Investing alongside the Pentagon: lucrative but ‘not exactly cheerful’
Since President Trump began his second term, the US government has increasingly taken stakes in companies considered strategically important for national security. Investors are worried about what this means for market efficiency, but in the short term they are profiting from rising stock prices.
‘Nature-based solutions are where renewable energy was 15 years ago’
Triodos Investment Management is betting that nature-based solutions, still a niche segment, will mature into a full-fledged asset class within the next decade.
Hardly any insurers still invested in government bonds
Driven by steadily declining yields and increasingly strict capital requirements, Dutch, Belgian, French, and German insurers have in recent years largely divested from government bonds. The freed-up capital has mainly been invested in corporate bonds and private debt.
How investors engage with Natural Capital- a study
In this report we explore how natural capital is being framed within portfolios, the role of farmland as a tangible entry point, expectations around return and impact, and the barriers and enablers shaping this emerging asset class.
Chart of the week: the balance dance
The word is out! Fed Chair Jay Powell is considering stopping the reduction of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet. If you think that balance sheet has slimmed down significantly after three years of quantitative tightening, you’re mistaken. Moreover, Powell is putting himself in an impossible position once again by lowering interest rates at the same time.
No hero for Net Zero
The US government shutdown continues and with air travel now affected, there are fears that the economic drag may start to escalate.
Blending markets: a global approach to high yield debt investing
Claudio da Gama Rose discusses how the rise of European and Emerging Markets HY debt is creating new opportunities for investors.
The $7 trillion question – when will cash come off the sidelines?
Marc Stacey, explains why the case for cash is weakening
Morningstar: T. Rowe Price vs MFS in global EM bonds
Emerging-markets hard currency bonds have delivered positive returns for USD investors in every quarter of 2025. However, European-based investors faced negative returns in the first half of the year due to a stronger euro.
S&P megadeal confirms it: data on private markets are big business
Data giant S&P Global, best known for its credit ratings, is strengthening its position in the fast-growing market for private and alternative investments with the acquisition of the London-based platform With Intelligence for 1.8 billion dollars. The seller is Motive Partners, founded by Belgian fintech leader Rob Heyvaert.