Understanding portfolio drift and rebalancing

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Learn how portfolio drift can quietly change your investment mix over time, potentially increasing risk and moving you away from your financial goals.

From Monopoly to Age of Empires – Part II: AI and the new terms of trade: When intelligence becomes abundant, what remains scarce?

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The global economy has proved more resilient than many expected, but the investment landscape of 2027 looks materially different from a year ago – shaped by conflict in the Middle East, a reversal in interest rate expectations, and an AI-driven capital expenditure (capex) boom of unprecedented scale.

Multi-Asset Investment Outlook 2027: Technological tailwind, geopolitical headwind

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The global economy has proved more resilient than many expected, but the investment landscape of 2027 looks materially different from a year ago.

Central banks face a global reserves paradox

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Reserves are growing, but so is the reluctance to use them.

UK Real Estate: Talking Points July 2026

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Welcome to our concise quarterly snapshot of
current real estate market trends.

Central banks face a global reserves paradox

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Reserves are growing, but so is the reluctance to use them.

Security, supply and the energy transition

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Geopolitical shocks have reframed the energy transition as a question of security as well as climate. As governments seek more resilient, affordable energy systems, long-term investors can find opportunities in the infrastructure powering the shift.

Asset Allocation update – Q3 2026

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Hopes of a swift resolution to the conflict in the Middle East are being challenged by recent events. We have once again seen the ‘closure’ of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran and a blockade of Iranian shipping reinstated by the US.

Europe’s industrial revolution brings new growth opportunities

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Europe is at a pivot point, caught between geopolitical uncertainties, industrial change and an inversion of the sources of growth. Behind this volatility lies deep structural change.

From policy to portfolio: investing in UK natural capital

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We are always searching for opportunities to align financial and environmental outcomes. Biodiversity Net Gain legislation is one such investable opportunity, linking ecological restoration with durable, policy-supported returns.