Research

Research & Institutional Perspectives.

GEMs3.0 develops research and institutional perspectives on capital allocation, sovereign infrastructure and financial market architecture.

Selected material is shared directly with engaged institutional investors, financial institutions and market-infrastructure counterparties on request.

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GEMs3.0 Resources

Reports & publications

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16 Jul 2026

Allocatability Risk-Bounding (ARB) Report 2026

Argues that allocatability, not bankability, is now the primary constraint on scaling infrastructure capital.

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16 Jul 2026

Sovereign Infrastructure Asset Class Lighthouse Report

Sets out the architecture for Sovereign Infrastructure as a benchmark-compatible institutional asset class.

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9 Jan 2025

Top Risks 2025

A review of the risks investors and institutions were watching most closely heading into 2025.

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30 Dec 2024

2025 Investment Management Outlook

Deloitte's outlook on AI adoption, product innovation and risk across investment management in 2025.

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17 Dec 2024

EY Global Institutional Investor Survey 2024

EY's global survey of institutional investor sentiment and priorities.

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3 Dec 2024

Green Technology Book: Energy Solutions for Climate Change

A survey of green technologies and energy solutions being deployed against climate change.

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3 Dec 2024

Reconciling Portfolio Diversification with a Shrinking Carbon Footprint

Examines how investors can diversify portfolios while reducing carbon exposure.

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27 Nov 2024

ADB Sovereign Default and Loss Rates

Asian Development Bank data on sovereign default and loss experience.

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8 Nov 2024

Investing in Nature as Infrastructure: The Opportunity

Makes the case for treating natural capital as investable infrastructure.

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28 Oct 2024

How CIOs are investing in a climate-resilient economy

Looks at how chief investment officers are positioning portfolios for climate resilience.

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24 Oct 2024

GEMs default statistics publication on private and public lending 1994-2023

GEMs default statistics spanning private and public lending from 1994 to 2023.

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24 Oct 2024

FTSE Russell SI LSEG Asset Owner Survey 2024

FTSE Russell's survey of asset owners on sustainable investment adoption.

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14 Oct 2024

Quantifying Preferred Creditor Treatment by Rating Grade

Quantifies how preferred creditor treatment affects outcomes across rating grades.

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11 Nov 2024

Asian Development Bank Sovereign Default and Loss Rates

ADB data on sovereign default and loss rates across the region.

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8 Oct 2024

Powering Change: Building Resilience in a Transforming Climate

Explores building resilience into energy systems amid a transforming climate.

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7 Oct 2024

STATE OF THE MARKET 2024 — Trends, Performance and Allocations

A market-wide review of 2024 trends, performance and capital allocations.

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7 Oct 2024

Investing in the green economy 2024

A 2024 review of investment flows into the green economy.

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7 Oct 2024

Asset owners remain positive about sustainable investment

Survey findings on asset owners' continued confidence in sustainable investment.

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14 Oct 2024

Crowding in: An advanced approach for measuring and disclosing private capital mobilisation

Proposes an advanced methodology for measuring and disclosing private capital mobilisation.

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24 Sep 2024

Default Statistics — Private and Sub-Sovereign Lending 1994-2022

GEMs default statistics for private and sub-sovereign lending from 1994 to 2022.

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14 Oct 2024

Sovereign and Sovereign Guaranteed Lending 1998-2022

GEMs data on sovereign and sovereign-guaranteed lending from 1998 to 2022.

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24 Sep 2024

Recovery Statistics: Private and Sub-Sovereign Lending 1994-2022

GEMs recovery statistics for private and sub-sovereign lending from 1994 to 2022.

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24 Sep 2024

IBRD Portfolio Historical Borrower Default Experience

IBRD's historical portfolio data on borrower default experience.

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24 Sep 2024

IFC Portfolio-Default Rate Analysis

Nearly 40 years of IFC portfolio data analysed for default-rate trends.

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14 Oct 2024

Ai GEMs Database Democratization Memo

Makes the case for democratising access to GEMs risk-data analytics.

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11 Nov 2024

GEMs3.0

An overview of the GEMs3.0 initiative and its investment risk data analytics.

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8 Oct 2024

Mahesh Kotecha, CFANY 2023 ESG Conference (Remarks)

Remarks delivered at the CFA Society New York 2023 ESG conference.

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