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Introduction to The Book 2025 Edition

June 2025

An abrupt shift in the geopolitical environment and change in the global economic paradigm have accelerated a shift to a new investment regime.

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      AB’s In Conversation With Avery Colcord

      June 2025

      In this episode we talk with Avery Colcord, Managing Director at AB CarVal. Avery discusses AB CarVal's focus on specialty and opportunistic finance, which includes buying assets from banks and supporting new lending platforms in areas like asset-based finance, energy transition, and aviation.

      Listen Time: 17 minutes

      AB’s In Conversation With Hamish FitzSimons

      May 2025

      In this episode we speak with Australian Equities CIO, Hamish FitzSimons about the volatility in the Australian share market. Hamish talks about the opportunities he is seeing and what he believes is in store for the next 12 months.

      Listen Time: 12 minutes

      AB’s In Conversation With Kent Hargis

      March 2025

      In this episode, we speak with Kent Hargis AB’s Chief Investment Officer—Strategic Core Equities, who was recently in Australia to launch the AB Global Strategic Core Equities Fund. Here he talks us through the fund's investment process and how it handles new challenges like generative AI and other market disruptions.

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      AB’s In Conversation With Nick Sanders

      October 2024

      In this episode we speak with Nick Sanders, Portfolio Manager of AB’s Dynamic Global Fixed Income Fund. Nick talks about the current environment for fixed income in Australia and globally, and we ask him where he believes interest rates are headed.

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      AB’s In Conversation With Christian DiClementi

      September 2024

      In this episode, we speak with Christian DiClementi, AB’s Director of Emerging Markets Debt. We talk with him about the different types of EM debt. We also ask him why investors should carve out space for EM within their global credit allocation.

      Listen Time: 30 minutes

      AB’s In Conversation With Pete Gordon and Clark Coffee

      September 2024

      In this episode, we speak with Pete Gordon & Clark Coffee, AB’s Heads of US & EMEA Commercial Real Estate Debt platforms. We ask them what commercial real estate debt is as an asset class and where it fits in a portfolio.

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      AB’s In Conversation With Stuart Rae

      August 2024

      In this episode, we speak with Stuart Rae, AB’s Chief Investment Officer—Emerging Markets Value. Stuart talks about how he first became involved in emerging market investing and highlights some of the interesting insights he uncovers when conducting his on the ground research.

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      How has the growth of AI impacted markets in 2024?

      June 2024

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          The US market is paying a premium for risk. What does that mean for investors?

          June 2024

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              How is Europe’s lagging fiscal payouts affecting the European market?

              June 2024

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                  AB’s In Conversation With Hamish FitzSimons

                  July 2024

                  In this episode, we speak with Hamish FitzSimons, AB’s Co-Chief Investment Officer—Australian Equities. Hamish answers questions on supermarkets, banks and consumer discretionary stocks, and provides his outlook for the economy.

                  Listen Time: 19 minutes

                  AB's In Conversation With Klaus Ingemenn

                  June 2024

                  Klaus Ingemann, AB’s Co-CIO of Global Core Equity provides an overview of recent global market movements, talks about what has surprised him, and gives his view of what’s yet to come.

                  Listen Time: 25 minutes

                  The Book for 2024 Webcast Replay

                  January 2024

                  We are excited to share a replay to our recent webcast, where Inigo Fraser Jenkins and Alla Harmsworth discussed the key themes from this year’s Book, A Preliminary Language for a Post-Global World.

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                      Black Book "Painful Epiphany"

                      March 2023

                      This research sets out what we see as the key issues facing asset owners. The topics are wide-ranging, spanning the macro environment, capital markets outlook, strategic asset allocation and the future of the investment industry.

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                          Institutional Solutions: Themes for the year ahead

                          17 January, 2023

                          Investors face a very different market landscape as 2023 begins to unfold, and there’s no shortage of challenges to tackle. We explore four key issues asset owners will need to face over the course of 2023.

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                              Modern Slavery: From Awareness to Action

                              18 November, 2022

                              Saskia Kort-Chick, Director of ESG Research and Engagement—Responsible Investing, examines investors’ role in assessing and reducing modern slavery risk.

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                              Decoding the Inflation Reduction Act: What It Means for Investors

                              8 September, 2022

                              Host Sara Rosner, Director of Environmental Research and Engagement, is joined by other AB experts to examine what the Inflation Reduction Act means for climate change and healthcare. 

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                                  What the War in Ukraine Means for Global Food Security

                                  21 April, 2022

                                  Host Sara Rosner, Director of Environmental Research and Engagement, is joined by other AB experts to discuss the implications of the war in the Ukraine on global food security.

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                                      The Macro Landscape: Making Sense of the Shifting Features

                                      13 April, 2022

                                      Host Monika Carlson, Senior Investment Strategist—Fixed Income, is joined by other AB experts to discuss topics including inflation growth, key risks, evolving dynamics in developed and emerging markets, and the implications of rising rates.

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                                      Modern Slavery Risk-How to Research it. How to Reduce it.

                                      10 March 2022

                                      The webinar walked through the steps that we as investors can take, through comprehensive research and engagement with companies, to not only identify, assess and report on modern slavery risks (and opportunities) but also strive to reduce them. This is the right thing to do, and it can drive better outcomes for investments and the world.

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                                          Taking the Measure of Net Zero | AB IQ Webinar with Columbia University

                                          24 Feruary 2022

                                          Faculty from the Columbia Climate School joined AB’s David Wheeler, Senior Research Analyst—Sustainable Thematic Equities, and Sara Rosner, Director of Environmental Research and Engagement, to discuss prominent topics for asset owners and investment managers as the world works to tackle Net Zero challenges.

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                                          Inflation Regime Change

                                          18 June 2021

                                          Webinar by CFA Society Australia featuring Guy Bruten, AllianceBernstein’s Chief Asia-Pacific Economist. 

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                                              Reporting Season Wrap Up

                                              30 March 2021

                                              AB Reporting Season Wrap yesterday with Veronica Klaus from Lonsec and the CIO for the AB Managed Volatility Equities fund, Roy

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                                                  Why Did Risky Assets Outperform? 

                                                  2 March 2021

                                                  AB Chief Investment Officer—Australian Equities, Roy Maslen puts MVE under the microscope.  

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