All Thematic Investing articles
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White papersOn the ground in Emerging Markets: Taiwan
Taiwan’s central role in the global semiconductor industry has driven robust economic growth as companies such as TSMC have benefited from the AI boom. But, as well as being vital to global trade and technology markets, Taiwan is also exposed to geopolitical and energy supply risks. Following a recent visit to the country, Michael Bourke, Head of Emerging Market Equities, shares his insights on Taiwan’s evolving market dynamics and geopolitical challenges.
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White papersIs the world on track for a more sustainable future?
At Columbia Threadneedle, we believe that understanding sustainability trends and the interactions between people and planet is fundamental to identifying future investment opportunities. Using a deep and grounded research-based approach, and through our ongoing engagement, we consider how environmental, social and wider factors are shaping the companies and industries we invest in.
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VideoVenture Capital Roundtable (1/3): Where to look beyond AI in today’s market
As AI dominates investor attention, where might opportunities be missed? In the first video discussion of this series, our venture investors look beyond the headlines to uncover areas that may be underappreciated.
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White papersAI’s growing influence on fixed income markets
The excitement engulfing artificial intelligence has been very much focused on equity markets — with the likes of the tech-heavy Nasdaq index hitting multiple fresh highs over the past 12 months.
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White papersWater: The hidden constraint shaping the digital economy
Structural megatrends are pressuring water resources, increasing scarcity and challenging long‑term sustainability and economic growth. This creates opportunities for investors to invest in companies providing solutions, ranging from upstream activities such as procurement & equipment, mid‑stream production & distribution, to downstream operation & end use.
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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 papersWhat sectors are well placed to enjoy real AI gains?
As artificial intelligence investment surges across industries, real progress varies widely. Drawing on conversations with more than 50 European companies, we explore who is truly prepared for AI‑driven disruption and who risks being left behind.
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White papersThe shift in how the world sees farmland: An asset that sits between categories
Investment categories tend to last longer than the conditions that created them. Real estate, infrastructure and private markets were shaped in a period when natural systems felt predictable and globalisation appeared steady. Those assumptions carried portfolios for decades.
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White papersDecoding data centers: Sustainability due diligence across the value chain
AI is reshaping the world, but behind every large language model and data center is a very real environmental footprint that investors can no longer afford to overlook. Nuveen and the Environmental Defense Fund have teamed up to cut through the complexity, offering a practical, science-grounded guide to help investors ask better questions and manage material risks across the entire AI value chain. Download the report to see what smarter due diligence looks like in the age of AI.
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White papersBeyond data centres: Could fibre optic networks bridge the AI divide?
If you were asked to name a few standout inventions from the 19th century, you’d probably answer without much hesitation. The steam train, the light bulb, the telephone – all fundamentally changed the way people interact with one another and the world around them.
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White papersReady to build for a new era
Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners’ Chris Deves explains why the firm favours a greenfield approach to the energy transition journey
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WebinarAI Disruption in Software and Technology: Navigating the Rerating
The software sector has entered a period of sharp volatility as investors grapple with a critical question: is the recent selloff a panic-driven overreaction, or the early stages of a deeper repricing as AI reshapes the Software-as-a-Service model?
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White papersHow to invest in tomorrow’s four megatrends
Four clearly identifiable trends spanning the globe are shaping tomorrow’s world and with it, future opportunities for investors. Check out our infographic on these megatrends, the related investment themes and why investors should choose BNP Paribas Asset Management to gain exposure.
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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 papersMarket Snapshot: Japanese stocks rally on election result
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 papersEuropean infrastructure - Striking the right balance
Despite macroeconomic turmoil in some markets, infrastructure decarbonisation and digitalisation remain viable and appealing thematic investment options in Europe. Karen Azoulay, Head of Infrastructure Debt and Paul-Francois Prouvost, Private Assets Investor Relations, review the opportunities in European Infrastructure.
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White papersHarnessing thematic indices to support European growth and portfolio resilience
How do you achieve long-term objectives in an environment of uncertainty without sacrificing agility? This is the question being asked by many pension funds and institutional asset managers facing persistent macroeconomic uncertainty, shifting policy dynamics and heightened market volatility. Thematic indices are a compelling solution - not merely as performance trackers, but as forward-looking allocation tools aligned with the ongoing structural transformations in Europe’s economic fabric.
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White papersExploring the evolving AI landscape
This summer saw no shortage of news flow and events concerning artificial intelligence (AI). In this update, Jeffrey Lin, Head of Thematic Technology Equities, reflects on the evolving AI landscape, including technological advances and demand for infrastructure, and outlines why he believes AI innovation has the potential to deliver strong multi-decade revenue growth.
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White papersNeo-clouds With Gold AI Linings
Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump brought together 33 of Silicon Valley’s most influential leaders to address a burgeoning challenge: How to meet insatiable demand for data-processing power in the age of artificial intelligence?
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Establishes RMB 2.6 billion AUM Maiden Data Center Fund
Shanghai and Singapore, 1 April 2025 – GLP, a leading global thematic business builder and investment manager, today announced the closing of its first digital infrastructure focused strategy (“GLP China IDC Income Fund I”) at RMB 2.6 billion AUM.
