BNY Mellon
Holding Altitude: Equity Perspectives for Navigating Volatility
BNY Investments Newton provides an equity market outlook, highlighting risks and positioning strategies amid heightened volatility.
Tariff policy shifts, mixed U.S. economic data, and rising fiscal pressures are key drivers of uncertainty, w...
2025-08-21
2025-08-21
MFS Investment Management
Market Breadth’s Return: A New Opening for Active Management
MFS Investment Management’s Strategist’s Corner explores how shifts in market structure and capital costs may restore opportunities for active managers.
Prolonged low rates and fiscal stimulus suppressed market breadth,...
2025-08-21
GMO
Rethinking Global Allocations: Three Paths to Boost International Equity Exposure
GMO’s Asset Allocation team explores strategies for diversifying equity portfolios beyond the U.S., where valuations are elevated and concentration risk is growing.
U.S. equities now represent ~75% of MSCI World, leaving investors expo...
2025-08-20
Northern Trust
Graduate Hiring Pressures and Policy Challenges in a Shifting Global Landscape
This Northern Trust Weekly Economic Commentary provides an in-depth assessment of U.S. graduate employment, Swiss trade pressures, and data reliability concerns.
Labor market strain: Recent U.S. college graduates face 20% higher unemplo...
2025-08-20
Nuveen
Lower Rates and Real Estate: A Turning Point for Global Investors
Nuveen’s CIO commentary, led by Saira Malik on behalf of the Global Investment Committee, assesses the interplay of earnings momentum, inflation risks, and potential Fed policy shifts.
U.S. equities remain buoyant, with Q2 earnings gro...
2025-08-20
NatWest Group
UK Growth Momentum Faces Key Tests
NatWest’s Chief Economist Commentary reviews the UK economy’s recent resilience while assessing risks that could test its durability.
UK GDP rose 0.3% in Q2, the strongest in the G7, driven by services and governme...
2025-08-20
Schroders
Continuation Funds Reshape the Future of Private Equity Buyouts
This report explores how continuation investments are transforming private equity markets, providing insights from industry experts and market data.
Continuation vehicles are increasingly used to extend ownership of high-performing assets, o...
2025-08-18
Other research
Hedge Fund Strategy Outlook Q3 2025 — Navigating Diverging Market Themes
This report presents UGA’s Q3 2025 hedge fund strategy outlook, offering insights into performance drivers and allocation shifts across strategies.
Macro funds benefit from volatility in rates, FX, and commodities, with opportunities i...
2025-08-18
Neuberger Berman
Constructing the Future: Harnessing Infrastructure for Portfolio Resilience
This white paper by Neuberger Berman’s infrastructure team highlights how megatrends are reshaping infrastructure investment and its role in institutional portfolios.
Demand is accelerating, driven by digitalization, energy transition,...
2025-08-15
BlackRock/iShares
Mega Forces Reshape Long-Term Investing: Scenario Planning Takes Center Stage
This BlackRock Investment Institute commentary explores how structural “mega forces” are transforming markets and portfolio strategy.
Strategic allocation shifts to multiple scenario planning as AI, geopolitical fragmentation, an...
