What does 2026 hold for investment?

‘The disruptors of yesterday are now the establishment’

Jen Frost
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Investment and asset management professionals share their predictions and hopes for the investment landscape in 2026…

‘Several reasons to be cheerful' – Connor Broadley investment director Steph Nathan  As we look to next year, there are several reasons to be cheerful. In the US, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is expected to deliver tax cuts encouraging capital investment; Quantitative Tightening ended on 1 December, removing a liquidity headwind; and the potential for further rate cuts remains. On the consumer front, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and hosting the World Cup could provide temporary boosts to US sentiment and spending. These dynamics create the possibilit...

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