Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 ⁠A topical newsletter from CIO Fixed-Income Strategies A newsletter for institutional investors, spotlighting the latest stories on fixed-income strategies and investments. SPONSORED AD Asset Allocation How Investors Can Approach Portfolio Volatility Heading Into 2026 While most forecasts are optimistic for next year, volatility is projected to continue, likely resulting in a variety of strategies rising to navigate it. Market Moves Markets Battle Data Blackout, Cloudy Fed Outlook With key inflation and jobs reports delayed, allocators brace for a foggy December—balancing risk, volatility and uncertainty about the Federal Reserve’s next move. News US ETF Growth By the Numbers Against a backdrop of growth, institutional investors are contemplating the best ways to utilize exchange-traded funds in their portfolios.  Pensions L&G Completes $6.14B Pension Risk Transfer With Ford UK Pensions The buy-in transaction for 35,000 retirees is the largest in the country this year. Alternatives OMERS’ Bruce Power Completes $1B Inaugural Senior Unsecured Bond Issuance The issuance from the Ontario pension subsidiary is the largest to date within the Canadian power and utilities sector. Opinion The Forces Propelling Direct Lending: As It Scales, Complexity Follows What CIOs should be watching as private lending moves into the mainstream of corporate financing and institutional portfolios. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up here to get Chief Investment Officer Spotlight directly in your mailbox!

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