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Infrastructure Outlook: Bridging the Valuation Gap

Infrastructure Outlook: Bridging the Valuation Gap

Opportunities continue to be widespread across the infrastructure landscape, with strong fundamentals and the market still massively underestimating the growth in electricity demand driven by AI and data growth.

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Anatomy of a Recession
AOR Update: The Average Stock Selection

AOR Update: The Average Stock Selection

We expect investors will embrace cheaper areas of the market like value, small and mid caps as earnings delivery broadens.

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Global Infrastructure Income Strategy January Commentary

Global Infrastructure Income Strategy January Commentary

We believe the defensive characteristics of infrastructure will remain valuable in what we expect to be a more volatile market in the near-term.

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Global Infrastructure Value Strategy January Commentary

Global Infrastructure Value Strategy January Commentary

Strength in infrastructure was concentrated in the U.S., where GDP-sensitive energy infrastructure benefit from expectations of greater oil and gas production raising volumes for pipelines.

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Developed Markets Infrastructure Income Model January Commentary

Developed Markets Infrastructure Income Model January Commentary

Strong economic data saw the case for a slower easing .cycle from the Federal Reserve than had been expected

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Emerging Markets Strategy January Commentary

Emerging Markets Strategy January Commentary

Global markets finished the year mixed in the fourth quarter, following the U.S. presidential election and a third interest rate cut for the year

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Anatomy of a Recession
The Long View: Mean Reversion or Gambler's Fallacy?

The Long View: Mean Reversion or Gambler's Fallacy?

Two years of strong gains don’t make U.S. equities due for a pullback, as the market has typically continued to climb.

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High-Growth Utilities Bolster Defensive Tilt

High-Growth Utilities Bolster Defensive Tilt

Q4 2024 Global Income Infrastructure Strategy Commentary: We are tilted somewhat defensively toward utilities, though not purely for reasons of defense.

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Case Strengthens for Gas and Energy Infrastructure

Case Strengthens for Gas and Energy Infrastructure

Q4 2024 Global Value Infrastructure Strategy Commentary: AI data centers, coal-to-gas conversions, LNG exports and reshoring are driving demand for gas utilities and energy infrastructure.

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Developed Markets Infrastructure Income Model December Commentary

Developed Markets Infrastructure Income Model December Commentary

Strong economic data saw the case for a slower easing .cycle from the Federal Reserve than had been expected

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Emerging Markets Strategy December Commentary

Emerging Markets Strategy December Commentary

Global markets finished the year mixed in the fourth quarter, following the U.S. presidential election and a third interest rate cut for the year

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Year of the Election: Why New Global Leadership Matters

Year of the Election: Why New Global Leadership Matters

While Donald Trump’s presidential victory has dominated global headlines, a number of key election results outside the U.S. could have significant impacts on international markets going forward.

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Equity Insights Market Outlook
U.S. Equity Outlook: Guarded Optimism Amid Bullishness

U.S. Equity Outlook: Guarded Optimism Amid Bullishness

CIO, Scott Glasser explains why he expects U.S. returns to be more subdued but positive in the year ahead given ample liquidity, healthy corporate profits and animal spirits buoyed by expectations of a pro-growth, deregulatory agenda.

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