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Aberdeen: Fixed Income: why short-dated bonds can build resilience in uncertain markets
Can short-dated bonds help portfolios stay resilient when uncertainty rises? Lower volatility, smaller drawdowns and income-led returns explain why investors should look again at short-dated fixed income.
Aberdeen: Macro: finding conviction in a world of higher geopolitical risk
Geopolitics is increasingly driving inflation, volatility and returns. Frequent supply shocks challenge traditional diversification assumptions. In a changing world, what matters most for investors and how should portfolios evolve?
Aberdeen: House View: staying invested, but trimming risk after the rebound
Equity markets have rebounded sharply from the initial Middle East shock. The ongoing global economic expansion supports staying invested across markets with strong fundamental drivers – but elevated geopolitical risks argue for trimming exposure and adding diversification.
Aberdeen: How multi-asset solutions such as MyFolio align with FCA CP26/10
Recent FCA proposals reinforce the role of outcome-oriented portfolios. Here’s why.
Aberdeen: The Investment Outlook – Introduction
Market stress doesn’t create new risks, it reveals old ones. What lessons from past crises still matter most today, and how can disciplined investors build resilience amid uncertainty?
Aberdeen: MyFolio Q1 webinar
Watch our latest MyFolio webinar, featuring a macroeconomic outlook and the latest update on the MyFolio range. Professional investors only. Capital at risk.
Aberdeen: Enhanced Index at 10: what a decade of disciplined investing has taught us
Quant Ten years, ten questions – the insights behind our approach.
Aberdeen: MyFolio Core: why discipline matters in turbulent times - MyFolio
Celebrating a year of balance amid volatile markets.
Aberdeen: Who is winning the US-China 'AI race'?
Why charging-point infrastructure could unlock lower emissions.
Aberdeen: Who is winning the US-China 'AI race'?
Artificial intelligence is fast becoming a new front in global competition. Is this the defining US-China rivalry of the 21st century and what really matters in determining who comes out on top?
BNP Paribas: Déjà vu: Parallels between the dotcom era and the AI surge
Comparing previous tech booms and bust cycles with today’s AI surge highlights some notable patterns. Historically, undervalued stocks with low price/earnings ratios have outperformed during market downturns that followed unsustainable rises in valuations.
Aberdeen: The widening supply-chain shock of the Iran war
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is exposing the fragility of global supply chains and the reliance on key chokepoints well beyond crude oil and natural gas. We survey the impacts on fertilisers, jet fuel, and helium.
Aberdeen: Finding conviction in a world of higher geopolitical risk
Predicting the outcome of any particular geopolitical event is difficult, but we can have conviction in some of the broader investment implications of persistently elevated geopolitical risk.
Aberdeen: The monthly macro outlook video: April 2026
Markets rallied after the US–Iran ceasefire, but risks still lurk. Aberdeen's Paul Diggle explains what falling oil prices, the Strait of Hormuz and geopolitics mean for inflation and the global outlook.
Aberdeen: Systematic investing: demystifying the science behind smarter portfolios
Quant investing harnesses data, technology and disciplined processes to deliver consistent, transparent and adaptable outcomes. Here’s how we approach the science behind smarter portfolios.
Aberdeen: UK real estate market outlook Q2 2026
What lies ahead for UK real estate? Read more here.
Aberdeen: Building Europe's backbone: the sustainable power of industrial real estate
Europe is facing rising security pressures, exposed by recent conflicts, alongside growing risks from an overdependence on foreign suppliers.
Aberdeen: How are investors responding to the Iran conflict?
A longer-than-expected Middle East conflict has sent oil prices soaring — but the real story is how this shock is rippling through markets, overturning long held assumptions about risk, diversification and safe havens.
Aberdeen: MyFolio Core: why discipline matters in turbulent times
One year ago, we marked an important milestone in the evolution of the MyFolio range, when MyFolio Managed transitioned to MyFolio Core. This wasn’t the launch of a new investment approach, but a considered step to better reflect how the portfolio was positioned, implemented and used within adviser propositions.
Aberdeen: High-yield bonds: a timely opportunity for income-seeking investors?
Recent geopolitical tensions, particularly the war in Iran, have reminded markets that interest-rate volatility is a key risk.
Aberdeen: Five things to know about bonds amid current geopolitical volatility
Typically seen as a ‘safe haven’ asset in times of market stress, bonds have defied this status in recent weeks, reflecting a shift in how investors are thinking about inflation, interest rates and risk.
Aberdeen: Emerging market debt: myth versus market reality
Emerging market debt (EMD) entered 2026 in great shape. Across the asset class, we are seeing a range of positive dynamics. Hard-currency sovereigns, for example, are experiencing a wave of ratings upgrades, reversing a decade-long trend of downgrades.
Aberdeen: Conflict in Iran: how long will it last, and what will be the economic impact?
The Iran conflict has escalated fast. Energy prices have spiked and risk sentiment has been hit, but financial markets are orderly. What does that tell us about what investors are expecting from the conflict, and what could still go wrong?
Aberdeen: Beyond commodities: investing in themes shaping the future
26 March 2026 09:00-10:00 Virtual event Discover how thematic equity strategies are helping investors access long-term forces reshaping the economy. Register now.
MyFolio Live – on the road 21 – 30 April 2026
Market volatility remains firmly in the spotlight, making it more important than ever to stay composed and reassure your clients. With over 15 years’ experience, the Aberdeen Investments MyFolio team brings a disciplined, diversified and risk-aware approach design to keep portfolios steady.
Aberdeen: Iran: Contained conflict or sustained oil shock? The triggers you can't ignore
Is the Iran conflict contained or set to escalate further? We map the market signals behind oil, havens and rates — and the triggers that could change sentiment fast.
Aberdeen: The monthly macro outlook video: February 2026
Geopolitical risk is rising - and it’s changing how investors think about markets. Paul Diggle from Aberdeen Investments analyses the impacts.
Aberdeen: Ultra-short-dated credit: steady returns in a changing rate environment
How active, benchmark-free strategies and ultra-short-dated credit could enhance cash returns.
Aberdeen: Beyond scale: rethinking the engine room of European infrastructure
Does size matter for economic infrastructure projects?
Aberdeen: Global high-yield: why income matters more than you think
Harnessing the one factor that powers high-yield returns.