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Four Asset Managers Read the Same Data. Only One Touched Credit.
Brent is up 58%. Credit spreads have barely moved. One of those numbers is wrong.
Apr 24
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Eelco Ubbels
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Risk-on with a finger on the trigger
No allocator says they're positioned defensively. The positions tell a different story. Based on the Alpha Research Asset Allocation Consensus Premium…
Apr 21
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Eelco Ubbels
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AI is everywhere in the portfolio — except where the decision is made
AI is reshaping every layer of the investment process. Except the one that decides how capital is allocated.
Apr 16
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Eelco Ubbels
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The Consensus Was Right. The Map Was Wrong.
The commodity overweight was built on PMI data and Chinese growth. Then the Strait of Hormuz closed. Same position, different world.
Apr 3
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Eelco Ubbels
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The 11th Asset Allocation Awards: Five Winners, One Clear Pattern
After 72 reports and eleven years of data, the allocators who moved least outperformed the ones who moved most. Today we name the five who proved it.
Apr 2
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Eelco Ubbels
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March 2026
Two reports, the same direction, one credit market that still has to choose
72 asset managers meet what they do. 284 buy-side strategists reveal what they think. The gap is in credit — and it is measurable.
Mar 31
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Eelco Ubbels
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AI Is Everywhere in Investment Research — Except in Asset Allocation
Every layer of the investment process is changing. Except the one that matters most.
Mar 30
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Eelco Ubbels
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72 Asset Allocation Reports, Risk On Still Dominates
Only one consensus change, but 51 revisions and weaker US positioning suggest conviction is starting to fade
Mar 20
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Eelco Ubbels
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The gap between AI research and allocation policy is getting wider
A systematic review of AI research that actually matters for institutional allocators — week 2.
Mar 16
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Eelco Ubbels
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The 2026 Asset Allocation Award Nominees
A decade of nominations reveals which asset managers consistently make the shortlist.
Mar 12
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Eelco Ubbels
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From 72 Strategy Reports to 5 Awards: How a 36-Month Model Portfolio Reveals Consistent Allocation Skill
The methodology behind the Asset Allocation Awards, analysing 72 strategy reports over a 36-month horizon.
Mar 10
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Eelco Ubbels
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4 of 5 Years High Yield Outperformed, Why Tight Spreads Now Raise the Bar
US High Yield option adjusted spread (OAS) 295 basis points, 55 basis points below the 5 year average
Mar 4
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Eelco Ubbels
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