Proxy voting: the hallmark of active ownershipSubscription
In the 1950s institutional investors owned less than 8% of US public equities by market capitalisation; this figure had grown to nearer 67% in the past decade.
PGIM Fixed Income's Q3 2017 Market OutlookSubscription
Assessing the Opportunities with Multiple Risks in Play
UK real estate market commentary: June 2017Subscription
The sharp depreciation in sterling since last year’s Brexit vote has pushed up inflation to almost 3% and cut real incomes and consumer spending. While a lower exchange rate ought to boost exports, UK exports have so far been flat, possibly because foreign buyers are concerned about future tariffs.
Continental European real estate market commentary: June 2017Subscription
Vesteda Annual Report 2016Subscription
China-US détente eases investor fearsSubscription
International investors have greater opportunity to benefit from China’s continued rise.
The beginning of India’s transformationSubscription
Events in 2017 confirm that that India is at a turning point, with Narenda Modi’s reformist BJP party winning a sweeping victory in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
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IPE Investment Manager Expectations Indicator
Each month IPE surveys around 100 asset managers with one or more European segregated mandates for their predictions for equities, bonds and currency markets in the next 6 to 12 months
Manager expectations June 2017
When fewer than one in 10 respondents expects something to happen, it is hard to accept it could happen. There is an increased number of such instances in the most recent IPE Asset Manager Expectations poll....read more
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Economic Insights: February 2017
Recession; it follows an expansion as the economy encounters constraints, inflation rises, and the Fed hikes interest rates. A recovery follows a recession and begins a new era of better growth, mild inflation, and stock market gains....read more
The nimble and the quick: Success in the future of asset management
Being nimble in the asset management industry means having the organizational agility to adjust to markets and client needs efficiently and cost effectively. For passive managers, scale and low fees will continue to be the point of competition. For active managers, clients will require access to a diverse set of niche asset classes to provide alpha atop their passive core portfolio’s beta exposure....read more
