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Five Reasons to Invest with the Fundamental Growth and Core Equity Team
Gaps and Overlaps in SMID-Cap Exposure
Political and Economic Unknowns Drive Equity Sector Shifts
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Another Robust Quarter for US Household Consumption
Inflation Report Surprises Fade Rate Cut Prospects
Emerging Market Debt Market Commentary: April 2024
Patents: Intangible Assets as a Signal for Innovation and Future Prospects
The Case for Systematic Investing in Credit
The Changing World of LDI
UK Election Outlook
Overweight in High Yield Extended
US Consumers Inflation Expectations Normalize
A Capital Efficient Approach for Managing DB Plan Assets
US Elections: Global Spillover Effects
2024 US Election – Big or Small Macro Policy Shift Coming?
A Detailed Look at Climate Transition Risk Data
Bond Yields Rise as US Election Draws Near
Fixed Income Outlook 2024
Monthly Cash Review November 2024
Netherlands Snapshot 2020
SSGA Canadian Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts
Adapt and Thrive: Evolution and Innovation in Emerging Markets
The Fixed Income Side of Factor Investing: What Investors Need to Know
Is It Time for a Temporary USD Correction?
Investing in Sustainable Growth: Q2 2024
Asset Stewardship Report 2018
Market Forecasts: Q2 2024
Our Annual Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report is Here
Market Volatility’s Back: Get In and Out with Liquid ETFs
European ETF Industry Evolution
Third Quarter 2019 Forecast
Six Grey Swans That Could Move Markets in 2024
Canada Inflation Continues to Ease
10-Year Yield Climbs Against Fed Policy
Cross-Team Collaboration Sparks Fresh Perspectives
Quality: The Path to Durable Competitive Advantage
Webcast Fed Liquidity Programs and ETFs
Expectation Improves for Equities
A Turn to Japan
Global Forecasts Are Little Changed
Could ‘70s Era Stagflation Make a Comeback?
ECB Has Room to Cut More
UK Elections: Potential for Upside Surprises
Softening US Data Warrants Cautious Fed Approach
Economic parallels: China's future and the echoes of Japan's lost decades
Global CIO Reaction to US Presidential Election
US Election Wrap-up: The Comeback President and What Happens Next
Global Market Portfolio 2024
Optimizing Your Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
Is Sentiment Turning?
Investment Trends Among Sovereign Wealth Funds
Exploring the Link Between Stock Price Volatility and ESG Scores
Global Equities: A Shift in Performance Drivers
Credit Style Factors Explained
Stage Being Set for Bank of Japan Rate Hike
Active and Index: Fixed Income Building Blocks
Is AI the Right Prescription for the Health Care Industry?
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: October 2024
Central Bank Check-In: What’s Next Around the Globe
Emerging Markets Beyond China
Canada Snapshot
More Cash Sales, Longer Sale Cycle for US Existing Homes
Dividend Income for Stability As We Approach Peak Rates
2024 ETF Impact Survey
Climate Facts
Gains in US Services Employment Near Pre-Covid Norms
Emerging Markets: Choose the Right Target
Equity Outlook 2024
Plenty of Drama, But Same Story
Annual Rebalance for the S&P 500 ESG Leaders Index
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: Q4 2023
The Outlook for Emerging Market Debt Improves
Real Talk on Real Rates: A Data-Driven Look at the New Rate Paradigm
Global High Yield Update – Q2 2024
Q3 2024 Cash Outlook
Our Approach to Leveraged Loan Indexing: A Q&A
The Weekly ETF Brief
Liquidity in SAFI Portfolios
Managing Private Market Asset Allocations
An Unusual Mortgage Refinancing Cycle Ahead
Shining a Light on Small Caps
Market Forecasts: Q4 2024
Global High Yield Update – Q4 2023
Fixed Income Roadmap 2024
Three Climate-Transition Stock Stories
Emerging Market Debt Outlook: Opportunities Amid Uncertainty
The Retirement Prism: Seeing Now and Later
USD Strength Hinges on Policy Stance
S&P 500 Leadership Shifts Beyond Tech
Zooming Out: A Comprehensive Approach to Defining Economic Cycles
Equities and the Path Forward
US IG Credit – Sticking Close to Benchmark
Navigating the Risk/Return Trade-off in SAFI Portfolios
How To Invest: A Step by Step Guide
Introduction to Barclays QPS
The Role of Active, Index and Systematic Investing in Fixed Income Portfolios
Optimizing a Global Credit Portfolio
The Outlook for Infrastructure in 2024
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: Q1 2024
Macro Resilience Continues to Support Markets
Trump’s Triumph Delivers Equity Sector Winners and Losers
An Advanced Perspective on Securities Lending
Credit Style Factors Can Provide Crucial Insights During Late-Cycle Market Resilience
Is the US Facing a Grand Era of De-Regulation?
