Insights you might have missed last week

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Here are some of the highest quality pieces of insight from top asset managers and institutions from around the world that you might have missed this week.

Investing for a Next-Gen Workforce (Wellington Management)

Recent research suggests that millions of younger Americans aim to earn their living through self-employment and/or in blue-collar work, avoiding the expense (and debt) of a four-year college education and eschewing a career behind a desk.

Global Liquidity Snapshot: Q4 2024 (Invesco)

For compliance reasons, this paper is only accessible in certain geographies

In the U.S., while inflation has been on a slow downward trajectory it still remains above the FOMC’s comfort level.

The Patchwork of Eurozone Pension Systems and Budget Constraints (Amundi)

For compliance reasons, this paper is NOT accessible in the United States

Tightening budget constraints, high debt levels, and ageing populations are exacerbating the need to build supplementary and funded pension plans.

Macro Monthly: Buying Bonds (UBS AM)

January macro and asset class views from Evan Brown at UBS Asset Management.

Concentration, Dispersion and the S&P 500 Risk Landscape (S&P Dow Jones Indices)

Since the 2010s, the dynamics of large-cap U.S. equity risks have shifted. Fifteen years ago, the market was dominated by cycles alternating between risk-taking and risk aversion, often referred to as a “risk-on/risk-off” dynamic.

Loomis Sayles – Investment Outlook – January 2025 (Natixis IM)

For compliance reasons, this paper is NOT accessible in the United States and Canada

Solid fundamentals should help drive positive credit and equity market performance into 2025.

2025 Annual Report (Global SWF)

Like every January 1, Global SWF is delighted to share its Annual Report. This is the executive summary.

Hedge Fund Monitor Shows Rising FX and Sovereign Debt Exposure (OFR)

Hedge fund exposures to FX and foreign sovereign debt reached record levels in Q3 2024. The FX increase was driven by directional, as opposed to hedged, positions using derivatives, such as the Yen carry trade.