Market briefings
Read the market by bloc and by asset type.
Each briefing brings together the drivers, stated assumptions, and modelled yield and risk mix for the concepts inside it. Briefings refresh as the catalogue and evidence change.
Region blocs
Markets that have historically moved together.
Region bloc
North America
How North America real-world assets behave as a group, and what drives them.
Concepts
28
Avg yield*
3.3%
High risk
9
Region bloc
Americas emerging
How Americas emerging real-world assets behave as a group, and what drives them.
Concepts
6
Avg yield*
6.6%
High risk
2
Region bloc
Europe
How Europe real-world assets behave as a group, and what drives them.
Concepts
20
Avg yield*
2.7%
High risk
4
Region bloc
UK & Switzerland
How UK & Switzerland real-world assets behave as a group, and what drives them.
Concepts
2
Avg yield*
4.8%
High risk
1
Region bloc
Asia-Pacific
How Asia-Pacific real-world assets behave as a group, and what drives them.
Concepts
11
Avg yield*
3.5%
High risk
4
Region bloc
Middle East & Africa
How Middle East & Africa real-world assets behave as a group, and what drives them.
Concepts
3
Avg yield*
5.3%
High risk
1
Region bloc
Global
How Global real-world assets behave as a group, and what drives them.
Concepts
20
Avg yield*
4.4%
High risk
14
Asset types
What drives each class of real-world asset.
Asset type
Energy
Contracted generation and storage cash flows, shaped by power prices, grid access and policy support.
Concepts
3
Avg yield*
7.5%
High risk
2
Asset type
Agriculture
Land, crops and timber whose returns depend on yields, water, weather and commodity cycles.
Concepts
3
Avg yield*
6.0%
High risk
0
Asset type
Infrastructure
Long-lived essential assets with concession or usage-linked income and heavy upfront capital.
Concepts
5
Avg yield*
7.0%
High risk
0
Asset type
Property
Rental income and valuation cycles driven by rates, occupancy and sector demand such as logistics and data centres.
Concepts
14
Avg yield*
6.9%
High risk
4
Asset type
Credit
Fixed-income exposure — bonds, loans and money-market style instruments — driven by rates and default risk.
Concepts
13
Avg yield*
7.0%
High risk
1
Asset type
Commodities
Physical stores of value and industrial inputs with no yield of their own and price-led returns.
Concepts
12
Avg yield*
0.5%
High risk
11
Asset type
Equities
Ownership stakes whose returns follow earnings growth and market sentiment.
Concepts
10
Avg yield*
1.1%
High risk
5
Asset type
Collectibles
Scarce physical items where provenance, condition and taste drive value; income is rare.
Concepts
10
Avg yield*
-0.2%
High risk
2
Asset type
Digital assets
Native crypto networks and tokens — the most volatile segment, included for context and settlement rails.
Concepts
10
Avg yield*
1.9%
High risk
9
Asset type
Currencies
FX exposure driven by interest-rate differentials, trade balances and policy credibility.
Concepts
10
Avg yield*
4.0%
High risk
1
*Modelled from illustrative catalogue figures. Not observed returns or investment advice.