The Problem With Too Long of a Fed Delay?
Inflation Continues to Dominate Market Action
Can Japanese Equities Recover to New Highs?
LDI Monthly Update: November 2023
Quarterly Edition: Gentle Step Down in Global Growth
Climate Bond Investing — Reduce the Carbon, Fund the Transition
Market Regime Indicator: Q1 2024
Fed Cuts Delayed by Robust Labor Market Data
Implementing Your De-Risking Strategy: Plan-by-Plan Considerations
EM Equities at a Crossroads: Which Signs to Follow?
UK Autumn Budget Signals Fiscal Expansion
Time to Play Defense in the Bond Proxy Sectors?
Constructing and Implementing a SAFI Portfolio
2020 Vision: Focus on Finding Opportunities
Stewardship Activity Report: Q3 2023
Pessimistic US Consumers May Have A Point, After All
Charitable Asset Management
Systematic Investing in Credit Is Now Feasible
Stewardship Activity Report: Q4 2023
Expect Bank of England to Cut in August
Global Convertible Bonds: A Balanced Profile for a Soft Landing
Worsening US Labor Differential Flashes Warning Sign
France’s Fiscal Fragility Strains the Eurozone
A Fundamental Approach to Climate Risk Assessment
The Markets
ESG Insights
Unlocking the Korea Discount
The US Housing Recession Is Over
Emerging Market Debt at State Street Global Advisors
Risk Sentiments Still Favor Equities
Skilling Up During Disruption
Q4 2024 Cash Outlook
Peeling Back the Onion: Understanding What Goes into an ESG Rating
USD Poised for Downward Correction
Fixed Income Midyear Outlook: Phase Transition
China’s 2020 National People’s Congress: The Big Policy Pivot
USD Holds Steady in Tight Range
Sector ETF Momentum Map
Canada GDP Growth Exceeds Expectations
Making It Plain: Our Asset Stewardship Approach
Putting the Power of AI to Work in Investing
Framework More Constructive on US Large Caps
Software: Still Eating the World Just Taking a Pause to Digest
What to Know About the Dutch Pension Reform
LDI Monthly Update: March 2024
Is the End Well-Nigh for Quantitative Tightening?
Investment Implications of BOJ’s Great Normalization
Positioning the Pieces
Stewardship Activity Report: Q1 2024
Q3 Credit Research Outlook
ESG in Emerging Market Sovereign Debt: An Evolving Conversation
Implementation Alpha: Adding Value in Indexed Fixed Income
Japan’s Path Ahead Amid Political Uncertainty
Bond Valuations Remain Unfazed
G10 Currencies to Remain Range Bound
Fiscal (In)Stability
High Yield Now an Overweight
US Inflation Target Not in Hand, but in Sight
Quantifying Supply Chain ESG Risks: A Flexible Framework
Market Regime Indicator: Q4 2023
Fed Balance Sheet And Financial System Liquidity Measures
Building a Portfolio: A Closer Look at Our Process
The Case for Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: UK Snapshot
Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Outlook 2024
Market Forecasts: Q3 2024
Commodities Set for Revival Amid Global Shifts
Small-cap Equities: Entering a Sweet Spot?
