Franklin Templeton Investments
South Korea Still Looks Strong—But the Easy Part of the Trade May Be Over
Templeton’s April emerging markets note suggests South Korea remains one of the cleaner AI and policy-linked stories in Asia, though investors are now shifting from chasing upside to testing durability.
Templeton says investor engag...
2026-04-07
2026-04-07
Allianz Global Investors
The AI Boom Is Starting to Look More Like an Income Filter Than a Growth Story
The featured repot argues that the AI trade is entering a harsher phase, where monetisation and cash generation matter more than narrative and capex bravado.
Allianz notes that the market is moving away from AI as a pure storytelling trad...
2026-04-07
Nuveen
Casting a wider net: Can investors branch out when so much is priced in?
This outlook makes a simple argument: much of the good news is already priced in, so investors need to widen the field rather than keep piling into the same themes.
Nuveen says many markets still look broadly constructive, but with t...
2026-04-07
Northern Trust
The Iran War Is Becoming a Budget Shock—Not Just an Oil Shock
The feautered weekly commentary argues that the war’s financial consequences are now spreading well beyond energy prices and into the fiscal architecture of both combatants and bystanders.
Northern Trust estimates the war has alread...
2026-04-03
Robeco
Equities Turn More Fragile as the Energy Shock Spreads
Long-term equity themes remain intact, while the Middle East shock has materially worsened the near-term risk backdrop.
Robeco warns that the closure of key energy routes and rising pressure in oil, LNG, fertilizer, grains, and alumi...
2026-04-03
ING Bank
Belgium’s Inflation Looks Calm—But the Real Shock May Still Be Ahead
ING’s Philippe Ledent argues that Belgium’s modest March inflation print masks a much sharper inflation impulse that is likely to emerge in the coming months.
Headline inflation rose only from 1.4% to 1.6% in March, but I...
2026-04-03
Janus Henderson
“Guns & Butter” May Be Back—and Inflation Could Be the Price
The featured report argues that the current U.S. mix of tax cuts, rising defence spending, and resilient labour markets increasingly resembles the inflationary “Guns & Butter” era of the 1960s.
Bernstein suggests today&rsq...
2026-04-03
MFS Investment Management
Near-Retirement Investors May Need Patience, Not Panic
While the Middle East conflict has added volatility, the shock should still be viewed as cyclical and oil-driven rather than structurally market-breaking.
MFS notes that in 19 of the last 22 geopolitical conflicts, markets were ...
2026-04-01
Columbia Threadneedle
Tax Drag Matters More Than Investors Think
Columbia Threadneedle’s Seth Buks examines how tax friction can quietly erode compounding and why asset location deserves a more strategic role in portfolio construction.
A 1.5% annual tax drag can reduce a $1 million portf...
2026-04-01
Allianz Global Investors
Behavioural Bias Is Still a Portfolio Risk
AllianzGI’s Matt Toms and Michael Stamos argue that behavioural mistakes remain a persistent drag on asset allocation and can be mitigated through stronger decision-making frameworks.
The report highlights key biases including recenc...
