WTW's Manager Ideas Exchange (MiX), Europe

The 2026 Theme: The New Paradigm

A new global paradigm is taking shape, redefining geopolitics, economic systems and financial markets. The implications are broad and far-reaching. MiX explored these themes through both a global and local lens, while addressing the key trends influencing savers, including the continued re-imagining of pensions and convergence across institutional, wealth and retail markets.

We hosted two sessions during this conference:

‘A recap on the Total Portfolio Approach’, Marisa Hall, Head of the Thinking Ahead Institute, and Martin Jecks, FIA, Global Head of Portfolio Strategy at WTW, explored how its principles support more integrated, whole-of-portfolio decision-making.
Inside Out: Addressing the big issues in the asset management industry, Marisa shared the first findings from our 2026 Global Asset Manager Peer Study – a look at how managers are building resilience through next-generation business models, the interplay of human and artificial intelligence, and more.

What really differentiates asset managers in today’s market?

For our Inside Out session, we reached out to our network of leading asset owners to understand what their key priorities are and how the asset manager community can raise their game. Hear from OPTrust, PGGM, Australian Retirement Trust and USS.

Event playlist

We covered a number of topics during our two sessions, explore our hubs for more research on the areas:

Total Portfolio Approach hub

Plus: Our new TPA quiz “Are we more SAA or TPA?”

Global Asset Manager Peer Study 2026

Our new study is a thought leadership initiative with two clear aims: to offer a robust, well framed way of thinking about critical and topical issues, and to support intelligence gathering from asset managers to build a shared evidence base for future insights and analysis.