Alternatives – Page 36
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White papers360 – Fixed Income report, Q1 2019
To be considered relevant, a factor must first and foremost be backed by ample empirical evidence. In the absence of such evidence, academic research on multi-asset factor premiums could suffer from ‘p-hacking’ (or ‘data mining’). Recent research by Robeco uses new and previously unused deep historical financial data. The results allay any p-hacking concerns.
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White papersHow Airports Are Flying High: A Social Perspective
Holding airport bonds in our social strategies often raises questions. But aviation brings huge social and economic benefits, and is making great environmental strides
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White papersIndia: Rupee Faces Significant Risks from April Elections
Indians go the polls in April to elect a new leadership. Can Prime Minister Modi’s party win an outright majority or will India have a coalition government?
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White papersAn Update on our Global Macro ESG scores
Highlights six case studies of changing country scores in Global Macro Views.
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Brent-WTI Oil Spread Taking Cue from Houston-Midland?
The price spread between two relatively new futures contracts, WTI Midland and WTI Houston, has been over the past two years a leading indicator of the spread between the two most venerable crude oil futures contracts: WTI and Brent. The economics behind this might offer clues about how oil markets evolve in the future.
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China: Looking at Growth Past the Trade War
China’s growth is decelerating, it is loaded with debt and is involved in a high stakes trade war with the United States. Despite these issues, China’s economy appears to be holding up better than one might have expected. In fact, China’s growth could even accelerate in 2019 in response to aggressive monetary easing.
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White papersThe Journey of Sustainable Investing A multi-asset approach seeking returns and a better future
Maria Municchi, a fund manager in the M&G Multi Asset team, discusses the development of sustainable investing over time, and explains how we incorporate it with our long-standing multi-asset approach in a new investment strategy.
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White papersShareholder Rights Directive: A step towards sustainable capitalism
For too long, the majority of the investment community has neglected its fiduciary responsibilities, whilst investors focused on short-term financial returns, most failed to notice the approaching global financial crisis. Alarm bells should have rung across investment houses as increasingly complex financial models, inadequately managed risk taking and inappropriate incentive structures led to poor corporate behaviour and endangered the savings of millions of pensioners.
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White papersESG is being codified as mainstream across the globe.
In this episode of Amplified Mitch Reznick, Head of Credit Research and Ingrid Holmes, Head of Policy and Advocacy at Hermes, discuss the global trends in ESG regulation and what this means for Asset Managers.
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White papersHedge Fund Strategy Outlook Q1
Volatility returned, and asset classes were significantly challenged – often indiscriminately.
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White papersImpact investing: solutions for people and planet through alternatives
Impact investing is growing rapidly, with rising demand for strategies that go beyond traditional risk reduction approaches to produce direct benefits for people and the planet.
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White papersPlastic (not so) fantastic
The ultra-long lifespan of plastics is proving an ecological challenge. As consumers become alarmed at the environmental contamination caused by synthetic organic polymers, we look at the alternatives and the role of investors in pushing for change.
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White papersGreen bonds: A viable asset class?
The global green bond market has been growing rapidly in size and importance in the past five years to meet strong investor demand
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White papersThe Alpha And Beta Of ESG Investing
With the rising awareness around ESG issues worldwide, institutional investors have started to massively look into responsible investment. The latter has grown substantially in Europe and in North America in the past 5 years.
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White papersTaking the Pulse of Dr. Copper for 2019
Copper’s price trend in 2019 will depend on several key factors that include the strength of the U.S. dollar and the pace of growth in top consumer, China.
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White papersThe Value Of Community Impact in Social Infrastructure
How can private investors have a positive impact on communities through investing in social infrastructure? This comment builds on previous research to examine the social and community value of the asset class and the importance of an intentional approach to enhancing related impacts alongside financial returns.
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White papersCore Matters: The economic and financial impact of demographics
Population ageing is one of the most disruptive trends of the twenty-first century: it is affecting nearly all sectors of the society, from labour market and productivity to savings and consumption behavior. It is reshaping the demand for goods and services and of course it impacts insurance and financial markets.
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White papersRisk on, risk off, or risk uncertain?
The 1975 summer blockbuster Jaws allegorically brings to mind current market sentiment. Yes, things appear to remain relatively tranquil on the surface. But just below…cue the John Williams score…concerns over increased volatility, macroeconomic risks, recession and the potential impact of rising rates all pose legitimate threats.
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White papersDisruptive technologies challenge traditional infrastructure approach
Traditional infrastructure investments are being challenged by the pace of innovation, and technology and disruption will likely create opportunities across all core infrastructure asset types. So a highly flexible approach is required to respond to this.
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White papersThe UN Sustainable Development Goals: A touchstone for today’s responsible investor?
Investors are increasingly seeking to understand and measure the wider consequences of where they allocate their capital. In this article, we look at how the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can help to inform investor choices.
