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Sophia Rossi

Director, Investment Research & Market Intelligence

Sophia Rossi oversees institutional research reports and quantitative market intelligence for global investors. She focuses on delivering actionable strategy briefs and sectoral benchmarks.

sofia.rossi@investmentstrategynews.com

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Economic Signals

Global Economic Pressure Points Call for Policy Discipline: Analysis of BIS Annual Report

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Annual Economic Report points out that the sustainability of the AI boom, financial fragility, public fiscal strain, and the return of inflation are the main pressure points facing the global economy. Policymakers must prioritize maintaining price stability, fiscal sustainability, and financial stability.

Sophia Rossi4 min read
Investment Strategies

When Every Barrel of Oil Matters: Manufacturing, Discipline, and Optionality in Modern Energy Investment

As artificial intelligence, energy security, and geopolitical uncertainties intertwine, the energy industry is shifting from exploration to manufacturing. This article analyzes the core logic of modern energy investment: manufacturing, discipline, and optionality, and discusses how institutional investors adjust their asset allocation.

Sophia Rossi4 min read
Global Markets

Japan's Rising Yields: BOJ's Exit from Yield Curve Control Reshapes Global Asset Allocation

Japan's 10-year government bond yield rose to 2.23%, as the Bank of Japan exits yield curve control, allowing market-driven interest rates to return. This structural shift is impacting global capital flows, bank profitability, and risk balance, prompting institutional investors to reassess the role of Japanese assets in long-term portfolios.

Sophia Rossi4 min read
Strategy Briefs

New breakthrough in quantifying climate transition risk: Measurabl and CRREM launch a listed real estate company-level dataset

Measurabl and CRREM jointly released the first climate transition risk dataset targeting global listed real estate companies (FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index), covering approximately $1.7 trillion in market capitalization, filling a critical gap for institutional investors in standardized, comparable company-level transition risk analysis.

Sophia Rossi4 min read
Economic Signals

Bank of Japan Rate Hike: A Turning Point for Global Asset Allocation

The Bank of Japan ends negative interest rates and raises rates, marking the exit of the last major loose monetary policy in the world. How will this move affect global capital flows, arbitrage trading, and asset allocation of institutional investors?

Sophia Rossi4 min read
Strategy Briefs

Why Investors Are Gradually Rotating into Small-Cap Value and Emerging-Market Value Stocks

In an environment of elevated global market valuations, institutional investors are reexamining the long-term role of small-cap value stocks and emerging market value stocks in their allocations. Drawing on Rob Arnott’s views, this article analyzes why capital is gradually shifting from U.S. growth stocks toward cheaper corners of the market, and what that means for asset allocation, risk management, and long-term portfolios.

Sophia Rossi8 min read
Strategy Briefs

Why are some institutional investors beginning to view biotechnology as an allocation direction to hedge against the risk of an AI bubble?

Against the backdrop of artificial intelligence continuing to attract global capital inflows, some institutional investors have begun to reassess the long-term allocation value of biotechnology, viewing it as a diversification approach to hedge against overcrowding in a single technology narrative. This article analyzes the macro and structural reasons behind this shift from the perspectives of capital flows, valuation conditions, and institutional asset allocation logic.

Sophia Rossi8 min read