Xponance | Asset Management and Investment https://www.xponance.com/ An asset management and investment firm focused on emerging manager strategies Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:37:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.xponance.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Favicon-01-3.png Xponance | Asset Management and Investment https://www.xponance.com/ 32 32 AI, Capital Intensity, and Why Climate Indices Have Diverged https://www.xponance.com/ai-capital-intensity-and-why-climate-indices-have-diverged/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:29:29 +0000 ® Insights]]> https://www.xponance.com/?p=243712 Climate-aligned equity indices have faced a challenging start to 2026. To better understand the drivers of this divergence, we analyzed the performance of the MSCI USA Climate Paris-Aligned Benchmark (PAB) Index relative to its parent MSCI USA Index across sector, style, emissions, and asset-intensity dimensions.

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]]> Fixed Income Market Year in Review and 2026 Outlook https://www.xponance.com/fixed-income-market-year-in-review-and-2026-outlook/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:34:39 +0000 ® Insights]]> https://www.xponance.com/?p=243650 In the wake of a particularly robust year for fixed income returns across sectors—with notably little differentiation between them—it is instructive to examine return patterns over the prior decade.

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]]> Latam Markets in 2026: Revolution, Revelation, or Reversion? https://www.xponance.com/latam-markets-in-2026-revolution-revelation-or-reversion/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:07:41 +0000 ® Insights]]> https://www.xponance.com/?p=243628 After a historic year of outperformance, what’s next for Latin American markets in 2026? Will these traditional “hot money” markets give back their gains or is this a turning point for these former investor darlings turned market minnows?

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]]> How AI Is Rewriting Capital Efficiency, Profitability and Valuation: Q4 2025 Systematic Global Equities Update https://www.xponance.com/how-ai-is-rewriting-capital-efficiency-profitability-and-valuation-q4-2025-systematic-global-equities-update/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:30:14 +0000 ® Insights]]> https://www.xponance.com/?p=243581 From Technology Giants to Industrial Titans, Big Tech is transitioning from a world of capital-light economics to one defined by physical scale, infrastructure intensity, and resource constraints

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]]> Xponance Celebrates Six Years of Recognition in Pensions & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management https://www.xponance.com/xponance-celebrates-six-years-of-recognition-in-pensions-investments-best-places-to-work-in-money-management/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:00:44 +0000 ® Press Release]]> https://www.xponance.com/?p=243516 The post Xponance Celebrates Six Years of Recognition in Pensions & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management appeared first on Xponance | Asset Management and Investment.

]]> Persistence of the Nimble: Understanding Boutique Manager Alpha https://www.xponance.com/persistence-of-the-nimble-understanding-boutique-manager-alpha/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:17:20 +0000 ® Insights]]> https://www.xponance.com/?p=243491 Boutique investment managers have durable structural advantages that can lead to enhanced alpha generation.

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]]> The Price of Distrust ─ Part 2: The Costs of Political Interference at the Fed https://www.xponance.com/the-price-of-distrust-%e2%94%80-part-2-the-costs-of-political-interference-at-the-fed/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:27:07 +0000 ® Insights]]> https://www.xponance.com/?p=243279 45 years of de facto Fed independence appears increasingly at risk. President Trump has already installed one Fed Governor, is attempting (possibly illegally) to dismiss another, and has triggered market speculation about his ability or willingness to even dismiss the Chairman. What does this mean for markets?

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]]> Spreads Say ‘Go’—The Economy Says ‘No’ https://www.xponance.com/spreads-say-go-the-economy-says-no/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:08:16 +0000 ® Insights]]> https://www.xponance.com/?p=243299 As we enter the home stretch of 2025, we are struck by the current state of valuations in the fixed income markets. We are particularly struck by the divergence between broad market valuations and the growing weakness in various economic sectors.

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]]> Can Equity Markets Keep Defying Gravity? Q3 2025 Systematic Global Equities Update https://www.xponance.com/can-equity-markets-keep-defying-gravity-q3-2025-systematic-global-equities-update/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:10:39 +0000 ® Insights]]> https://www.xponance.com/?p=243254 In this environment, investors should balance exposure between the structural tailwinds of AI and the cyclical vulnerabilities of an economy still walking a fine line between expansion and slowdown.

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]]> A Regime Shift in Private Equity Returns https://www.xponance.com/a-regime-shift-in-private-equity-returns/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:08:07 +0000 ® Insights]]> https://www.xponance.com/?p=242885 In this piece, we will look into key structural differences within segments of U.S. private equity strategies (with an emphasis on buyout funds) that are likely to become critical return drivers in the coming years in the evolving macroeconomic environment.

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