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White papersWhat does Trump 2.0 mean for emerging markets?
The shift on domestic and foreign policy under the incoming US administration presents a wide range of potential outcomes for EM.
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White papersEngagement has a crucial role to play in the green transition
The transition to net zero cannot be achieved without directly tackling carbon-intensive industries. Investor engagement can provide a vital platform to facilitate change among high emitters.
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White papersAddressing misconceptions with net-zero investing
The journey towards achieving carbon neutrality, or net zero, by 2050 is not only essential for our planet but also increasingly demanded by investors. Motivations for those seeking to align their portfolios with net-zero often vary — spanning financial, societal, and ethical domains — yet many investors hold a common set of misconceptions related to implementation.
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White papersReframing the climate question
How should an investor balance a focus on reducing their climate impact with a desire for financial returns? And how does a company management team accommodate what can often be seen as competing demands?
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - October 2024
Capital markets whipsawed between a weakening US labour market and hopes that the Fed would successfully steer the economy towards a soft landing. Markets are optimistically interpreting the latest policy action, which could potentially boost consumption and investment. The other narrative is that the Fed would not have implemented a big cut without having apprehensions on the economic front.
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White papersIndex investing as an active decision: implications for equity investors
Today’s passive index investing requires active choices, as customization and innovations in index funds have resulted in new considerations for investors and the potential for greater control.
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White papersThe technology sector – An update after the summer volatility
Volatility may be part and parcel of equity markets, but this summer’s swings stand out. The causes cited for the sell-off included concerns over the outlook for the US economy and an unwinding of yen carry trades. Investors also worried about the risk of the vast sums being invested in artificial intelligence (AI) ultimately not generating sufficient returns. Daniel Morris investigates the AI angle.*
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White papersInvesting in megatrends with thematic and exchange-traded funds (Part 1)
New research from BNP Paribas Asset Management’s Quantitative Research Group delves into thematic investing strategies. These investments target the long-term megatrends that are transforming economies, society and business models. This is the first of two extracts. It answers five questions to help investors understand the appeal and extent of, and risks involved in, megatrend investing.
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White papersA time and place for small cap equities
After handily outperforming both large caps and the broader U.S. equity market for the one-year period following the COVID recession in the spring of 2020, small cap stocks have since lagged, despite posting healthy double-digit gains in two of the past three calendar years. This performance gap reflects in part the narrow but persistent market leadership of a few high-flying mega cap technology companies supported by artificial intelligence (AI) tailwinds.
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PodcastEmbracing the journey: PEI roundtable podcast on the secondaries market in the last decade
The global secondaries market has grown from roughly USD 47 billion in 2014 to more than USD 100 billion today as fund investors and fund managers alike have embraced the secondary market as a tool to actively manage their respective portfolios.
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White papersBuy and maintain: an alternate approach to fixed income investing
Nuveen’s approach to buy and maintain investing combines the power of active investing — including diversification and stringent credit risk management — with the benefits of passive investing, such as low turnover and cost-effective fees.
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VideoEOS 20th anniversary: stewardship reflections
In celebration of EOS’ 20th anniversary, Leon Kamhi reflects on the changes he has seen in stewardship over the years and his vision for the future.
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White papersThe New Frontier in Fixed Income: Systematic Investing
Bond investors have been looking for an approach that delivers attractive, repeatable, uncorrelated active returns. Is their wait over?
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White papersMidyear Outlook 2024: the new reality of investing
2024 so far has been a year of diverging economies, equity market highs and election fever – with far more to come.
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White papersThe Importance of Active Ownership
Shareholder engagement is for life, not just for proxy-voting season.
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White papersUnleashing the potential: Navigating local currency EMD with active management
EMD has become increasingly appealing to a broader investor base as the asset class has developed. Issuance has increased, thereby improving liquidity.
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White papersHow are UK asset owners repositioning fixed income portfolios?
We surveyed 100 fixed income asset allocation decision makers at public and private pension schemes, OCIOs, insurers, endowments and foundations between February and March 2024. We captured their thoughts on a range of topics including the fixed income market environment, intentions and attitudes to credit markets and to emerging market debt, plus thoughts on active management.
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PodcastThe Wonders of Japan’s Economy
In the last year, we saw Japanese equities led by Nikkei 225 and TOPIX gaining more than 30%. All while, the Bank of Japan raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years in March. With this active economic backdrop, what lies ahead for the Japanese market? How do geopolitical dynamics influence Japan? What should investors keep in mind when investing in this economy?
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White papers360°, Q2 2024: Can strong technicals lead to stronger fundamentals?
2024 has, so far, been broadly defined by idiosyncratic events, volatility and dispersion. For that reason, in our latest 360° report, our credit team emphasise the importance of credit selection from here.
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White papersThe Pitfalls of Investing In Factor Indices
Factor indices are a far cry from “passive” investing and may be ill-designed to deliver optimal risk-adjusted returns.
