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Monday Club – 16/03/26: Your weekly Wealthwise digest
The week that was, the week that will be – plus, in focus, ‘Gilts go haywire’ and ‘Holding pattern’
Better business
AI of the beholder: Using AI in equity portfolio construction
Different models can help reduce the gap between information and actionable insight, writes Giovanni Beliossi
AI-generated reputation risk – what wealth managers need to know
Ignoring the digital narrative is no longer an option for investment professionals, writes Tony McChrystal
Planet MPS: Apart from the crowd
Andy Parsons hunts for common factors in this year's Defaqto MPS Comparator Awards shortlists
Partner zone
Overcoming the Seven Sins of Evergreen Investing
HARBOUR VEST
Structured Credit Then and Now: What Investors Want to Know
BROOKFIELD
Middle East Conflict Clouds the Economic Outlook
PIMCO
Emerging Markets outlook 2026: Strengthening fundamentals after a constructive 2025
GIB ASSET MANAGEMENT
James Bilson: What will bond markets make of the new Fed chair?
Key considerations for bond portfolio positioning in the wake of Kevin Warsh’s nomination
Cherry Reynard: Passive resistance
Active may have long been out in the cold but there are signs investors are remembering the case for stockpickers
Alternative thinking: Strive for balance not bravado
Downside risk is inevitable, writes Tom May, but unmanageable losses are not
Boutique Critique: Palm Harbour Global Value
Independently-minded stockpickers are harder to find these days, writes Alex Paget, but they do exist
RESEARCH AFFILIATES
Why Value, Quality, and Momentum Belong Together
The Research Affiliates systematic active equity investment process integrates three key signals (value, quality, and momentum) to form a more...
FEDERATED HERMES
China: The year of the fire horse
Improving earnings, an ongoing economic transformation and benign valuations all add up to a positive outlook for the year ahead
ALGEBRIS INVESTMENTS
Global Credit Bullets | Monday, 16th March 2026
The second week of the conflict in Iran reinforced the view that the war may last longer than expected, driving...
VANGUARD
Understanding and meeting clients’ needs
You need to offer a personal and flexible approach to ensure that every client is given the service they are...
Choice words
Choice Words: Gillian Hepburn, head of UK adviser solutions at Vanguard
On building trust, never forgetting who the customer is and ‘buying the haystack, not the needle’
14:49 min
Choice Words: Luke Hyde-Smith co-head of multi-asset at W1M
On four key investment criteria, instilling a more risk-taking culture – and one 'crabby' toddler
17.54 min
Choice Words: Paul Angell, head of investment research, AJ Bell
On wealth management’s purpose, a ‘North Star’ mantra and freefall at 30,000 feet
24:46 min
More choice words videos
Watch: Choice Words: James Klempster, deputy head of multi-asset at Liontrust
Watch: Choice Words: Dean Cheeseman – MD of client investment solutions at Mattioli Woods
Watch: Choice Words: Chris Metcalfe, CIO of IBOSS and Kingswood
Partner Video
WealthWhys: Xiadong Bao, co-lead, EDRF Big Data strategy at Edmond de Rothschild
The three key questions for all investors: Why this strategy? Why now? Why pick it over its peers?
06:51 min
Podcast
Gold is exciting, but what about Silver? Baker Steel’s David Baker, Episode 2
Baker Steel’s David Baker discusses why investors can remain optimistic on the outlook for gold-mining equities – and arguably be...
23:48 min
Investment views: US midcaps are a ‘tremendous fishing pond’ for active investors
Barrow & Hanley head of US equities Mark Giambrone makes the case for an allocation to US midcaps
01:52 min
Events
The Wealth Forum North
14th - 15th May 2026 | The Grand Hotel, York
Be part of the debate at York's leading investment conference for senior fund selectors.
The Wealth Forum Summer
25th - 26th June 2026 | Coworth Park, Ascot
A premium investment summit where you stay well-connected and leave wealth-directed.
Dublin Working Lunch
10th March 2026 | The Merrion Hotel, Dublin
Drive the debate and explore industry insights and fund specifics in an exclusive roundtable setting.
The Wealth Forum Spring
19th - 20th March 2026 | Coworth Park, Ascot
The flagship forum for senior fund selectors who look beyond the ordinary.
06:51 min listen
Word to the wise
Tale of two Nicks
The chairman may have called it a year but someone is still putting in a shift at TwoHoots Asset Management