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The Role of Active, Index and Systematic Investing in Fixed Income Portfolios
Q4 2024 Cash Outlook
European Equities Overweighted
US Housing Activity Shifts
Macroeconomic Outlook 2025
Climate Bond Investing — Reduce the Carbon, Fund the Transition
Putting the Power of AI to Work in Investing
Disinflation Exception? The Special Case Of Insurance Costs
Europe in the Spotlight
Sector ETF Momentum Map
European Parliament Elections Matter in the Medium Term
Controlling Risk in Systematic Active Fixed Income Portfolios
Bond Yields Rise as US Election Draws Near
Systematic Investing in Credit Is Now Feasible
Patents: Intangible Assets as a Signal for Innovation and Future Prospects
Market Forecasts: Q3 2024
Emerging Opportunities
How Indexed High Yield Can Complement Private Market Allocations
Stewardship Activity Report: Q2 2024
GCC Fixed Income: An Alternative Diversifier to Core Allocations
Overweight in High Yield Extended
Striking a More Defensive Posture
Real Assets Insights: Q1 2024
Managing Private Market Asset Allocations
Q3 Credit Research Outlook
Emerging Market Equities: A Golden Era for Alpha Gen?
Path to Lower Rates Won’t Be Uniform
Credit Style Factors Can Provide Crucial Insights During Late-Cycle Market Resilience
Gaps and Overlaps in SMID-Cap Exposure
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q2 2024
S&P 500 Leadership Shifts Beyond Tech
Forecasts Improve for the Agg
The Case for Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity
Emerging Market Debt Market Commentary: April 2024
Investing in the Future Approaches to Climate Change in Portfolios
When Policy Rates Are Higher Than Growth
Non-defense Aircraft Weigh on US Durable Goods Orders
Quantum Computing: Evolution or Revolution?
Fixed Income Sustainable Investing : Combining Performance & Responsible Investing
Global High Yield Update – Q2 2024
Defined Benefit Dynamism: Navigating Towards Better Outcomes
India Surpasses China in MSCI Index
A Turn to Japan
Takeaways from the Taiwan Election
Casting a Wide Net: Why True Passive Strategies Are Rare Catches
China’s 2020 National People’s Congress: The Big Policy Pivot
Commodities Set for Revival Amid Global Shifts
The Challenging Sustainable Investing Landscape One Size Does Not Fit All
A Time for Sentiment
Elections Extend US Dollar Strength
Gains in US Services Employment Near Pre-Covid Norms
Is the End Well-Nigh for Quantitative Tightening?
The Tidal Wave of Global Debt: Causes and Consequences
US Jobs Data Not Bad Enough
Fixed Income Midyear Outlook: Phase Transition
Making Private Credit Allocations vs Leveraged Loans and High Yield
A Case For: Sustainable Climate Bond Strategy
Weighing Your De-Risking Options
US Housing Sector Soft Patch Broadens
Adapt and Thrive: Evolution and Innovation in Emerging Markets
Blending Active and Index Building Blocks for Better Fixed Income Outcomes
Overview: Systematic Active Fixed Income Signals
Cross-Team Collaboration Sparks Fresh Perspectives
Global High Yield Update – Q4 2023
Back to the Futures: How Derivative Pricing Can Impact Index Funds
Global Retirement Reality Report
The Wait Is Over
India Elections: Mind the Policy Gap
April CPI Data Brings Relief
January a Bump on, Not the End of US Disinflation Journey
US Public Debt at Record High
The Markets
An Enhanced Approach to Broad Emerging Markets Equity Exposure
2024 ETF Impact Survey
Regaining Retirement Confidence in a Post-Pandemic Environment
Quarterly Edition: Slowdown Ongoing but Rate Cuts on the Horizon Will Help
Could We See Further USD Gains?
