Videos, webinars and podcasts for institutional investors. These will be of interest to asset owners, fund managers, investment consultants, investment marketers and many others.
Stephen McLennan is the Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, where he oversees asset allocation for the $300 billion fund responsible for the retirement security of 346,000 teachers. This conversation discusses OTPP’s total portfolio strategy, including the balance of top-down asset…
Canadian investment-grade bonds returned roughly negative 3% in the third quarter of 2026, while stock markets in many parts of the world ended September at or near all-time highs.
Ashley Lester and Axel Killian look back on a third quarter when fixed income markets came roaring back into the picture. They argue the jump in U.S. yields looks more like institutional nervousness than an inflation scare, discuss how clients are weighing rising rates against the AI boom and what the SpaceX and Anthropic…
Geopolitics, energy security, changing supply chains, fiscal policy, climate investment and increased infrastructure and AI spending could all contribute to a structurally more volatile inflation environment.
Erlina Yeo Terwelp is a Managing Director at Columbia Investment Management Company, where she oversees the endowment's private markets portfolio. This conversation covers her evolution as an allocator, how she thinks about manager selection and portfolio construction, the growing role of leadership and team development…
In just a few weeks, Americans head to the polls for the midterms. The result will be felt well beyond Washington. Fiscal policy, regulation and AI policy could all shift, with real implications for investors. What are voters and the polls telling us? And what might be the impact on the global economy and financial markets…
As guaranteed income solutions become more accessible in retirement plan design, investors and plan sponsors are increasingly evaluating the implications for asset allocation and portfolio construction.
Bond yields are climbing, the Magnificent Seven are back in the spotlight, and the bill for the AI boom is getting bigger. Government debt is putting pressure on public finances, while strong earnings are being asked to carry increasingly lofty market expectations. From Brazil's samba-fueled rally to growing stress in…
Global credit analysts Sandro Morassutti and Marty Lee discuss the debt funding the AI build-out, the credibility of the Fed and the U.S. government, and fiscal and geopolitical pressure.
In the latest episode of The Investor’s Guide to Asia, portfolio managers Joseph Zhang and Terence Tsai argue that the AI investment story across mainland China, Taiwan, and South Korea - and elsewhere - has further to go, even if some elements look more stretched than a year ago.
Private credit has become one of the fastest-growing asset classes within global capital markets. As markets continue to scale, the need for timely, transparent and granular benchmarks increases as market participants seek to better understand performance, risk, valuation trends and changing market dynamics. Register now to…
A municipal portfolio shouldn’t be judged by how neatly it fits into a box. It should be judged by what it delivers. Today’s municipal market is giving investors more to work with. Higher starting yields, greater dispersion, and meaningful differences in relative value across the curve, credit spectrum, and sectors have created…
STANLIB Asset Management Chief Economist Kevin Lings unpacked some of the complex factors that are constraining economic growth, not only in South Africa but also in the U.S., and what is needed to lift economic growth meaningfully.
Suddenly, bond markets matter again. And in periods of volatility there are always kernels of change - in this case, one that fixed income investors have spent years waiting for. This month’s Fidelity Answers podcast makes the case for a different reading of investment in interest rate returns.
Suddenly, bond markets matter again. And in periods of volatility there are always kernels of change - in this case, one that fixed income investors have spent years waiting for. This month’s Fidelity Answers podcast makes the case for a different reading of investment in interest rate returns.
