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Insights you might have missed last week

  • ,  Investment content specialist |
  • 23 Oct 2026
  • Updated 26 Oct 2026

Direct lending, water scarcity, gold, and more 

Explore this selection of high-quality insights that you may have missed last week, from top global asset managers and institutions.

Green Shoots and Legacy Risks in Direct Lending (PIMCO)

After years of abundant capital and intense competition that produced increasingly borrower-friendly terms, the tide may be shifting.

Water Scarcity: Who Picks Up the Bill? (MSCI)

For equity and fixed-income investors, absolute financial losses can obscure where water-scarcity risk concentrates.

What If Gold Had a Yield? (Man Group)

Gold currently pays no income while 30-year Treasuries yield over 5%. However, gold miners could narrow the gap.

Measuring the Energy Transition (Mackenzie Investments)

The new Global Green Revenue Index fills the gap between narrowly defined clean tech sector indices and overly inclusive ones.

Rethinking Fixed Income Asset Allocation (BlackRock)

The post-pandemic landscape has ushered in an era of high inflation and interest rate volatility leading to increased stock-bond correlations.

The Digital Dollar Standard (AIER)

This paper demonstrates that stablecoins make transferring money dramatically cheaper and faster by bypassing traditional banks.

U.S. Commercial Real Estate Chartbook – H2 2026 (MetLife IM)

Slowing construction is improving occupancy and supporting income growth. However, rising interest rates are clouding the near-term picture.

Inflation-Linked Bonds: Protection Amid Volatile Inflation (BNP Paribas AM)

Geopolitics, energy security, changing supply chains, and other factors could contribute to a structurally more volatile inflation environment.