Natixis Institutional Outlook Survey 2026: Top 5 Sectors Outperformance – Information Technology 62%, Healthcare 43%, Energy 42%, Financials 39%, Top 3 Emerging Market Opportunities in 2026 – India 42%, China 40%, Asia ex-China / India 35%, Top 4 Increase in Alternatives allocation in 2026 – Private Equity / Venture Capital 39%, Infrastructure 38%, Cryptocurrencies 36%, Private Debt 35%, Top 5 Economic Threats in 2026 – Geopolitical Shock, Tech Bubble, Recession / Government Debt / Fiscal Crisis, Reflation, Breakdown in Global Trade, Top 5 Portfolio Risks in 2026 – Inflation, Valuations, Interest Rates, Volatility, Concentration Risk
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Natixis Investment Managers has released the Natixis Institutional Outlook Survey 2026, providing investment insights from 515 institutional investors from 29 countries globally. Top 5 Economic Threats in 2026 – Geopolitical Shock, Tech Bubble, Recession / Government Debt / Fiscal Crisis, Reflation, Breakdown in Global Trade. Top 5 Concerns – Security Realignment, AI Outfall, New Frontiers, Rare Earth Minerals, Implications for US Asset. Top 5 Portfolio Risks in 2026 – Inflation, Valuations, Interest Rates, Volatility, Concentration Risk. Macroeconomic Landscape Risks – Increase in unemployment 58%, Increase in corporate defaults 46%, Higher inflation 42%, Higher housing prices 41%. Top 5 Sectors Outperformance – Information Technology 62%, Healthcare 43%, Energy 42%, Financials 39%. Top 3 Emerging Market opportunities in 2026 – India 42%, China 40%, Asia ex-China / India 35%. Top 3 Increase in Equity allocation in 2026 – APAC 44%, Emerging Markets 42%, Europe 40%. Top 4 Increase in Fixed Income allocation in 2026 – Investment Grade Corporate 37%, Green Bonds 31%, Emerging Market Debt 28%, High Yield 27%. Top 4 Increase in Alternatives allocation in 2026 – Private Equity / Venture Capital 39%, Infrastructure 38%, Cryptocurrencies 36%, Private Debt 35%. Top 4 Alternatives allocation in 2025 – Private Equity, Private Credit, Infrastructure, Real Estate. Top 4 Private Equity allocation in 2025 – Infrastructure, Venture Capital, Fund-of-Funds, Growth Capital. Top 4 Private Credit allocation in 2025 – Direct Lending, Mezzanine, Fund-of-Funds, Co-Investment. Top 3 Active Ownership goals – Climate change & environmental practices 59%, Business ethics & transparency 43%, Board structure & diversity 26%. See below for key summary & findings | View report here
“ Natixis Institutional Outlook Survey 2026: Top 5 Sectors Outperformance – Information Technology 62%, Healthcare 43%, Energy 42%, Financials 39%, Top 3 Emerging Market Opportunities in 2026 – India 42%, China 40%, Asia ex-China / India 35%, Top 4 Increase in Alternatives allocation in 2026 – Private Equity / Venture Capital 39%, Infrastructure 38%, Cryptocurrencies 36%, Private Debt 35%, Top 5 Economic Threats in 2026 – Geopolitical Shock, Tech Bubble, Recession / Government Debt / Fiscal Crisis, Reflation, Breakdown in Global Trade, Top 5 Portfolio Risks in 2026 – Inflation, Valuations, Interest Rates, Volatility, Concentration Risk “
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Natixis Institutional Outlook Survey 2026: Top 5 Sectors Outperformance – Information Technology 62%, Healthcare 43%, Energy 42%, Financials 39%, Top 3 Emerging Market Opportunities in 2026 – India 42%, China 40%, Asia ex-China / India 35%, Top 4 Increase in Alternatives allocation in 2026 – Private Equity / Venture Capital 39%, Infrastructure 38%, Cryptocurrencies 36%, Private Debt 35%, Top 5 Economic Threats in 2026 – Geopolitical Shock, Tech Bubble, Recession / Government Debt / Fiscal Crisis, Reflation, Breakdown in Global Trade, Top 5 Portfolio Risks in 2026 – Inflation, Valuations, Interest Rates, Volatility, Concentration Risk
Natixis Investment Managers has released the Natixis Institutional Outlook Survey 2026, providing investment insights from 515 institutional investors from 29 countries globally. See below for key summary & findings | View report here
Natixis Institutional Outlook Survey 2026
Summary
- Top 5 Economic Threats in 2026 – Geopolitical Shock, Tech Bubble, Recession / Government Debt / Fiscal Crisis, Reflation, Breakdown in Global Trade
- Top 5 Concerns – Security Realignment, AI Outfall, New Frontiers, Rare Earth Minerals, Implications for US Asset
- Top 5 Portfolio Risks in 2026 – Inflation, Valuations, Interest Rates, Volatility, Concentration Risk
- Macroeconomic Landscape Risks – Increase in unemployment 58%, Increase in corporate defaults 46%, Higher inflation 42%, Higher housing prices 41%
- Top 5 Sectors Outperformance – Information Technology 62%, Healthcare 43%, Energy 42%, Financials 39%
- Top 3 Emerging Market opportunities in 2026 – India 42%, China 40%, Asia ex-China / India 35%
