Does AI investment threaten both equity and fixed income investors?

Fixed income and equity markets roundup

Below you will find a robust selection of thought leadership covering stocks and sectors and fixed income opportunities from asset managers and institutions.

Europe’s Overlooked AI Enablers and Adopters (Robeco)

European AI beneficiaries don’t share the profile of U.S. hyperscalers but they are benefiting from the enormous amount of capital invested into AI.

Extra Credit: Why Auto Credit May Be the Canary in the Coal Mine (Mawer IM)

Auto credit is historically one of the earliest areas to show signs of stress when consumer credit conditions begin to deteriorate.

Is Now a Turning Point for Small Caps? (Polen Capital)

Approaching small caps with a purely tactical mindset can risk missing the bigger picture.

Russell US Indexes Spotlight: Quarterly – October 2025 (FTSE Russell)

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

Read this deep dive into the performance and key market drivers of U.S. equities.

Unsustainable Debt: Is There a Path Forward? (Fidelity Investments)

For compliance reasons, this paper is only accessible in the United States

Debt sustainability typically requires nominal GDP growth to be above the rate of interest paid on the debt.

Active Fixed Income Q4 2025: Caught in the Crosswinds (Vanguard)

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Bonds have delivered this year, with returns boosted across sectors by higher coupons combined with price appreciation.

Microreactors for Defense and Off-Grid Power (MarketVector Indexes)

European defense companies are well positioned to benefit from a host of macroeconomic tailwinds.

Debt Dynamics and Sustainable Finance in the Global South (ORF)

Sustainable development finance is trapped in a structural bind: needs are rising, but the instruments are skewed toward debt.

Navigating Strategic Opportunities in Fixed Income (MacKay Shields)

MacKay’s Global Fixed Income team discusses how active, diversified management can unlock value amid global uncertainty.

Why We Are Not in a Bubble…Yet (Goldman Sachs)

Bubbles tend to develop when there is a combined surge in stock prices and valuations.

Quantum Leaps and Bounds (Bank of America Institute)

Quantum computing could be one of the biggest revolutions yet. However, which companies will be winners and which will lose is still unclear.

Big Opportunities in International Small Caps (Artisan Partners)

International small caps receive remarkably little analyst attention compared to their large- and mega-cap peers. This means that there are more alpha opportunities than initially thought.

Omnia Debita Solventur? (Deutsche Bank Research Institute)

The state of the U.S. debt level is becoming more and more worrying. What this means for fixed income investors is still unclear.

Yield Curve Steepening in the Near Term (DoubleLine)

Fiscal policy has, in recent years, become a bigger driver of the U.S. Treasury market than in the past.