Investment Trends in Focus: Are Investors Uneasy Enough?
In this quarter’s episode, Ashley Lester and Axel Kilian take stock of an unusually turbulent market moment. Three converging shocks — a major Middle East conflict driving the largest energy-supply disruption since the 1970s oil crises, an AI-driven “SaaSpocalypse” reshaping the technology sector and emerging stress in private credit semi-liquid vehicles — are testing investor conviction in ways few have seen simultaneously. Ashley and Axel explore what markets are actually pricing in, what history tells us about how these shocks play out, and what institutional investors should be asking about diversification, portfolio resilience and transparency.
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From equities and fixed income, sustainability and climate change to private assets, such as commercial real estate, join us as we explore the issues global investors are talking about and uncover insights from industry experts that help keep it all in perspective.
Private Credit Deserves a Daily Performance View
Investors trying to manage private-credit portfolios and assess risk have been handcuffed by quarterly, lagged benchmarks. The MSCI All Country Private Credit Index may help unlock fresh insights.
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