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Asset allocation

Mind the gap
Markets and economics

Trump's tariffs: Mind the trade gap

Tariffs have transformed the geography of US trade, but the headline improvement in the deficit is less impressive than it appears.
Tim Drayson
By  Tim Drayson
20 Oct 2026
5 min read
CLO 0
Investment strategy

Investment opportunities: Collateralised loan obligations

Beyond the acronym – making sense of CLOs and their investment potential
Sam KulahanTom Hawkins
By  Sam Kulahan & Tom Hawkins
20 Oct 2026
5 min read
Crosscurrents water
Markets and economics

Q4 2026 Asset Allocation outlook: Navigating crosscurrents

Markets are being pulled between two powerful forces: the promise of an AI-driven productivity surge and the reality of an energy supply shock. We examine...
Christopher Jeffery
By  Christopher Jeffery
19 Oct 2026
3 min read
Data center
Responsible investing and long-term themes

Chart of the month: Data centres, beyond the AI noise

Artificial intelligence (AI) may dominate the headlines but the clearest evidence of demand can be found in the infrastructure supporting it.
Lushan SunAsset Allocation team
By  Lushan Sun & Asset Allocation team
02 Oct 2026
2 min read
Risk sharing
Investment strategy

Redistributing risk in retirement-only CDC – does it improve efficiency?

The mechanism that makes pensions appear safer may be the very thing that makes overall outcomes less so due to increased sequence risk.
John SouthallAsset Allocation team
By  John Southall & Asset Allocation team
01 Oct 2026
6 min read
Smoothie 3
Investment strategy

The future of MPS: meeting changing client needs

If the past decade of MPS was about establishing its place in advisers' toolkits, the next could be about refinement. As markets become more complex...
Aimee BowkettJames Giblin
By  Aimee Bowkett & James Giblin
24 Sept 2026
4 min read
Five years
Investment strategy

Five years on: what we've learned along the way

Five years after launching our MPS proposition, we reflect on the lessons we've learned, the importance of consistent performance and why adviser partnerships have become...
Aimee BowkettJames Giblin
By  Aimee Bowkett & James Giblin
10 Sept 2026
4 min read
Hyperscaler credit
Markets and economics

AI bond anxieties are displacement activity

Investors have focused on the risks of AI-driven borrowing by technology giants. Yet the far bigger challenge for bond markets may be the growing financing...
Matthew Rodger
By  Matthew Rodger
09 Sept 2026
4 min read
Smoothie 1
Investment strategy

Five years of MPS: staying true to our DNA

MPS has become one of the most important developments in the UK adviser market over the past decade and that growth shouldn't come as a...
Aimee BowkettJames Giblin
By  Aimee Bowkett & James Giblin
08 Sept 2026
4 min read
COTM Sept
Markets and economics

Chart of the month: A tale of two energy markets

This month, we assess the diverging paths of oil and natural gas prices.
Chris Franklin
By  Chris Franklin
08 Sept 2026
2 min read

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