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How banks and private markets are redefining credit

The U.S. banking industry is entering a new era in which regulated banks and private lenders are increasingly intertwined. We believe this trend will continue to open attractive opportunities for dynamic allocation across the credit spectrum.

Fixed Income Investment Outlook 4Q 2025: Pivoting toward new opportunities

As global economic conditions shift, investors are finding new opportunities in fixed income markets. U.S. investment grade bonds offer less value compared to bonds in Europe and elsewhere; and while high-yield bonds merit consideration, caution is advised.

6 key themes driving bond markets

The Fed could soon be prompted to join other central banks in cutting interest rates. This would have ripple effects across global fixed income markets and provide an especially attractive backdrop for emerging market bonds.

Fixed Income Investment Outlook 2Q 2025

The Trump administration’s announced tariffs have introduced new turbulence to the markets as investors seek to assess the possible ramifications across economies and asset classes.

Asset Allocation Committee Outlook 2Q 2025

The US tariff and trade disruptions have already prompted strength-building and pro-growth policy action in Europe, leading NB's Asset Allocation Committee to upgrade its view on the European market while maintaining a balanced view on overall asset allocation.

Small Caps: To Index or Not to Index

Small caps are the most passively managed among all equity size categories, yet we believe they offer a highly contoured and target-rich landscape for active stock selection.

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Interviews

AFIC on the speculative ASX boom, opportunities, and LIC discounts

In an interview with Firstlinks, CEO Mark Freeman discusses how speculative ASX stocks have crushed blue chips this year, companies he likes now, and why he’s confident AFIC’s NTA discount will close.

Investment strategies

Solving the Australian equities conundrum

The ASX's performance this year has again highlighted a persistent riddle facing investors – how to approach an index reliant on a few sectors and handful of stocks. Here are some ideas on how to build a durable portfolio.

Retirement

Regulators warn super funds to lift retirement focus

Despite three years under the retirement income covenant, regulators warn a growing gap between leading and lagging super funds, driven by poor member insights and patchy outcomes measurement.

Shares

Australian equities: a tale of two markets

The ASX seems a market split in two: between the haves and have nots; or those with growth and momentum and those without. In this environment, opportunity favours those willing to look beyond the obvious.

Investment strategies

Dotcom on steroids Part II

OpenAI’s business model isn't sustainable in the long run. If markets catch on, the company could face higher borrowing costs, or worse, and that would have major spillover effects.

Investment strategies

AI’s debt binge draws European telco parallels

‘Hyperscalers’ including Google, Meta and Microsoft are fuelling an unprecedented surge in equity and debt issuance to bankroll massive AI-driven capital expenditure. History shows this isn't without risk.

Investment strategies

Leveraged single stock ETFs don't work as advertised

Leveraged ETFs seek to deliver some multiple of an underlying index or reference asset’s return over a day. Yet, they aren’t even delivering the target return on an average day as they’re meant to do.

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