All Strategies articles
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VideoWhat Role Can Emerging Markets Debt Play in Institutional Portfolios?
Emerging markets debt (EMD) has grown significantly in breadth and depth over the past two decades, creating a more diverse opportunity set for institutional investors. Against a backdrop of changing trade dynamics, shifting commodity prices and divergent country fundamentals, the panel explores the role of careful selection, active management and bottom-up research when assessing the asset class.
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White papersAI meets behavioural finance: smarter tools for retail investors
AI techniques are increasingly being used in retail investor analysis and advisory tools. By capturing complex non-linear relationships and incorporating unstructured data such as text and images, they can better reflect the multiple factors that drive investor behaviour.
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White papersSystematic Active Fixed Income Turns 2
Systematic Active Fixed Income’s (SAFI) first two years reinforce the power of our investment process also demonstrating how SAFI can complement fundamental active managers given low alpha correlations. Read more about the 2-year SAFI experience at State Street.
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White papersThe vital role of fixed income in strengthening European autonomy
In an uncertain market environment, fixed income is once again taking centre stage. With inflation expectations, policy paths and regional divergences shifting rapidly, investors are increasingly looking for solutions that can deliver both stability and income. In this context, an active fixed income approach can offer a compelling answer: one that combines discipline, flexibility and the ability to respond quickly to changing market conditions.
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White papersMeasuring engagement: How to move from passive engagement to active influence
Stewardship is evolving. For years, engagement was assessed by volume – the number of meetings held, letters sent or companies contacted. Today, asset owners and asset managers are asking a more demanding question: did engagement make a difference? In the near future, however, asset owners and asset managers might have more tools to assess engagement quality and additionality, explains Francois Humbert.
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White papersCLO equity insights: Thinking fast and CLO
CLO equity offers a classic example of short- versus long-term thinking. Investor dialogue and market research often emphasize short-term conditions, such as arbitrage spreads or near-term credit sentiment. But, in our view, this underappreciates the compounding impact of long-term optionality in the structure.
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White papersThe role of asset-backed securities in pension scheme LDI portfolios
Historically, the US securitised credit market has demonstrated strong risk-adjusted return outcomes, often decorrelated to traditional fixed income assets. When blended into LDI portfolios there is the opportunity to enhance collateral waterfall liquidity while improving risk/return dynamics.
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White papersTaking an absolute return approach to convertible bond investing
Applying an absolute return approach to investing in convertible bonds has historically provided steady returns for investors across various market cycle: returns remained resilient during, for example, the COVID pandemic and the Ukraine war. Even now, with the Iran conflict, this approach has continued to be a safe heaven.
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VideoMulti-Asset Views: Potential opportunities through diversification
Laurent Clavel discusses the effects of current geopolitical volatility on markets and how diversifying across asset classes could offer investors better risk-adjusted returns.
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White papersAsset Allocation Outlook 2Q 2026: Beyond the Conflict
The Middle East conflict has made the investment calculus harder, but not enough to alter our constructive outlook or justify a material shift in strategic asset allocation.
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VideoHow has quant investing evolved over time?
In this short video, Daniel Mahr, Head of MDT Group, explores how quantitative investing has evolved – from early factor models to today’s data‑rich, machine‑learning‑driven strategies.
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White papersFour lasting impacts of the Iran war
When I served as a United States diplomat, we often said that war is the failure of diplomacy. The inconclusiveness of initial negotiations in Islamabad underscores just how fragile diplomacy can be.
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White papersFive reasons to consider US short-duration high yield bonds
Amid the increasingly complex set of headwinds facing investors, a short duration high yield investment strategy can be designed with the aim of delivering a simple goal – generate stable, consistent income while minimising volatility and avoiding principal losses.
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White papersDéjà vu: Parallels between the dotcom era and the AI surge
Comparing previous tech booms and bust cycles with today’s AI surge highlights some notable patterns. Historically, undervalued stocks with low price/earnings ratios have outperformed during market downturns that followed unsustainable rises in valuations. This underscores the importance of focusing on valuation to manage risk. Understanding historical parallels can help inform smarter investment decisions amid market uncertainty.
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White papersPortfolio manager Q&A: MDT Market Neutral
We asked Dan Mahr, Head of MDT, to discuss MDT’s market neutral strategy — its history, approach and how it may fit within a portfolio. Please find edited excerpts from the conversation below.
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White papers2Q 2026 Fixed income perspectives
Themes, outlook, and investment implications across global fixed income markets.
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White papersBehind South Korea’s spectacular surge
Federated Hermes’ Asia ex Japan Equity Strategy was boosted by the soaraway performance of South Korean stocks last year. How are we responding? And is there still value in our South Korean holdings?
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White papersRelative Value & Tactical Asset Allocation – Q2 2026
Our quarterly Relative Value and Tactical Asset Allocation combines insights from our investment teams and the Global Economic and Market Strategy team to assess relative value across major asset classes.
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White papersThree strategies for investing amid AI whiplash
The debate over artificial intelligence has taken a sharp turn. Initial exuberance over AI’s transformative potential sparked investor fears of an AI bubble. But that concern has now been overshadowed by anxiety that the AI juggernaut will steamroll large segments of the global economy.
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White papersCapital Solutions, Explained
Capital solutions has evolved far beyond its origins in distressed debt. Today, it functions as a form of “direct lending plus”—pairing tailored outcomes for borrowers with the potential for strong, cash-yielding returns for investors.
