All Strategies articles – Page 6
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White papersBeyond the comfort zone: emerging markets in the private credit 2.0 era
Throughout its history, private credit has thrived on structural change. But as developed markets mature, the case for diversification is growing stronger. Felipe Berliner, Co-Founder and Head of Structuring, sets out why emerging markets could be the next frontier for the private credit asset class.
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White papersEurope’s AI challenges and opportunities
While Europe registers strength in AI research and patents, its limited funding, regulatory burden and energy-infrastructure constraints hinder the commercial scaling of AI — putting its markets at a disadvantage versus U.S. peers, though selective opportunities remain in sectors positioned for AI-infrastructure growth.
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White papersA diversified offence in private credit as the best defence
Amid elevated uncertainty, investors are increasingly being drawn to private credit as a resilient asset class that can deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns, diversification, and income stability.
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PodcastLive Long and Prosper: How to Target a Happy Retirement
Saving for retirement poses increasing challenges in an ever-changing financial landscape. In this episode, Karen Watkin talks with Elena Wang, a Portfolio Manager at AllianceBernstein, who says investors need to adopt a flexible and diversified approach to retirement savings, considering both growth and risk management.
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White papersHigh Yield: Strategies for a Shifting Market
High yield continues to be a credible source of income and diversification in today’s environment—but broad market beta is unlikely to deliver outsized returns, making security selection and disciplined positioning paramount.
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White papersThe Future of Asset Management: The Macro Imperative
This note outlines an outlook for the asset management industry rooted in our view of the macro investment environment, which suggests that asset owners may need to reexamine their strategic allocations. A higher equilibrium level of inflation, high valuation multiples and less available diversification are not bearish per se, but they do prompt a need to change portfolio design, with the need to protect long-term purchasing power at its heart.
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White papersRetirement Accumulation Strategies with Real Assets and Inflation Risk
This article presents a comprehensive, dynamic asset allocation framework for retirement savings, extending the classical Merton model to include human capital. This framework reconciles the intuitive age-based glide path with financial theory, recognizing that total wealth consists of financial capital and the present value of future contributions.
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PodcastPivot Points: Rediscovering Europe, Japan and Emerging Markets
Amid shifting global market currents, investors are reassessing where the most compelling opportunities lie beyond the US. Shifts in earnings trajectories, valuation dispersion, and evolving policy signals are reshaping the risk-reward across regions and asset classes, prompting a fresh look at how to balance exposures.
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White papersAre (private credit) cracks widening?
Market Snapshot is a weekly view from our portfolio managers, offering sharp, thematic insights into the trends shaping markets right now.
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White papersThe income conundrum (and a potential solution)
The Federal Reserve (Fed) has resumed its rate-cutting posture after a lengthy pause. While we expect the easing cycle’s impact on the economy to be beneficial, lowering rates comes at a cost: many savers who depend on income-oriented financial instruments will have challenges meeting their living expenses.
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White papersInvesting without compromise
Tom Green, Head of Direct Lending at HSBC Asset Management, talks about the importance of discipline in the lending business, the value of exclusive deal flows, and what makes the European mid-market so attractive right now
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VideoThere’s power in data
Discover the power behind our quant investing strategies – this highlight video showcases the techniques, insights and talent driving MDT’s approach.
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White papersNavigate today’s markets for tomorrow’s outcomes
Amid economic and demographic shifts, investors are encouraged to stay focused on long-term goals, using diversified portfolios and disciplined retirement strategies to navigate short-term volatility and build future resilience.
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White papersInvesting in unstoppable trends
Early in my career as an equity analyst covering newspapers and the Internet, I learned a valuable lesson.
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White papersResilient Emerging Markets in the Great Diversification
Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and policy uncertainty, many emerging markets have demonstrated notable resilience, as recently noted by the IMF, driving strong year-to-date outperformance in both debt and equity versus developed markets. We believe we have entered an era in which geographic and sector diversification is back in focus amid geopolitical realignment, supply chain redesign and an intensifying technology race. This combination favours a reallocation to EMs at a time when these markets are supported by clear structural and cyclical drivers.
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Asset Manager NewsAccess Portfolio Acquisition
Barings has acquired a multi-let urban logistics and industrial portfolio comprising four assets. Located in high-demand urban submarkets where quality supply is scarce, the portfolio was purchased in June 2025 as part of a non-core investment strategy.
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White papersIn it for the long haul: The private companies creating the future
As the world undergoes rapid transformation, the companies shaping tomorrow’s economy can often go unnoticed. Alex Seddon explores how private markets are now offering a unique opportunity for investors to align their savings with the economy of the future.
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White papersCan Europe step into Uncle Sam’s shoes?
Europe has always been seen as the little cousin to the US. This year, however, Europe’s profile from an investment perspective has grown as the US’ reputation of a choice of stability and reliability has taken a nose-dive.
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White papersThe Nuance in Net Zero
Effective measurement of progress toward net-zero alignment has never been more important to investors and companies that have adopted net-zero ambitions.
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White papersSeeing the Opportunity in Volatility
Recent volatility related to U.S.-China trade tensions and credit risk in the banking sector is a stark reminder of macro risks that continue to stalk global markets—and how hard and fast they can hit.
