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White papersUnderstanding Paris-Aligned Indexes
As investors progress on their journeys to net zero and decarbonization in general, Paris-Aligned Benchmarks (PABs) are becoming more critical to investors everywhere.
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Real Estate in a More Fully Funded World
Today, as more investors find themselves fully, or at least more fully funded, commercial real estate offers another attribute that may be valuable in this new, and perhaps unexpected, environment.
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21st century investment governance for large asset owners
The past decade has brought profound change for asset owners of all kinds. The regulatory, social, and economic landscapes have fundamentally shifted, and the investment universe has expanded significantly. These changes pose major challenges to in-house teams at large asset owners including DB pension plan sponsors, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, and wealth management firms.
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Macro Views: How long can oil continue to shine?
Oil is once again in the spotlight, reaching levels not seen since 2014. After having traded in negative territory when the pandemic took the world by surprise in 2020, we are now facing $100+ a barrel for Brent crude oil again.
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Russia: Investment Implications of Ukrainian Invasion
Investors’ worst fears about Russia’s intentions toward Ukraine have materialized following Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s announcement that he is sending troops into the country to “demilitarize” the nation.
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Macro Views: Are we close to the peaks?
The first few weeks of the year have been marked by major tectonic shifts in terms of central banks’ monetary policies and market action. The change from an environment of “Goldilocks” to “normalisation” has been anything but gradual, weighing heavily on market sentiment.
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Energy Transition: Matching Liabilities and Capturing the Equity Premium
Energy transition infrastructure can match long-term liabilities, generate high yields and lift pension schemes’ sustainability profiles.
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Blog | Net Zero transition and hydrogen: believe the Hype?
Since 2015, a growing fleet of hydrogen taxis has clocked up more than 6 million km in the Paris area, transporting over 800,000 passengers. The electric vehicles’ livery is unmistakable, with a clouds-on-blue-sky design catching the eye.
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Blog | Turning Paris goals into reality
Asset owners and asset managers play a crucial role in helping reorient the global economy towards a low-carbon future. But whether we succeed in the fight against global warming will not be known for decades.
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Meeting the Consumption Challenges Through Circular Economy
Mirova Europe Environmental Equity strategy’s goals are aligned with the European legislative package « Fit for 55 », aiming at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030.
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Macro Views: Earnings Seasons provides only modest support
Earnings season for Q4 2021 is in full swing, with over 60% of firms in the S&P 500 and over 35% of firms in the Stoxx 600 having reported thus far. Subdued expectations have led to low hurdle rates for earnings, cleared by 75% of reporting firms in the S&P 500 and 58% of those in the Stoxx 600.
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Responsible investment: themes to look out for in 2022
Responsible investment issues tend to have a long time horizon. However, we have identified key issues and opportunities we expect will drive change in the coming year.
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Supply Chain Strain: Overview
Exploring how disruptions in the manufacturing, labor, and commodities markets may affect inflation and fixed-income investments.
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Liquid Commodities: A Sustainable Future(s) Delivery, Please?
Can sustainability-driven investors find a simple fix, or, do we need to build a new approach to design a new way forward?
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European strategic sovereignty must be an investment opportunity
The concept of strategic sovereignty goes far beyond the issues of security and defence. It also assumes relative self-sufficiency, and the ability to impose one’ standards and to create global leaders in tomorrow’s ecosystems. This political objective must be founded on economic reality and will first require new investment momentum in Europe.
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Investment Symposium Series – Biodiversity, food and health: The crucial pieces of the 1.5°C jigsaw
Boosting investment in restoring Earth’s biodiverse natural capital, so as to transition urgently towards a healthy, sustainable food future as well as keeping global warming to 1.5°C, is absolutely critical.
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How the ESG data dilemma rewards active and engaged investors
What you can measure you can manage. In responsible investment that has steadily become a practical reality, but thoughtful and analytical management is still required to make sense of sometimes uneven inputs and difficult comparisons.
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ESG Thema #7 - ESG Corporate Disclosure: Towards more demanding and harmonized reporting
The 21st century company is one that must go beyond considerations of financial profitability, ensuring that the ecosystem in which it operates is preserved.
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ESG investing: Why we believe an active approach is optimal
The ‘active versus passive’ investing debate is well documented and has rumbled on for years. However, when it comes to investing from an environmental, social and governance (ESG) perspective, we firmly believe active investing is the optimal route.
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Bitcoin, A Cornerstone Digital Asset: Part 4
Could Bitcoin options be the “picks and shovels” of the cryptocurrency Gold Rush, a way to convert Bitcoin from a “get rich” to a “stay rich” asset?
