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