21 January 2026

While many equity managers claim to use AI to generate alpha or achieve productivity gains, distinguishing genuine innovation from marketing spin is far from straightforward. Investors must dig deeper, challenge assumptions, and rigorously interrogate AI‑driven strategies. Those who engage early and identify true innovators will be best positioned to capture the substantial opportunities that AI presents.

• Equity
• Wealth

Read more: Beyond the Hype: How AI Is Changing Equity Investing

13 January 2026

Wealth managers face mounting pressure to deliver more for less. Cost-aware clients, digital disruption and regulatory demands for “fair value” are turning fee compression into a defining challenge in private wealth – and turning the screw on margins.

• Fees
• Equity
• Fixed Income
• Currency
• Wealth

Read more: The Profitability Problem: Three Ways for Wealth Managers to Counter Fee Compression

27 November 2025

US dollar volatility in 2025 and evolving macroeconomic conditions have led many investors to re-evaluate FX management. Yet, even as strategies evolve, bfinance data highlights weak oversight of costs in this space. Only one in five asset owners routinely review FX-related expenses, according to a recent poll, and many simply do not assess this subject at all – resulting in potential multi-million-dollar cost leakage for many pension schemes and other institutional investors.

• Hedge Funds
• Currency

Read more: As Investors Rethink FX, Are Hidden Costs Being Overlooked?

11 November 2025

One-year returns are back in positive territory for Core and Core-plus real estate funds, while industry figures continue to encourage a narrative of asset class resurgence after a historic dislocation.

• Private Markets
• Real Assets
• Real Estate

Read more: Back in the Black? Real Estate 'Recovery' Raises Strategy Selection Questions