All Alternatives articles
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White papersGEMs ESG Materiality, H2 2024: Analysing the cost of climate change
In the latest issue, we probe the risks that climate change potentially represents to emerging market companies. We provide a further update on South Korea’s ‘Corporate Value-Up Programme’, and also discuss our broader voting and engagement activity.
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White papersEvolving diversification: New asset allocation approaches for insurers
An overview of opportunities and challenges that exist for insurers
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White papersThe Golden Age of Customized AI Chips
As demand for training large-scale AI models shifts to delivering more precise inferencing capabilities, the race to build application-specific chips is heating up.
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White papersAgritech in 2025: Positioned for growth
The US market led last year’s resurgence in agritech investment and momentum looks on track for more of the same in 2025. As agriculture shifts from a peripheral consideration to the central lens of climate adaptation, we expect to see ongoing expansion in agrochemical development, the role of AI becoming more precise, and impact-focused VCs stepping up on climate change.
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PodcastOuterblue RI – Driving Climate Action through Shareholder Engagement
In the second episode of our five-part series on Shareholder Stewardship, Aaron McDougall, Head of Climate & Ciaran Callaghan, Head of European Equity Research engage in a dynamic conversation on shareholder engagement on climate - linking climate engagements to responsible investors financial considerations.
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White papersSeeking Perspective On DeepSeek
A Chinese AI start-up claimed its large-language model needs far less computing power than established models. What’s it all mean for chipmakers and the broader economy?
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White papersHow has DeepSeek disrupted the AI landscape?
The launch of Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence model triggered a rout in US technology shares as we entered the final week of January. Nvidia, the chipmaker that has been at the centre of the AI boom in the past couple of years, saw its share price drop around 17%, wiping out approximately US$600 billion in market cap value. Jeffrey Lin, Head of Thematic Technology Equities, and Johnny Hughes, Investment Director, analyse the potential implications of DeepSeek’s achievement for investors and the development of AI, and explore the long-term opportunities from this emerging technology.
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White papersH1 2025 Alternative credit insights: Sourcing new pathways
Alternative credit is not a new phenomenon, however, up until the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC), it was largely overlooked by investors. The crash was a catalyst for the market. Banks froze traditional lending options and limited those capabilities due to tighter regulations shortly after. Borrowers had to look elsewhere for financing, opening up the world of alternative credit.
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WebinarShedding light on dynamics and opportunities of Responsible Investment
Thursday, 13th February 2025 | 8:30 - 9:15 am GMT | 9:30 - 10:15 am CET
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White papersAsset Allocation Committee Outlook, 1Q 2025 - A Delicate Balance
“Overall, we anticipate a supportive backdrop for risk assets, as reflected in our broad asset-class views… The balance is delicate, however, and the risks are piled up on both sides.”
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White papersWhy engaging with companies on biodiversity matters more than ever
Human life and economic prosperity are dependent on the benefits provided by nature. Biodiversity loss puts the ecosystems upon which societies depend, as well as the global economy, at risk. Biodiversity loss also exacerbates global warming, meaning that preserving nature and biodiversity is a must for investors aiming to address climate change as the two threats are inextricably linked.
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White papersHedge Fund Outlook H1 2025
HF to lure more interest after a strong 2024 vintage for alpha
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White papersESG Thema #19 - Measuring Scope 3 Emissions: implications & challenges for investors
“For many companies, the greatest climate-related risks and opportunities lie within their supply chains, which means addressing Scope 3 emissions is essential.” Mark Carney, Former Governor of the Bank of England said in 2020
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White papersDecarbonising buildings lags amid discrepancy between SFDR and EU Taxonomy
Decarbonising buildings plays a critical role in achieving the EU’s goal of climate neutrality by 2050. Hence, the EU’s ambition to have the region’s building stock fully decarbonised by mid-century and reduce the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 60% by 2030. However, the absence of unified regulatory standards is restraining the potential for investors to get involved, writes Nicolas Toupin.
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White papersO’Connor Global Multi-Strategy Alpha Monthly Letter: Outlook for China in 2025
Heading into 2025, US exceptionalism may be one of the most consensus views in the market. With Trump retaking power, there are Goldilocks expectations for the early part of the year with anticipated tailwinds such as deregulation, improving corporate and consumer optimism and continued easing monetary policy.
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White papersWhy invest in trade finance?
The demand for trade finance continues to increase, despite a global shortage of financing to facilitate the deals. As we outline in this paper, this shortfall has created an array of potentially high-yielding investment opportunities for providers with the right resources, analytical teams and banking connections.
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White papersInvestor demand for biodiversity strategies steps up a gear
Biodiversity is increasingly becoming a key theme for investors, alongside wider climate and net zero considerations. The interaction between climate change and biodiversity – known as the climate/biodiversity nexus – is becoming a prominent topic of discussion, while continued growth in the number of dedicated biodiversity-related strategies in the market is also driving interest.
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White papersThe ‘why and how’ of integrating biodiversity into fixed income strategies
One of the fundamental features of biodiversity is that it reaches into every part of our lives – and that means the impacts of biodiversity loss are also felt across investment strategies. Looking specifically at fixed income, we see important reasons why investors should integrate biodiversity into their decision making.
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White papersHow can investors assess and measure a company’s impact on biodiversity?
Biodiversity loss is an existential threat to both people and the planet. However, we believe listed assets investment strategies can help deliver significant positive impacts and help stem the deterioration of the world’s fragile ecosystems.
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White papersWhy should investors care about biodiversity?
Biodiversity is the variability of all living organisms from all sources, spanning all ecosystems across land and sea. It encompasses the characteristics of living systems and includes everything from the diversity within a species to the diversity between species, and of the ecosystems in which they live.
