute, about how the team is interpreting the latest moves in macro and bond market volatility, and what this means for portfolio allocation.

  • European small caps offer income and growth
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    European small caps offer income and growth

    2026-05-28T15:40:00Z By BNP Paribas Asset Management

    European small cap stocks have outperformed their large cap peers so far this year. Among the drivers of better performance are their exposure to industrial onshoring trends, the tailwind from merger and acquisition activity on cheaper valuations, and the opportunity to ride on the infrastructure spending wave.

  • China: Tech self-sufficiency drive bodes well for growth
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    China: Tech self-sufficiency drive bodes well for growth

    2026-05-21T15:19:00Z By BNP Paribas Asset Management

    China’s policy for growth from hi-tech industry development is a state-organised – but not state-led – strategic effort that combines top-down industrial planning with bottom-up competition among local players. Chi Lo, Senior Market Strategist in Hong Kong, tells Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist, that investment value in China is created through aligning private incentives with state goals of high-quality growth, technological self-reliance, digitalisation and national security.

  • Outerblue Talks Research - Adapting to Ruptures - Diversification is the Key to this New Era
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    Outerblue Talks Research - Adapting to Ruptures - Diversification is the Key to this New Era

    2026-05-20T11:40:00Z By Amundi

    Long-term investing looks very different in a world defined by ruptures, from geopolitical fragmentation and strategic competition to artificial intelligence, demographic change and shifting currency dynamics. In this episode of Outerblue Talks Research, host Swaha Pattanaik speaks with Monica Defend, Head of the Amundi Investment Institute, and John O’Toole, Global Head and CIO of Solutions, about Amundi’s latest Capital Markets Assumptions (CMA) report and what it means for investors over the years ahead.

  • Beyond Macro: A Value Lens on Emerging Markets Equity
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    Beyond Macro: A Value Lens on Emerging Markets Equity

    2026-05-19T15:26:00Z By Neuberger

    Most investors approach emerging markets top-down: country-level macro calls, currency bets, commodity cycles. But what if those assumptions are exactly what gets in the way of potential returns? What if the single most important variable isn’t the macro backdrop, but the price you pay?

  • AI: Transforming quantitative portfolio management
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    AI: Transforming quantitative portfolio management

    2026-05-14T14:03:00Z By BNP Paribas Asset Management

    Artificial intelligence and machine learning are contributing increasingly to the process of identifying stock investment opportunities and managing portfolio risk, particularly when it comes to quantitative equity strategies that use mathematical models, algorithms and vast datasets to identify and capture the best ideas.

  • Inflation-linked bonds can navigate the shocks
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    Inflation-linked bonds can navigate the shocks

    2026-05-07T14:43:00Z By BNP Paribas Asset Management

    The Middle East conflict has triggered a surge in energy and other prices, creating a second inflation shock in four years. Elida Rhenals, a Senior Portfolio Manager in the rates and inflation team at AXA IM Core, part of BNP Paribas Asset Management, tells Chris Iggo, Chief Investment Officer for AXA IM Core, how the short duration inflation-linked bond strategy run by her team can be effective in offering protection and a real return – not just a nominal one – in a slowing growth, rising inflation environment.