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Inflation and Higher Rates: What They Mean for Infrastructure
Energy-driven inflation and geopolitical risk increase the likelihood of higher-for-longer interest rates, which listed infrastructure has several mechanisms for passing through to earnings.
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Why Infrastructure Holds up Amid Middle East Inflation Pressures
Utilities in North America and Europe, pipelines and toll roads are positioned to withstand and grow through commodity-driven shocks such as the current Middle East conflict is creating.
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Australian Equity Insights
Australian Equity Reporting Season Wrap - February 2026
Widening valuation dispersion is creating a more compelling environment for active stock selection — particularly as earnings “moats” are tested and, in some cases, reinforced.
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Gulf Conflict Rewrites Energy Outlook
High-quality upstream oil and LNG-linked equities offer disciplined exposure in a market where geopolitical risk now drives oil prices.
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Webinar: Australian Equity Reporting Season - February 2026
Interest rate shifts and renewed inflation pressures have sharpened the market's focus on the durability of company earnings. Australian Reporting Season offers a window into how companies are navigating these challenges.
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Infrastructure Insights
Infrastructure Takeaways from the U.K. Spring Statement
Rising energy-related inflation risks underscore the importance of U.K. energy security and the attractiveness of regulated infrastructure businesses with revenues linked to their regulated asset bases.
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Anatomy of a Recession
AOR Update: Buy the Geopolitical Dip?
History shows that investors should take advantage of the opportunity that appears to be emerging, with solid returns in the S&P 500 following historical “geopolitical dips.”
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Resilience, Reforms, and the Road Ahead for India
India’s long‑term growth opportunity is underpinned by favorable demographics, rising domestic consumption and corporate reforms.
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Webinar: Valuations, Volatility and Opportunity in 2026
After a solid year for listed infrastructure, where do valuations sit and what comes next? This session explores the key drivers shaping infrastructure markets and where we see the most compelling opportunities emerging in 2026.
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Anatomy of a Recession
AOR Update: New Year, Same Rotation
Market leadership continued to broaden in January; the ClearBridge U.S. Recession Dashboard continues to show a solid overall expansionary green signal, with one positive indicator change so far in 2026.
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2026 Australian Equity Outlook
Explore the dynamic landscape that Australian Equities experienced over 2025, prospects for the market, and ClearBridge Australian Active Equity and Equity Income portfolios in 2026.
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Metals, Commodities and Engineering of the Future
The transition to a lower carbon global economy is not about technology shifts. Australian Equities offer exposure to the multi-decade build-out of physical materials, infrastructure and engineering capabilities, and sustained demand for their metals, materials and engineering capabilities.
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