- Top 3 Increase in Equity allocation in 2026 – APAC 44%, Emerging Markets 42%, Europe 40%,
- Top 4 Increase in Fixed Income allocation in 2026 – Investment Grade Corporate 37%, Green Bonds 31%, Emerging Market Debt 28%, High Yield 27%
- Top 4 Increase in Alternatives allocation in 2026 – Private Equity / Venture Capital 39%, Infrastructure 38%, Cryptocurrencies 36%, Private Debt 35%
- Top 4 Alternatives allocation in 2025 – Private Equity, Private Credit, Infrastructure, Real Estate
- Top 4 Private Equity allocation in 2025 – Infrastructure, Venture Capital, Fund-of-Funds, Growth Capital
- Top 4 Private Credit allocation in 2025 – Direct Lending, Mezzanine, Fund-of-Funds, Co-Investment
- Top 3 Active Ownership goals – Climate change & environmental practices 59%, Business ethics & transparency 43%, Board structure & diversity 26%
Natixis Institutional Outlook Survey 2026
1) 2026 Economic & Investment Outlook
Top 5 Economic Threats in 2026:
- Geopolitical Shock – 49%
- Tech Bubble – 43%
- Recession / Government Debt / Fiscal Crisis – 33%
- Reflation – 32%
- Breakdown in Global Trade – 27%
Top 5 Concerns:
- Security Realignment – 72%
- AI Outfall – 69%
- New Frontiers – 63%
- Rare Earth Minerals – 63%
- Implications for US Asset – 63%
Top 5 Portfolio Risks in 2026:
- Inflation – 45%
- Valuations – 45%
- Interest rates – 45%
- Volatility – 38%
- Concentration risk – 32%
Macroeconomic Landscape Risks:
- Increase in unemployment – 58%
- Increase in corporate defaults – 46%
- Higher inflation – 42%
- Higher housing prices – 41%
China Insights:
- Slow growth is the new normal – 75%
- Rapidly aging population hurting growth – 73%
- Faces a painful restart – 62%
- Will recapture growth – 53%
2) 2026 Investment Opportunities
Top Sector Outperformance:
- Information Technology – 62%
- Healthcare – 43%
- Energy – 42%
- Financials – 39%
- Utilities – 30%
- Communication Services – 30%
- Real Estate – 27%
- Materials – 26%
- Industrials – 24%
- Consumer Staples – 22%
- Consumer Discretionary – 18%
Top Emerging Market opportunities in 2026:
- India – 42%
- China – 40%
- Asia ex-China / India – 35%
- Latin American – 27%
- Eastern Europe – 26%
- Africa – 12%
- Broad Emerging Market – 17%
Top Increase in Equity allocation in 2026:
- APAC – 44%
- Emerging Markets – 42%
- Europe – 40%
- United States – 25%
- Latin American – 21%
Top Increase in Fixed Income allocation in 2026:
- Investment Grade Corporate – 37%
- Green Bonds – 31%
- Emerging Market Debt – 28%
- High Yield – 27%
- Government – 23%
- Securitized Debt – 20%
Top Increase in Alternatives allocation in 2026:
- Private Equity / Venture Capital – 39%
- Infrastructure – 38%
- Cryptocurrencies – 36%
- Private Debt – 35%
- Real Estate – 27%
- Gold / Precious Metals – 26%
- Absolute Return Strategies – 20%
- Hedge Funds – 19%
- Commodities – 18%
- Options-Based Strategies – 17%
- Other – 25%
3) Alternatives allocation in 2025
Top Alternatives allocation in 2025:
- Private Equity – 31%
- Private Credit – 17%
- Infrastructure – 14%
- Real Estate – 16%
- Hedge Funds – 8%
- Options-Based Strategies – 4%
- Gold / Precious Metals – 4%
- Commodities – 4%
- Cryptocurrencies – 2%
Top Private Equity allocation in 2025:
- Infrastructure – 52%
- Venture Capital – 45%
- Fund-of-Funds – 43%
- Growth Capital – 38%
- Co-Investment Fund – 35%
- Secondaries – 34%
- Direct Co-Investment – 32%
- Leveraged Buyout – 27%
- Mezzanine Financing – 17%
Top Private Credit allocation in 2025:
- Direct Lending – 50%
- Mezzanine – 37%
- Fund-of-Funds – 36%
- Co-Investment – 34%
- Secondaries – 31%
- Venture Debt – 29%
- Special Situations – 25%
- Distressed Debt – 22%
- Other – 1%
4) On ESG & Governance
Active Ownership goals:
- Climate change & environmental practices – 59%
- Business ethics & transparency – 43%
- Board structure & diversity – 26%
- Diversity, equity & inclusion – 25%
- Employee health & safety – 22%
- Supply chain management – 22%
Supporting ESG goals:
- Measure carbon footprint of portfolio – 41%
- Actively working to lower their portfolio footprint – 38%
- Actively moving to achieve net-zero portfolios – 33%
- Measuring temperature of portfolio – 23%
ESG insights:
- Standardization making it easier to adopt ESG strategies – 68%
- Willing to pay premium for assets with high ESG scores – 44%
- ESG still important to their investment process & strategy but have de-emphasized it publicly – 51%
Natixis Institutional Outlook Survey 2026
Natixis Investment Managers, Global Survey of Institutional Investors conducted by CoreData Research in September and October 2025. Survey included 515 institutional investors in 29 countries throughout North America, Latin America, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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