Tariffs Pose Risk to the US Deficit
Elections and Equities: The Impact of the US Election on Sector Investing
Australian Retirement Survey During a Time of Change
Asset Stewardship Report
Featured Insights
A Better Macro Policy Framework for Europe
What to Know About the Dutch Pension Reform
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: Ireland Snapshot
India: Where the Fireworks Come From
Global High Yield Update – Q3 2024
Q4 2024 Bond Compass
Latest Data Suggests Need for Urgency
Black Sheep of US Macro Proves Economy Slowing
Expectation Improves for Equities
Navigating Sustainable Investing Regulation as a Driver of Opportunity and Risk
Introduction to Barclays QPS
US Small Businesses Scale Back Hiring, Compensation Plans
Market Concentration, Dispersion, and the Active-Passive Debate
LDI Monthly Update: December 2023
Building a Better Benchmark for Leveraged Loan Indexing
Investing in Sustainable Growth: Q2 2024
Market Regime Indicator: Q2 2024
The Bullish Case for Japanese Equities
US Unemployment Measures Are Gently Bottoming Out
Climate Facts
US Equities Keep Rolling: Could It Really Be This Easy?
Fixed Income Sustainable Investing : Combining Performance & Responsible Investing
US Growth and Elections Drive Currency Markets
Sentiment Improves for Fixed Income
Portfolio Construction Beyond 60/40
Global High Yield Update Q1 2024
Economic Growth Exceeds Expectations
SSGA Canadian Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts
Yen Set for Gains in Volatile Markets
A Letter From Our CIO: Indexed Fixed Income Update
Trump 2.0: Implications for Taiwan, South Korea, and China’s Tech Sectors
How To Invest: A Step by Step Guide
Making It Plain: Our Asset Stewardship Approach
Distribution Trades: What Are They and How Can They Benefit ETF Investors?
Liquidity in SAFI Portfolios
Systematic High Quality Corporate Fixed Income: August 2024
Shifting Sands: The GCC’s Equity Market Transformation
The Case for Systematic Investing in Credit
Fixed Income Roadmap 2024
The Modernization of Bond Market Trading and its Implications
LDI Monthly Update: March 2024
Positioning The Pieces: GMO Implementation Guide
Emerging Market Debt at State Street Global Advisors
Time Again for Outcome Investing?
Fixed Income Outlook 2025
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: US Snapshot
Bank Deposits Versus Money Market Funds
Odds of RBA Rate Hike Increase
US Economy Is Slowing
Can Japanese Equities Recover to New Highs?
EU Climate Benchmarks: Paris Aligned or Climate Transition?
Making Connections
Pessimistic US Consumers May Have A Point, After All
Elections
The Problem With Too Long of a Fed Delay?
The Evergreen Case for a Strategic Allocation to High Yield
France’s Fiscal Fragility Strains the Eurozone
Japan’s Path Ahead Amid Political Uncertainty
UK Autumn Budget Signals Fiscal Expansion
Rising Yields Signal Economic Resilience
Implementing Your De-Risking Strategy: Plan-by-Plan Considerations
Risk Sentiments Still Favor Equities
Fiscal (In)Stability
An Active Fundamental Approach to the US Market
What Does the Return of Oil Volatility Mean for Commodities?
ESG Insights
Emerging Market Debt Market Commentary: February 2024
Real Assets Insights: Q3 2024
2023 Global Retirement Reality Report: Ireland Snapshot
Six Grey Swans That Could Move Markets in 2024
US Election 2024: The Final Countdown
Unlocking the Securities Lending Potential of UCITS ETFs
September CPI Stronger Than Expected
Expect Bank of England to Cut in August
EU Climate Benchmarks, Part 3
10-Year Yield Climbs Against Fed Policy
Real Talk on Real Rates: A Data-Driven Look at the New Rate Paradigm
G10 Currencies to Remain Range Bound
Fed Cuts Delayed by Robust Labor Market Data
A Capital Efficient Approach for Managing DB Plan Assets
Is AI the Right Prescription for the Health Care Industry?