A Balanced Approach in US Equities is Starting to Pay Dividends
The Case for High Yield
A Customized Climate Bond Strategy
US Small Cap Value Weighted–Three Dimensions of Market Rotation
MPFL Section 172 Statement
Making Private Credit Allocations vs Leveraged Loans and High Yield
Unlocking the Securities Lending Potential of UCITS ETFs
US Continuing Unemployment Claims Near Cycle Highs
Positioning The Pieces: GMO Implementation Guide
Climate Scenarios: An Introduction
Mexico’s New Government: A Pivotal Moment for the Country’s Investment Story
Understanding Money Market Funds
US Jobs Data Not Bad Enough
Market Concentration, Dispersion, and the Active-Passive Debate
Systematic Equity- Active: Quarterly
Back to the Futures: How Derivative Pricing Can Impact Index Funds
Regaining Retirement Confidence in a Post-Pandemic Environment
The Rise in Systematic Credit Investing
Emerging Market Debt Market Commentary: May 2024
Labor Market Resilience Offsets Geopolitical Tensions
How Bank Loan ETFs Can Complement Private Market Allocations
A Case For: Sustainable Climate Bond Strategy
Portfolio Protection: A Renaissance for Government Bonds
SSGAL Section 172 Statement
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q3 2024
Lending Returns Decline Along With Volatility
The Consequences of the Global Liquidity Crisis for Emerging Markets Investors
Small-cap Equities: Crafted for a Soft Landing
Investment Research Offsite 2024 Recap
UK Budget: 7 Takeaways for UK Pension Schemes
Weighing Your De-Risking Options
EM Small Caps: Embrace Economic Growth with a Lower China Dependency
A Better Macro Policy Framework for Europe
US Elections Finish Line in Sight: Revisiting Our Outlook
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: US Snapshot
Emerging Market Debt: Market Commentary Q3 2024
Capturing Leveraged Loan Beta: How Index Strategies Can Be an Effective Vehicle for Loan Market Exposure
US Dollar Looks Oversold
Investing in Sustainable Growth: Q4 2023
What Does the Return of Oil Volatility Mean for Commodities?
Fixed Income Sustainable Investing : Combining Performance & Responsible Investing
An Update on Dividend Aristocrats
April CPI Data Brings Relief
Convex — and Ahead of the Curve: SPDR Global Convertible Bond ETF Turns 10
Key Takeaways from the Fed Meeting
EU Climate Benchmarks: Standards and Implications
Bank Deposits Versus Money Market Funds
Supply Chains Before and After the Pandemic
Featured Insights
High Yield Still in Focus
What Does the Downward Interest Rate Trajectory Imply for Infrastructure Investors?
Outlook Improves for Fixed Income
A Letter From Our CIO: Indexed Fixed Income Update
Bonds are Back Where to Look, What to Do in 2024
China’s Latest Stimulus: Boosting Price, not Earnings
Path Clear for Rate Cut in September
A Look at Short Duration Emerging Markets Hard Currency
European Equities Continue to Find Favor
Quantum Computing: Evolution or Revolution?
Investing in the Future Approaches to Climate Change in Portfolios
The Case for Defensive Equity Strategies
Emerging Market Equities: A Golden Era for Alpha Gen?
European ETFs Proved Resilient in 2023
Role of Active and Indexing in Fixed Income Portfolios
US Consumer Credit Dynamics Send Cautionary Signals
EMD Hard Currency
Emerging Opportunities
The Defensive Qualities of High Yield
Case Studies on Climate-Thematic Equity Investment Solutions
Can Machine Learning Improve Portfolio Risk-Adjusted Performance? A Smart Beta Case Study
Making Connections
Stewardship Activity Report: Q2 2023
Time Again for Outcome Investing?
