Asset Allocation

Emily Whiting. Photo: JP Morgan AM.
Asset Allocation
June 2, 2026

Asia is no longer just an emerging-markets trade

India may be under pressure from higher energy costs and geopolitical tensions, but investors should…
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From left to right: Piera Elisa Grassi (JPMorgan), Tom Stephens (Schroders), Gilles Dauphiné (Amundi) and Michael Mohr (Xtrackers/DWS).
Asset Allocation
May 28, 2026

Active ETFs redraw Europe’s investment landscape

For years, European investors treated ETFs as passive building blocks and mutual funds as the…
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Asset Allocation
May 26, 2026

Teflon markets: why turmoil now reads as stimulus

Markets, in short, are no longer pricing peace. They are pricing managed instability.
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Madison Faller. Photo: J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Asset Allocation
May 21, 2026

JP Morgan tells wealthy clients: your cash is the risk now

Wealthy investors who built large cash buffers after the pandemic may now face a different threat…
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SpaceX Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 during an in-flight abort test. Demand for pre-IPO exposure to the company is intensifying ahead of a possible listing. Illustration: NASA/SpaceX.
Asset Allocation
May 13, 2026

Van Eck warns on opaque SpaceX trading

The rush among private clients to buy into SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic before they reach public…
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Asset Allocation
May 7, 2026

60/40 portfolio under pressure again, ‘but still too early to bury it’

Just like a few years ago, asset managers are once again questioning the traditional 60/40 mix…
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Allvue Systems’ Richard Change and ILPA’s Emily Kisak.
Asset Allocation
May 5, 2026

Private equity’s pay machine becomes a governance test

The fees private equity managers earn on successful deals are no longer just a matter of…
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A tanker anchored in Malaysia awaiting a new assignment. Photo: Unsplash.
Asset Allocation
April 29, 2026

Each week Hormuz stays shut costs Europe 0.1% of GDP

Oil prices will have to climb much higher to stabilise global markets as disruptions in the Strait…
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Asset Allocation
April 17, 2026

Investors return to beaten-down software stocks

Software stocks are being repriced as investors reassess how artificial intelligence will reshape…
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Lucas Crasborn
Asset Allocation
April 8, 2026

Private equity shifts pressure to retail investors

Private equity’s model is coming under strain as exits slow, capital remains tied up, and investors…
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Jean-Jacques Barbéris. Photo: Amundi.
Asset Allocation
April 2, 2026

Asset owners push asset managers back into net zero alliance

Asset owners representing 3.7 trillion dollars in capital sent a clear message to their asset…
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ELTIFs. Photo: IO.
Asset Allocation
March 27, 2026

Eltif growth meets market reality

An Irish long-term investment fund has suspended redemptions after investor withdrawals exceeded its…
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Photo: Vera Kratochvil.
Asset Allocation
March 26, 2026

Investors underestimate risk capacity Yale finds

For decades, investors have been told to balance risk with a simple formula: the 60/40 split between…
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Jenny Zeng. Photo: Allianz GI.
Asset Allocation
March 24, 2026

RMB bonds emerge as hedge in oil shock

RMB bonds may offer an unexpected shelter in a prolonged oil shock, as global fixed income markets…
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