Real estate debt: uncorrelated returns throughout the cycle
Video transcript We are in a market where there’s a lot of geopolitical instability, and investor returns from an equity standpoint against real estate have been quite low. Why now for European real estate debt? This is a typical ‘interesting’ market – a lovely euphemism – but in a way there’s nothing much new under […]
Global SMID Equity Engagement*, Q2 2025 case study
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To ubiquity and beyond
It’s hard not to notice how artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated our daily lives, as more and more machines try to anticipate our next move. AI technologies continue to evolve rapidly, with several ground-breaking developments from both industry leaders and new entrants. While ChatGPT has maintained its lead as the most popular consumer AI product, […]
The flight from the dollar
A “perfect storm” of sorts is occurring in global financial markets this year: the dollar is weakening, US Treasury yields are elevated and US equities are hovering near all-time highs. With this in mind, investors might ask themselves: will global asset managers continue to rebalance their portfolios and diminish their strong US tilts—and will capital […]
A history of quant
How we got from there to here
Could an oil price shock retrigger inflation?
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How to adapt and respond to choppy waters
Fast reading In May, Moody’s stripped the US of its triple-A credit rating, leaving the world’s largest economy without a top rating for the first time in over a century. The volatile market conditions support the case for a flexible and dynamic multi-asset credit investment approach. An unconstrained strategy has the ability to adapt to […]
It’s quant. But not as you know it
Fast reading The MDT Advisers team uses machine learning to parse through vast amounts of data and seek a multitude of equity opportunities in an unbiased way. The investment team designs, oversees, and continuously looks for ways to improve upon the various tools in its investment process. The entire approach is transparent and the reasoning […]
Introducing the new QESG 3.0: The next generation
Fast reading The broader philosophy of the score remains the same, in that it remains vital to avoid the worst companies and identify those that are changing for the better. However, the availability of better and more granular data sources has enabled improvements in several key areas. QESG 3.0 builds on our pioneering ESG research […]
US-China trade talks at a turning point?
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