Maintaining momentum

The last few years have been remarkable for stable value investments. Even as the Federal Reserve (Fed) has pivoted to easing rates, assets in liquidity products have marched steadily upward. Depending on your sources, which all calculate it differently, total industry money market fund assets hit record highs in 2025. How investors view money funds […]
Inside the Fed’s rate cut: The Fixed Income view

Read More Watch now Listen now Read More Watch now Listen now Read More Watch now Listen now Robert: Big movement yesterday1 with the Federal Reserve (the Fed). Rates are always a huge topic in our business. Walk us through what happened. RJ: I don’t think the Fed surprised anyone yesterday. Markets were well-prepared for […]
Global SMID Equity Engagement*, Q4 2025 case study

Credicorp
Why our improved credit outlook explains tight spread levels

360°, Q4
The Bull, the Bear and the Bubble

The question of whether we are in an ‘AI bubble’ or not is one of great concern to many of our clients. Recently the phrase, “is the stock market a bubble,” has been searched more than any time in history on Google and, yes, ChatGPT. The word “bubble” alone seems designed to send chills up […]
Taking the measure of private equity

The private equity industry has undergone a significant mindset shift with regard to reporting of returns. As traditional exit routes remain gridlocked and liquidity scarce, investors unable to turn portfolio returns into cash are rethinking what successful performance looks like. The competition for capital and investor demand for liquidity has put pressure on traditional metrics, […]
Will EMD outperformance continue in 2026?

EMD Q4 report
Return to quality

Chartology
Glass box quant at MDT Advisers

Fast reading MDT’s model learns patterns from historical data and makes improvements over time, which gives an edge in both experience and refinement. The ‘glass box’ approach is one of the defining principles of MDT Advisers’ investment philosophy and is a commitment to transparency in its quantitative models. Large language models like ChatGPT are not […]
FHL co-sponsors research into insurers’ sustainability journey

Fast reading Insurance companies are broadly positioned as ‘responsible investors.’ Some firms are deploying capital intentionally to generate measurable impact. Underwriting and investment strategies, developed in isolation, are beginning to converge into organisation-wide climate approaches. UK insurers are increasingly embedding sustainability across their business and are now building out their strategies to finance the climate […]