Quarterly Edition: Slowdown Ongoing but Rate Cuts on the Horizon Will Help
Exploring the Full Spectrum of Fixed Income Strategies
Bank of England Considers Rate Cut in Coming Quarters
Systematic High Quality Corporate Fixed Income: August 2024
Alpha Insights: Positioning for Peaking Yields
Regaining Retirement Confidence in a Post-Pandemic Environment
Insurance, Climate-Related Risks and the Rising Cost of Living
Non-defense Aircraft Weigh on US Durable Goods Orders
Inflation Relief Boosts Rate Cut Expectations
Market Forecasts: Q1 2024
Odds of RBA Rate Hike Increase
Disinflation Exception? The Special Case Of Insurance Costs
How to Position for Geopolitical Shocks in 2024
Could We See Further USD Gains?
Rising Political Risks Drive Currency Markets
Climate Scenarios: Unpacking the 1.5°C Pathways
Keep a Foot in Each Camp with Convertible Bonds
Path to Lower Rates Won’t Be Uniform
State of the Market
US Small & Mid Caps — Moderating Inflation Makes All the Difference
US Housing Sector Soft Patch Broadens
Convexity in Fixed Income Portfolio Management
Putting Investment Decisions Into Context
Emerging Market Debt
Sentiment Turns Positive for Emerging Markets
Asset Stewardship Report
The Performance of US Equities in Election Years Over the Last Century
An Introduction to Systematic Active Fixed Income
Implementation: Going from Theory to Action
India Surpasses China in MSCI Index
Asset Tokenization in Capital Markets
The Case for Allocating to Emerging Market Debt
US Unemployment Rate Bottoming Out Gently but Surely
Equity Outlook: At the Turn of the Tide
The French Election and the Markets
Introduction to SPDR Portfolio Consulting
European Equities Overweighted
Tariffs Pose Risk to the US Deficit
Elections and Equities: The Impact of the US Election on Sector Investing
The Tidal Wave of Global Debt: Causes and Consequences
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: August 2024
2023 Global Retirement Reality Report: Ireland Snapshot
Real Assets and Private Market Liquidity Considerations
US Mid-cap Equities–Economic Exceptionalism at a Reasonable Price
Navigating Sustainable Investing Regulation as a Driver of Opportunity and Risk
The Sustainability Signal in AQE
The Challenging Sustainable Investing Landscape One Size Does Not Fit All
LDI Monthly Update: December 2023
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q4 2024
A Letter From Our CIO: Systematic Equity Update
Gold Nuggets: Records Are Made to Be Broken
Overview: Systematic Active Fixed Income Signals
US Election 2024: The Final Countdown
Unlocking Opportunities in the Forgotten 493
SPDR® ETFs Throughout the COVID-19 Crisis
Convertibles Well Positioned for a Soft Landing
GCC Fixed Income: An Alternative Diversifier to Core Allocations
An Enhanced Approach to Broad Emerging Markets Equity Exposure
Emerging Market Debt Market Commentary: February 2024
Why & How S&P 500 ESG Leaders Works
Why an Equal-Weighted Index Is Not in Fact Equal
Master the Mechanics of ETF Trading – Prüfung (test)
Striking a More Defensive Posture
Systematic Equity- Active: Quarterly Q3 2023
Elections
Yen: Opportunistic, but Limited Intervention
De-Risking Effectively Using Fixed Income Building Blocks
Tipping Point: Is The RBA On Track For A Rate Hike?
EU Climate Benchmarks, Part 3
Stewardship Activity Report: Q2 2024
Global High Yield Update Q1 2024
The Bullish Case for Japanese Equities
Q4 2024 Bond Compass
European Parliament Elections Matter in the Medium Term
The Wait Is Over
Will These Grey Swans Take Flight in 2024?
