This episode of The Intangible Economy explores how AI, intangible assets, and unprecedented capital investment are reshaping the future of markets. Michael Mauboussin joins Kai Wu to break down why today’s AI expectations may be historically unmatched—and what that means for investors trying to assess risk, returns, and who…

Amid sticky inflationary pressures and shifting growth dynamics, what do rising bond yields mean for fixed income investors? And can equities continue to show resilience despite geopolitical uncertainty?

In this video, Jake Weinstein, Director of Asset Allocation Research, examines major themes in global financial markets and presents his investment outlook for the second quarter of 2026.

In a world where geopolitical tension, economic inequality, and technological change are all accelerating, what does it mean to be a long-term, bottom-up investor? In this episode, Portfolio Manager Paul Moroz explores how today’s regime differs from the post crisis “Pax Americana” era. Drawing on history - from Shakespeare to…

How equity and credit investors are reassessing BDC valuations differently – and why high yield defaults continue to play out primarily through distressed exchanges.

Olivier De Larouziere, Head of Global Fixed Income and Global Multi-Strategy Product Group at BNP Paribas AM discusses his outlook for bond markets, the need for investors to be selective in fixed income, and the areas where he sees potential opportunities.

With a ‘licence to roam’ fixed income markets, an absolute return approach works with a toolkit that allows it to continue to earn returns in bond markets roiled by geopolitical tension and the growth and inflation upsets that go with it.

In this episode, global equity portfolio manager Paul Moroz examines how investors can navigate a market increasingly shaped by conflict, shifting narratives, and wider ranges of possible outcomes. He begins with the recent escalation in the Middle East and the market’s relatively measured response, then considers the second…

Stephen Gilmore is the Chief Investment Officer of CalPERS, which at $600 billion is the largest public pension fund in the U.S. and one of the largest institutional pools of capital in the world. Stephen joined CalPERS eighteen months ago from a career spanning Wall Street, the IMF, and two of the most innovative sovereign…

Defense budgets are on the rise, but where is the money going and what does it mean for investors? In this episode, MFS describes how global defense spending is shifting from cyclical discretion into strategic necessity, focusing on how the money is being spent, why long-term earnings visibility is improving, and what new…

The Middle East conflict and the resulting oil price surge have left the global economy – and investors – on a knife-edge. If the conflict is short-lived, the cross-asset market reaction would be to reverse the recent fall in valuations. Should the war drag on, time will play against the global economy and price stability –…

This week on Swimming with Allocators, Earnest and Alexa welcome Charlotte Zhang, Senior Portfolio Manager at Inatai Foundation. Charlotte shares her unconventional path from tech investment banking into LP life, her work at Inatai Foundation, and how she evaluates fund managers across asset classes.

Find out how MFS Co-CIO of Fixed Income Pilar Gómez-Bravo is approaching today’s complex and fast-evolving market environment, including her thoughts on: what the macro and market outlook holds for the year ahead, how global risks are shaping the fixed income landscape, and how to position portfolios to navigate risks and…

Hypserscalers are spending, but when will this capex help companies to improve returns? In this episode, MFS Investment Management zooms out to consider how the massive capex expansion impacts corporate capital structures, ways to assess the differences between companies, and why cross-sector collaboration is key to building…

“The crisis that we’re experiencing with the conflict in the Middle East is only going to reinforce the fact that climate will remain our clients’ and our top priority,” Jane Wadia, Head of Sustainability at AXA IM Core, tells Andy Craig, Co-Head of BNP Paribas AM's Investment Insights Centre.

This podcast covers Jeremy Grantham's framework for identifying and navigating market bubbles, career risk, and the current AI investment boom, and close with his essential philanthropic work to change the trajectory of the environment alongside the investment strategy he deploys in his Foundation.

While their sustainability-related credentials have sustained the appeal of green bonds over the years, recent events in energy markets have reminded investors of the need for continued progress on the energy transition and hence the need for financing for green energy projects.

Listen in to hear Griffin Sullivan's take on consumer trends and corporate credit curves.

In this episode, Ben Felix and Dan Bortolotti take a deep dive into one of the most influential papers in financial economics: Fama and French (1993). With nearly 15,000 citations, this research reshaped how we understand asset pricing by showing that market beta alone isn’t enough to explain returns. Instead, multiple…

This episode of Fixed on ESG explores what antimicrobial resistance is, why it matters, and its wide-ranging impact on health systems and the global economy.