Morgan Stanley
Mid-Market Infrastructure Is Becoming the New Hunting Ground
In Infrastructure Investor, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners argues that institutional capital is increasingly moving toward mid-market infrastructure because mega-fund competition has made large-cap deals less attractive.
Mid-...
2026-04-17
2026-04-17
Robeco
Private Credit May Be Entering Its Real Stress Test
Robeco’s April multi-asset monitor is one of the more candid institutional notes on private credit. Their argument: the sector is not collapsing, but the easy years are over.
Private credit is now roughly a $2.1 trillion market...
2026-04-17
DWS
Stay Invested, but Own Resilience
DWS’s April CIO View argues that growth can withstand current geopolitical shocks, but portfolios now need stronger ballast as higher yields and energy risks reshape markets.
The firm keeps a +1 risk stance, noting that geopoli...
2026-04-16
ING Bank
Turkey’s Macro Stabilisation Is Being Tested by Geopolitics Again
ING’s latest Turkey monitor argues that recent regional tensions have not derailed Ankara’s policy framework, but they are materially complicating the inflation, growth, and external balance outlook.
ING raised its 2026 i...
2026-04-16
Van Lanschot Kempen
AI Panic May Be Mispricing the Businesses Built to Last
Van Lanschot Kempen argues that markets are treating AI as a broad threat, when the more important question is which business models remain economically difficult to replace.
Early selloffs have been indiscriminate, especially in software...
2026-04-16
Northern Trust
Travel Flows, Dollar Dominance, and Helium Shortages Reveal a Fragmenting Global Economy
Northern Trust’s weekly commentary argues that cross-border movement of people, capital, and strategic commodities is increasingly shaped by geopolitics rather than pure economics.
Global tourism reached a record 1.52 billion t...
2026-04-14
MFS Investment Management
AI’s Next Phase May Reward Proof Over Narrative
MFS’s Robert Almeida argues that the first AI wave was driven by broad repricing and speculation, but the next phase may be defined by transparency, differentiation, and earnings evidence.
AI’s impact on software and informati...
2026-04-14
Edmond de Rothschild
Markets Rally on Ceasefire Relief—But the Supply Shock Still Lingers
Edmond de Rothschild’s latest Market Flash argues that while the Iran ceasefire sparked a rebound in risk assets, the underlying energy and growth risks remain unresolved.
Government bond yields fell and equities rallied after de-es...
2026-04-14
NatWest Group
Confidence Is Becoming the Real Casualty of the Energy Shock
NatWest’s latest UK macro note argues that the Strait of Hormuz blockade is no longer just an oil story—it is rapidly becoming a broader confidence shock hitting households, businesses, and policymakers.
Oil moved back above&n...
2026-04-13
DWS
Japan, Energy, and the Quiet Rotation
DWS’s latest CIO View highlights an explicit overweight to Japan equities, reinforcing a broader institutional shift toward markets outside the crowded U.S. trade.
DWS rates Japan equities +1, making it one of their preferred d...