High Yield Now an Overweight
GCC Region in Bloom
An Introduction to Systematic Active Fixed Income
Real Assets and Private Market Liquidity Considerations
Global Market Portfolio 2024
Decoding the Market Reaction to Trump’s Win
A Fundamental Approach to Climate Risk Assessment
Skilling Up During Disruption
Key Takeaways from the Fed Meeting
Achieving New Frontiers The Role of Bonds in Sustainable Investing
High Yield in Focus
Market Volatility’s Back: Get In and Out with Liquid ETFs
Expectations Improve for US Equities
Market Forecasts: Q1 2024
Weekly Economic Perspectives, 26 April 2024
Another Robust Quarter for US Household Consumption
Zooming Out: A Comprehensive Approach to Defining Economic Cycles
Our Approach to Leveraged Loan Indexing: A Q&A
Investment Implications of BOJ’s Great Normalization
How Bank Loan ETFs Can Complement Private Market Allocations
Portfolio Protection: A Renaissance for Government Bonds
How to Position for Geopolitical Shocks in 2024
Implementation Alpha: Adding Value in Indexed Fixed Income
US Consumer Credit Dynamics Send Cautionary Signals
Q4 2024 Credit Research Outlook
Is Sentiment Turning?
Time to Play Defense in the Bond Proxy Sectors?
2024 US Election – Big or Small Macro Policy Shift Coming?
2023 Global Retirement Reality Report: UK Snapshot
A Customized Climate Bond Strategy
Optimizing Your Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
Unlocking Opportunities in the Forgotten 493
Inflation Signals December Rate Cut
Understanding Money Market Funds
US Macro Data Coming in Hot and Cold
Constructing and Implementing a SAFI Portfolio
Exploring the Link Between Stock Price Volatility and ESG Scores
Geopolitical Outlook 2025
Economic parallels: China's future and the echoes of Japan's lost decades
Investment Research Offsite 2024 Recap
Odds of Fed December Cut Increase
Lofty Real Rate Expectations
Equities and the Path Forward
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q3 2024
US Disinflation Has Further to Run
A Letter From Our CIO: Systematic Equity Update
Outlook Improves for Fixed Income
Active Quantitative Equity Quarterly
SSGAL Section 172 Statement
Monthly Cash Review December 2024
Mexico’s New Government: A Pivotal Moment for the Country’s Investment Story
Stewardship Activity Report: Q3 2024
Insurance, Climate-Related Risks and the Rising Cost of Living
Capturing Leveraged Loan Beta: How Index Strategies Can Be an Effective Vehicle for Loan Market Exposure
Canada GDP Growth Exceeds Expectations
Plenty of Drama, But Same Story
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: January 2024
US Election Wrap-up: The Comeback President and What Happens Next
Emerging Market Debt: Market Commentary Q2 2024
2024 US Presidential Election Preview
Environmental Stewardship Highlights
Emerging Markets: Choose the Right Target
An Advanced Perspective on Securities Lending
Market Forecasts: Q4 2024
Ripples From China
Macro Resilience Continues to Support Markets
Stage Being Set for Bank of Japan Rate Hike
Credit Style Factors Explained
The Performance of US Equities in Election Years Over the Last Century
Gold Nuggets: Records Are Made to Be Broken
Stewardship Activity Report: Q1 2024
MPFL Section 172 Statement
Three Climate-Transition Stock Stories
USD Holds Steady in Tight Range
More Cash Sales, Longer Sale Cycle for US Existing Homes
LDI Monthly Update: February 2024
USD Strength Hinges on Policy Stance
Softening US Data Warrants Cautious Fed Approach
Labor Market Resilience Offsets Geopolitical Tensions
Supply Chains Before and After the Pandemic
De-Risking Effectively Using Fixed Income Building Blocks
Market Regime Indicator: Q4 2023
An Unusual Mortgage Refinancing Cycle Ahead
Climate Scenarios: Unpacking the 1.5°C Pathways
Inflation Report Surprises Fade Rate Cut Prospects
USD Down, but Not Yet Out
Bank of England Considers Rate Cut in Coming Quarters
The Consequences of the Global Liquidity Crisis for Emerging Markets Investors
Looking Back and Forward
Emerging Market Debt Outlook: Opportunities Amid Uncertainty
US Elections: Global Spillover Effects
Will These Grey Swans Take Flight in 2024?
