Amundi Asset Managers
Geopolitical Narratives Offer a New Layer of Downside Protection in Factor Investing
Amundi’s quantitative research explores how integrating geopolitical sentiment into low-volatility strategies can enhance portfolio resilience in uncertain environments.
Incorporating news-based geopolitical sentiment allows port...
2026-03-20
2026-03-20
Allianz Global Investors
AI Supercycle Reshapes Tech: From Chips to Power Infrastructure
AllianzGI’s technology outlook outlines how artificial intelligence is driving a structural transformation across the semiconductor and broader tech ecosystem.
AI demand is fueling overlapping supercycles in memory and semiconduc...
2026-03-20
ING Bank
ECB Signals Higher Alert as Inflation Risks Re-Emerge
ING’s analysis of the ECB’s March meeting highlights a clear shift in tone, even as policy rates remain unchanged.
The ECB’s renewed emphasis on “closely monitoring” signals heightened concern about inflat...
2026-03-20
MFS Investment Management
A New Capital Regime Challenges Passive Investing Assumptions
MFS argues that markets are transitioning from a capital-light to a capital-intensive regime, with significant implications for asset allocation and index construction.
The post-2009 era of low capital intensity and falling rates is gi...
2026-03-18
Morgan Stanley
Globalization Is Fragmenting—But Not Retreating
Morgan Stanley’s emerging markets team examines how globalisation is evolving into a more fragmented, multipolar system as U.S. dominance recedes.
Global trade is being rewired rather than reduced, with regional blocs and bilater...
2026-03-18
Van Lanschot Kempen
Equities Favored Despite Geopolitical Noise as Growth Holds Firm
The featured asset allocation outlook evaluates market positioning amid geopolitical shocks, concluding that underlying economic resilience supports a pro-risk stance.
Equity overweight is maintained but diversified globally, reflectin...
2026-03-17
WisdomTree
Equity Leadership Broadens as Markets Rotate Beyond Mega-Cap Tech
This outlook by WisdomTree’s macroeconomic research team assesses global equity prospects as markets transition from narrow AI-driven gains to broader sector leadership.
Equity earnings remain resilient globally, with dispersion...
2026-03-17
Pictet Asset Management
Iran Conflict Raises Market Volatility but May Avoid a Full Oil Shock
Pictet Asset Management analyzes how the war in Iran could influence global markets under several geopolitical scenarios.
Oil and gas prices have surged following the conflict, unsettling equity markets and increasing fears of an energ...
2026-03-17
NatWest Group
UK Growth Stalls as Geopolitical Risks Darken the Outlook
NatWest’s economic update examines weakening UK momentum amid rising global uncertainty and geopolitical tensions.
UK GDP flatlined in January as weakness in services and cautious consumer spending offset pockets of strength in b...
2026-03-17
Nuveen
Energy Volatility Revives the Case for Dividend Growth Stocks
Nuveen’s weekly CIO commentary evaluates market conditions as geopolitical shocks and rising oil prices increase macroeconomic uncertainty.
Escalating conflict in the Middle East has disrupted energy markets, pushing oil prices t...
