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White papersRegulation set to supercharge push on plastics
Voluntary plastic goals have yielded little meaningful change on plastic production and recycling. But forthcoming regulatory changes will heighten both the risks and opportunities companies – and investors – must navigate.
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White papersThe climate-health nexus: risks and opportunities
As investors, we are increasingly considering and assessing the potential impacts of climate change on the economy, financial markets, and our portfolios.
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White papersGreen machines: the future of transport
The transportation sector is largely powered by petroleum-based fuels, and contributes about 25% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Clearly, there is a need to move people and freight, but leading global economies are working to decarbonise the sector through technological innovation, policy change and greater efficiency.
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White papersThe skills factor: greening the workforce to deliver net zero
Limiting global warming to 2C requires large scale investments from governments and businesses. But are the latter managing their human capital effectively in order to achieve this?
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White papersChina: bottom-up opportunity as the macro picture slowly improves
While the top-down story has challenges, the notion that China is ‘uninvestable’ is in our view misinformed. We believe company-specific opportunities can be found by looking at trade, value for money and capital return.
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White papersOpening Bell – an excess of pessimism about the economy, though not in markets
We expect 2024 to outperform the current pessimistic economic forecasts but struggle to beat the optimism priced into equity markets.
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White papersHow the Australian canary shows this cycle is different
Across 2023 we had been using Australia as our “canary in the coalmine” to highlight why this cycle is different. Despite some of the shortest maturity mortgages in the world, Australia’s economy has hummed along nicely. Our canary remains singing and shows why meaningful recessions are unlikely.
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White papersESG Viewpoint: Investing in a Just Transition
It’s essential we consider the social dimension as we transition to a low carbon world. We explore the investment implications of a Just Transition.
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White papersThe peak in rate hikes is an inflection point for bonds
You don’t have to be bearish on the economy to be optimistic on the bond market. Here’s why
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White papersWith macro risks elevated it’s all about stock selection
There are plenty of macro drivers that will create equity volatility in 2024. To succeed, investors will need to maintain a resilient portfolio.
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White papersBalancing uncertainty and optimism
The economic data in 2023 was better than expected: inflation fell, employment remained resilient and we didn’t end up in recession – in fact growth was impressively resilient.
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White papersESG viewpoint: deforestation in Brazil
The return of President Lula is a boost to efforts to halt deforestation in Brazil, but he faces significant impediments in his efforts to move the needle. We travelled to Brazil to deepen our understanding and encourage reform. During the trip we met with policymakers, soy traders and meatpackers as part of our wider engagement on this topic.
