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White papersThe Case for Macro
Macro investors adopt a top-down view of the world in which they analyze broad trends to allocate risk across asset classes, geographies, sectors, and currencies—resulting in a liquid strategy that aims to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns without having to rely on rising equity or bond markets.
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White papersResponsible Investment Quarterly: Q1 2017
Welcome to a new format for our quarterly report. 2017 is shaping up to be an interesting year. In terms of voting, we expect to see a number of areas of focus.
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White papersInfrastructure: Opportunity for yield and diversification
Infrastructure is a real asset offering institutional investors distinct advantages over traditional and alternative asset classes.
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Impact Investing Towards a Better World
When it comes to investment criteria, most fund managers don’t typically look at alleviating hunger, expanding access to health care or bridging the digital divide.
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White papersGo for consistency of returns, not spectacular returns
Colin Moore (Global Chief Investment Officer) discusses where he sees investment opportunities and risks in today’s markets, and why he thinks investors value a consistent approach to investing now more than ever.
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White papersMarkets look to a potential softer Brexit but volatility on the rise
Clearly, following the result of the UK general election, the political way forward is difficult.
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White papersConversations with Investment Managers - Futures versus ETFs
Aite, an independent research firm, put together an in-depth report on whether to trade futures or ETFs to replicate S&P 500 returns and other U.S. stock market performance.
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White papersAviation finance: an interesting prospect for long-term investors
A sustained low-yield environment and demanding regulatory requirements have placed considerable pressure on insurance companies and pension schemes over the last few years. In response, investors have looked to less liquid, alternative investments that offer a higher risk-adjusted return.
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White papersTalking down the U.S. dollar: A means to an (unsuccessful) end
Is it better to be weak or strong?
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White papersThe 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.
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White papersWill 2017 herald a commodity bull market?
After commodity prices bottomed in early 2016, demand is outstripping supply once again, suggesting the next bull market may be approaching. Across commodity markets as a whole, we expect 2017 to be another positive year.
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White papersThe Big Picture: A Cost Comparison of S&P Select Sector Futures and ETFs
This report compares the all-in cost of replicating S&P Select Sector exposure via futures and ETFs across four common investment scenarios.
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White papersWhat are investors looking for in today's investment environment?
These conflicting times of unconventional monetary policy finds investors balancing their choices in an effort to avoid the risk of capital losses; and, at the same time, avoid the regret of missing what may well be a once-in-a-generation bull market in equities.
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White papersThe end of the beginning: The global economy picks up momentum in 2017
November 1942. Winston Churchill addressed the British House of Commons on the occasion of the first Allied victory to date over Hitler’s armies in all of World War II. General Montgomery had defeated Rommel’s seemingly unstoppable armored Panzers at the battle of El Alamein.
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White papersESG Investing and Portfolio Integration
Interest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors is expanding at a rapid pace among institutional and retail investors around the world.
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White papersFarmland offers distinct opportunity among real assets
Institutional investors have increased expo- sure to real assets over the last several years as the low return, low inflation backdrop has fuelled demand for alternative investments as a source of income. While most of the interest and flows have gone towards property and infrastructure investments, farmland investments have so far been underrepresented in institutional portfolios despite boasting equally, if not more, appealing characteristics.
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White papersDynamic Real Return Fund Reaches Three-Year Milestone
At the end of June the Dynamic Real Return Fund celebrated its three year anniversary. The Fund targets performance of CPI plus 4%, in line with the long-run return of equities but with less than two-thirds of the volatility. The solution is offered to institutional clients at 0.50% OCF (including additional expenses).
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White papersAlternative Risk Premia: Constructing a true diversified portfolio
As investors seek to both improve risk-adjusted returns and meaningful diversification of their portfolios, they can take advantage of a portfolio of approximately 25 to 40 risk premia using a combination of risk parity, risk targeting and tactical asset management.
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White papersMind the gap: Overcoming the cognitive barriers to saving for retirement
In this paper, Chris Wagstaff considers how reasonably simple behavioural interventions can be used by policymakers, regulators and the pensions community to improve saving decisions.
