Markets Recon

Private Assets in DC Pensions? Why Custom TDF Is the Way to Go

8 days ago

Getting the best out of private assets needs more than just off-the-shelf solutions. Defined contribution (DC) pension fiduciaries are increasingly seeking to integrate private markets into their i...

By AllianceBernstein In Fixed Income, Private Markets, Macro, Sustainability, Portfolio Construction, Thematic / Megatrends, Equities, Industry

Tracking the Great Value Shift in the Global Equity Landscape

8 days ago

Value stocks have bounced back with gusto outside the US. But can it last? While the AI-driven rally in US mega-cap growth stocks grabbed attention in 2025, a very different story was unfolding far...

By AllianceBernstein In Thematic / Megatrends, Emerging Markets, Industry, Commodities, Equities, Fixed Income, Macro, Sustainability, Portfolio Construction

UK Seeks Clearer Paths to Alternative Insurance Capital

10 days ago

A new discussion paper from regulators seeks input on ways to expand capital sources for UK insurers. Business is booming for UK life insurers in bulk purchase annuities (BPAs), as pension plans...

By AllianceBernstein In Hedge Funds, Thematic / Megatrends, Fixed Income, Sustainability, Equities, Portfolio Construction, Industry, Private Markets, Macro

How US Dollar Weakness Could Buoy Emerging Markets

13 days ago

Emerging-market assets have benefitted from a softer dollar, which could remain weak for a while. The US dollar (USD) has weakened over the last few months, fueling strong emerging-market (EM) stoc...

By AllianceBernstein In Macro, Thematic / Megatrends, Industry, Emerging Markets, Portfolio Construction, Equities, Sustainability, Commodities, Fixed Income

Emerging from Behind the Scenes: Finding Income Further Afield

15 days ago

Karen Watkin, CFA| Portfolio Manager—Multi-Asset SolutionsElizabeth Bakarich, CFA| Director—Emerging Market Corporate Debt

By AllianceBernstein In Portfolio Construction, Emerging Markets, Fixed Income

AI vs. Demographics: Jobs and the Meaning of Work

17 days ago

Explore AI's impact on productivity and labor markets with Rick Brink and Inigo Fraser Jenkins. The US could benefit more than others, given its industrial composition, and AI’s social and politica...