Jacqueline Lowe

As geopolitics reshapes markets, rare earths are moving into the spotlight – and Greenland is emerging as a strategic focal point.

Aviva’s Nick Molho looks at this year’s policy priorities and likely developments for the UK’s low-carbon agenda, and reflects on what it means for investors.

European infrastructure debt enters 2026 in a healthy position, with no shortage of demand for its diverse range of opportunities. Nonetheless, investors need to be alert to various risks and conduct thorough due diligence, argues Darryl Murphy.

Could the proliferation of short-term leverage strategies be the next hidden challenge for fixed income markets?

After a year of tech-fuelled rallies, trade shocks, and fiscal brinkmanship, 2026 offers both promise and peril. Here’s what investors need to know and our outlook for 2026.

Today’s private market investments will shape 2050 cities. We explore what this could look like, and the related challenges and opportunities.

Despite some headwinds, the liquidity team expects broadly supportive conditions in 2026. The new year could also see interesting developments in regulation and tokenisation.

In the second of a two-part series on cash trends, our liquidity team examines European corporate cash holdings and the increasing appeal of money market funds (MMFs).

Long-term trends like climate change are particularly important for buy-and-maintain investors. How can they integrate climate objectives, such as net zero by 2050, into their portfolios?

In the last Bond Voyage edition of 2025, we examine the vast amounts of capital being deployed to build new high-capacity data centres and how the expenditure is being funded in the bond markets.

In 2024, we outlined our view on the most important public-policy interventions to unlock private investment in the low-carbon economy. In this update, we take stock of policy developments since, and look ahead to 2026 and beyond.

Our society, economies and financial systems are embedded in nature, not external to it. This paper sets out the actions we are taking to understand nature-related risks and opportunities to deliver outcomes that meet our clients’ needs, and to support nature-related global goals.

Discover why purposeful run-on is emerging as a credible alternative to buyout for well-funded defined benefit (DB) pension schemes – and how it can unlock long-term value while keeping clients' needs at the centre.

Significant shifts in the defined benefit (DB) pension schemes landscape mean that as schemes mature, trustees and sponsors now face a broader spectrum of strategic choices. We explain why the choice between buyout and run-on is no longer binary.

Market and economic trends are challenging the idea that emerging market (EM) bonds should trade at a discount to developed economy debt.

Chief UK economist, Vasileios Gkionakis, gives his initial reaction to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget, offers an assessment of the state of the economy and public sector finances, and outlines what it might mean for interest rates and sterling-denominated assets.