Worsening US Labor Differential Flashes Warning Sign
Robust Growth in UK Services Activity
Finding the Right Path
Introduction to SPDR Portfolio Consulting
Quarterly Edition: Gentle Step Down in Global Growth
The Changing World of LDI
Alpha Insights: Positioning for Peaking Yields
Growth Fuels Currency Moves
2024 Midyear Global Market Outlook
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: UK Snapshot
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: Q1 2024
Fixed Income Stewardship Program Updates
Stewardship Activity Report: Q3 2023
EU Climate Benchmarks: Standards and Implications
Mortgage Optimism Boosts Sentiment
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: October 2024
Election Overshadows Fed's Rate Cut
US Consumers Inflation Expectations Normalize
Will Red Sea Trade Disruptions Be a Pandemic-Level Shipwreck?
Systematic Equity- Active: Quarterly
Rising Political Risks Drive Currency Markets
The Evolving Opportunity in Emerging Market Equities
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: Q4 2023
From “Gratuity” to “Opportunity”: Why the Gulf States Are Ready for Defined Contribution
UK Elections: Potential for Upside Surprises
The Rise in Systematic Credit Investing
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: August 2024
ECB Has Room to Cut More
Canada Inflation Continues to Ease
Emerging Market Debt
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: November 2024
Charitable Asset Management
Building a Portfolio: A Closer Look at Our Process
European Equities Continue to Find Favor
The Case for Active Investing in Equities
EMD Hard Currency
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q4 2024
Path Clear for Rate Cut in September
Liquid Real Assets in DC Pension Plans
LDI Monthly Update: April 2024
Third Quarter 2019 Forecast
Investment Trends Among Sovereign Wealth Funds
Case Studies on Climate-Thematic Equity Investment Solutions
Asset Tokenization in Capital Markets
Unlocking the Korea Discount
Software: Still Eating the World Just Taking a Pause to Digest
Bonds are Back Where to Look, What to Do in 2024
The US Housing Recession Is Over
Investing in Sustainable Growth: Q4 2023
Inflation Relief Boosts Rate Cut Expectations
The French Election and the Markets
Emerging Market Debt Market Commentary: May 2024
Navigating the Risk/Return Trade-off in SAFI Portfolios
Shocks and Reversals
Equity Market Outlook 2025
Our Annual Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report is Here
Market Regime Indicator: Q1 2024
Market Forecasts: Q2 2024
Tipping Point: Is The RBA On Track For A Rate Hike?
Exploring Transformative Technologies
State of the Market
Optimizing a Global Credit Portfolio
Lending Returns Decline Along With Volatility
Exploring the Full Spectrum of Fixed Income Strategies
Systematic Equity — Active: Alpha Innovation and Advanced Technology
Stewardship Activity Report: Q4 2023
Fed Balance Sheet And Financial System Liquidity Measures
Central Bank Check-In: What’s Next Around the Globe
Inflation Continues to Dominate Market Action
High Yield Still in Focus
Yen: Opportunistic, but Limited Intervention
The Case for Allocating to Emerging Market Debt
USD Poised for Downward Correction
The Fixed Income Side of Factor Investing: What Investors Need to Know
Global Forecasts Are Little Changed
Real Assets Review
Quality: The Path to Durable Competitive Advantage
Sentiment Turns Positive for Emerging Markets
China’s Latest Stimulus: Boosting Price, not Earnings
Five Reasons to Invest with the Fundamental Growth and Core Equity Team
2023 Global Retirement Reality Report: US Snapshot
Canada Snapshot
Odds of Larger ECB Cuts Increase
UK Budget: 7 Takeaways for UK Pension Schemes
Is the US Facing a Grand Era of De-Regulation?
Putting Investment Decisions Into Context
LDI Monthly Update: January 2024
Emerging Market Debt: Market Commentary Q3 2024
Implementation: Going from Theory to Action
US Dollar Looks Oversold