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Geopolitical fragmentation, investing in a multipolar world

Research Paper, Equities, Geopolitics, Infrastructure, Johan Van der Biest, Ken Van Weyenberg
Geopolitical Fragmentation | Europe’s Investment Moment | Candriam Discover how Europe’s drive for strategic autonomy is reshaping global investing. Read Candriam’s latest research and explore our European Autonomy Fund.
  • Fixed Income, Charudatta Shende

    Credit Markets: Strength Beneath the Surface, Caution Above It

    Global credit markets have entered the final quarter of 2025 in remarkably good shape. Corporate fundamentals remain robust: earnings across sectors have generally surprised to the upside, leverage is low, and balance sheets are strong, in contrast to sovereign balance sheets, where leverage remains elevated.
  • Healthcare, ESG, SRI

    Why healthcare, why now?

    On Tuesday, September 30, the pharmaceutical industry issued its first formal response to President Trump’s recent letter on drug pricing, announcing a deal between Pfizer and the US administration.
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Emerging Market Debt outlook: what comes next after the rally?

Fixed Income, Emerging Markets
Emerging market debt has treated investors well lately. Hard-currency sovereigns have benefited from high coupon yields, tighter spreads and a few well-timed recoveries, while corporates have followed a similar script — with high yield doing much of the heavy lifting.
Asset Allocation

Battles on multiple fronts

The year opens with a global economy that is neither stalling nor accelerating decisively, but increasingly shaped by overlapping and, at times, conflicting forces. Growth .
Fixed Income

Recession probability has eased off

We maintain a neutral strategic stance on US duration and rely on tactical implementation. Growth momentum continues to look resilient rather than fragile, and the labour market is showing signs of stabilising at lower levels rather than accelerating deterioration. Survey data supports this view, and high-frequency growth tracking remains firm, reinforcing our assessment that recession risks are not the central case in the near term.
Equities

Stabilisation phase

European equities have risen sharply since the last Equity Committee in December, with small caps outperforming large caps.
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Monthly Coffee Break

Updated each month, this section provides expert analysis and strategic insights. Stay informed with our latest market perspectives and allocations.

  • Alternative Investments, Monthly Coffee Break

    Alternatives remain solid through momentum shift

    Global activity proved resilient into the new year as policy uncertainty around US trade eased from late-2025 peaks and the IMF nudged world growth forecasts modestly higher. Within the euro area, Q4 growth accelerated, but January PMIs were mixed – manufacturing stabilised while services softened, pointing to a slight loss of momentum at the start of 2026.
  • Monthly Coffee Break, Equities

    Constructive start to the year

    European equities have remained in positive territory since our last Equity Committee, benefiting from diversification outside the US and improved macro signals. GDP growth accelerated in the final quarter of 2025.
  • Monthly Coffee Break, Asset Allocation

    Digital Divide

    The major US equity indices have gone nowhere. Since the late-October peak in Technology, the S&P 500 has moved sideways, masking what has in fact been a decisive rotation. Energy has rallied more than 20%, Materials close to 20%, and Consumer Staples well into double digits. Technology, by contrast, is down roughly 11% over the same period.
  • Monthly Coffee Break, Fixed Income

    Macro backdrop remaining broadly resilient

    We are moving to a neutral stance on US duration this month after our tactical long. While the macro backdrop remains broadly resilient, the balance of risks across the curve has shifted sufficiently to warrant a recalibration of our positioning.

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Research Paper, ESG, SRI, Marie Niemczyk, Benjamin Manent-Manent

The Forest We Ate: How Agriculture Consumes Biodiversity

The loss of biodiversity has financial and investment implications. While not-for-profits and investors such as ourselves are straining to actually quantify our risks, the qualitative indicators are mounting.
Research Paper, AI, Equities, Jean-Baptiste Sergeant, Johan Van der Biest, Ken Van Weyenberg

Disruptive technologies

The world of 2030 is already taking shape: AI assistants embedded in daily life, autonomous mobility, software-defined factories, digital twins, and smarter energy systems that optimise demand in real time.
Research Paper, Equities, Geopolitics, Infrastructure, Johan Van der Biest, Ken Van Weyenberg

Geopolitical fragmentation, investing in a multipolar world

Geopolitical Fragmentation | Europe’s Investment Moment | Candriam Discover how Europe’s drive for strategic autonomy is reshaping global investing. Read Candriam’s latest research and explore our European Autonomy Fund.
Research Paper, Alix Chosson, Elouan Heurard, ESG, SRI, Biodiversity

Can We Assess Companies’ Ecological Debt? And How?

While, according to the World Economic Forum, half of the global GDP is dependent on nature, biodiversity is experiencing an extinction that challenges the resilience of our economies. Deterioration of air, water and soil quality, decline in ecosystem services such as pollination: the physical impacts of this loss of biodiversity are already putting our economies under pressure.
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