Emerging Markets Outlook 2024
Is Trump a Green Light for Convertibles and US High Yield?
Transition Into Broad Equities Exposure With ESG ETFs
When Policy Rates Are Higher Than Growth
Ireland Snapshot 2020
India Elections: Mind the Policy Gap
September CPI Stronger Than Expected
LDI Monthly Update: January 2024
Emerging Market Debt Commentary: January 2024
Robust Growth in UK Services Activity
Distribution Trades: What Are They and How Can They Benefit ETF Investors?
The Impact of Crisis-Driven Dividend Cuts
US Macro Data Coming in Hot and Cold
Growth Fuels Currency Moves
US Equities Keep Rolling: Could It Really Be This Easy?
Weekly Economic Perspectives, 26 April 2024
January a Bump on, Not the End of US Disinflation Journey
USD Down, but Not Yet Out
US Public Debt at Record High
Calmer times ahead for Global Aggregate?
The Growing US Budget Deficit
Decoding the Market Reaction to Trump’s Win
Shifting Sands: The GCC’s Equity Market Transformation
The Modernization of Bond Market Trading and its Implications
Hold the R-Star Verdict
Latest Data Suggests Need for Urgency
2024 Midyear Global Market Outlook
Australian Retirement Survey During a Time of Change
Global Retirement Reality Report
Trading Best Practices for Volatile Markets
2023 Global Retirement Reality Report: US Snapshot
Real Assets Review
2023 Global Retirement Reality Report: UK Snapshot
India: Where the Fireworks Come From
EU Climate Benchmarks: Paris Aligned or Climate Transition?
An Active Fundamental Approach to the US Market
US Small Businesses Scale Back Hiring, Compensation Plans
Active Quantitative Equity Quarterly
Controlling Risk in Systematic Active Fixed Income Portfolios
Broadening Out From Tech
Real Assets Insights: Q3 2024
A Time for Sentiment
Market Regime Indicator: Q2 2024
Election Overshadows Fed's Rate Cut
Global High Yield Update – Q3 2024
Expectations Improve for US Equities
Navigating Uncertain Bond Markets with Short-duration Credit
Building a Better Benchmark for Leveraged Loan Indexing
Europe in the Spotlight
China’s Balance of Payments Matters More Than Ever
Real Assets Insights: Q1 2024
Gold as a Strategic Asset Class
LDI Monthly Update: February 2024
Achieving New Frontiers The Role of Bonds in Sustainable Investing
Systematic Equity — Active: Alpha Innovation and Advanced Technology
Looking Back and Forward
How Challenged are the US and Canadian Housing Sectors?
Ripples From China
US Unemployment Measures Are Gently Bottoming Out
Mortgage Optimism Boosts Sentiment
Guide to Using the Sector Momentum Map
Defined Benefit Dynamism: Navigating Towards Better Outcomes
2022 Global Retirement Reality Report: Ireland Snapshot
Environmental Stewardship Highlights
LDI Monthly Update: April 2024
Will Red Sea Trade Disruptions Be a Pandemic-Level Shipwreck?
Q4 2024 Credit Research Outlook
Takeaways from the Taiwan Election
2024 US Presidential Election Preview
Emerging Market Debt Enhancing a Global Bond Portfolio
Long-Term Asset Class Forecasts: Q2 2024
Playback of Client Call: Liquidity Update with Global Trading
High Yield in Focus
Yen Set for Gains in Volatile Markets
How Indexed High Yield Can Complement Private Market Allocations
Renewed Energy in 2020
The Case for Active Investing in Equities
Decoupling Volatility of Bonds vs Stocks
Emerging Market Debt: Market Commentary Q2 2024
Black Sheep of US Macro Proves Economy Slowing
US Economy Is Slowing
The Evergreen Case for a Strategic Allocation to High Yield
The Fed forays into ETFs
Forecasts Improve for the Agg
US Disinflation Has Further to Run