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White papersPrivate Assets likely to stay resilient during market turmoil
Market weakness started in late February, primarily driven by a valuation correction in the US tech sector and a de-concentration of most crowded stocks. This was amplified by declining sentiment amongst households, corporations, and investors.
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White papersEurope: The Next Frontier in Asset-Based Finance
Banks in Europe—much like those in the US—are stepping away from many types of lending. Driven in part by stricter regulatory requirements, the retreat is expanding the opportunity set in private asset-based finance, a $6.3 trillion-and-growing market that provides much of the financing for the real economy.
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White papersCIO view: an irreversible reversal of globalisation?
“In all the years my career spans, I have been through a very wide range of economic and financial market events that have generated extraordinary moves in the prices of bonds, equities, gold, oil and every other asset class you can think of. However, I cannot recall one that has been as fast-moving, volatile and possibly irrational as what we have been through in 2025 so far.”
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White papersHow are investors responding to the latest wave of tariffs from Donald Trump?
“The news flow is constant and ever changing,” says Premier Miton’s CIO and lead manager of the Diversified fund range Neil Birrell.
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White papersScaling SDG investing: Partnering to shape the future of outcome measurement
Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) has just released their Outcomes dataset, a new data solution that enables investors to track how investments are contributing to sustainable outcomes over time. We look back at how their work has evolved over the last decade when PGGM initially developed the SDI framework with APG to align investments with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The work has and continues to facilitate greater transparency and comparability among investors.
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White papersSystematically Identifying Potential Biodiversity Risks
We see potential ways to efficiently and effectively evaluate biodiversity risks when constructing public market portfolios.
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PodcastOuterblue RI - Driving Action on Social Cohesion through Shareholder Engagement
In the fourth episode of our five-part series on Shareholder Stewardship, Esther Law, Senior Investment Manager, Emerging Markets Debt and Responsible Investing Lead, and Luda Svystunova, Head of Social Research, engage in a dynamic conversation on shareholder engagement on social cohesion - linking human capital and human rights engagements to responsible investors financial considerations, as well as client and societal responsibilities of issuers.
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White papersWhere Do Private Assets Fit in an Insurer’s Liability Profile?
In an investment regime that could see lower risk-adjusted returns on public credit, private credit’s potential is becoming increasingly attractive to insurers—and was a major talking point at AB’s recent European Insurance Forum. Insurers are warming to the attractions of private assets. But how can they use them to best effect?
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White papersNuclear power(ing up) – opportunities for investors
At COP 28 in November 2023, over 20 nations committed to tripling nuclear power capacity by 2050. As a result, broader interest in nuclear energy has surged dramatically.
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White papersMarket Valuation of Climate Patents: What are the Most Valuable Innovations?
This paper analyzes the market valuation of climate innovations through a detailed examination of patent data. We explore the relationship between Tobin’s Q —a measure of firm valuation— and the stock of patents across various climate technology categories.
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White papersThe evolution of investor stewardship
With the publication by EOS at Federated Hermes Limited of its 2024 Annual Review of engagement and voting highlights, Leon Kamhi, Head of Responsibility and EOS, reflects on 20 years of stewardship at EOS, and the need to drive real world change.
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White papersManaging health and care for sustainable performance
The European healthcare sector remains increasingly popular: being more defensive thanks to its long-term demographic drivers, the healthcare sector has always been a meaningful and defensive diversifier in a multi-asset portfolio. Despite a combination of headwinds related to rising interest rates and some operator’s issues, capital value dynamics have diverged across countries and subsectors of health and care.
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White papersAlternative Credit: The diversification benefits of bank originated assets
The investment landscape has transformed dramatically over the past decade, and the role of private credit in institutional investor portfolios has moved from a satellite investment to a core portfolio allocation, playing an important role within a new, uncertain macro environment. Not only have institutional investors continued to increase allocations to private credit, they are also actively looking to diversify within this asset class - seeking solutions which address specific portfolio goals, in addition to providing access to idiosyncratic factors and potential for robust risk return profiles.
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White papersHarnessing climate data: Advancing data analytics to better integrate physical risks and opportunities
Climate change is no longer a distant, theoretical threat. The impacts are already being felt today with severe societal and financial consequences. And while we have seen an improvement in climate-related financial disclosures over the last decade, particularly regarding transition risks, corporate reporting on physical risks, both acute and chronic, remains limited, incomplete and inadequate.
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White papersUnified Global Alternatives – Hedge Fund Bulletin
Monthly Hedge Fund Update – February 2025
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White papersWhat’s on Insurers’ Minds: Insights from Industry Leaders
Though geopolitics has come to the fore, insurers are addressing a wide range of other issues.
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White papersThe bitter squeeze: Orange juice futures collapse under tariff
Much of the focus on potential tariff impacts across commodity markets has rightly focused on a relatively narrow set of major, well-known commodities such as Copper, Steel, Aluminum and even Gold. However, the long shadow of tariff turmoil is cast across many other corners of the market.
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White papersNet-Zero Targets—a Dream or Still a Reality?
Recent energy crises and political resistance have slowed progress toward net-zero emissions. We believe success will depend on global cooperation to balance short-term energy security with long-term decarbonization goals.
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VideoBeneath the surface: a deep dive into liquidity
In our latest video series, Deborah Cunningham and Tara Dougherty explore the key topics impacting liquidity markets, including the outlook on rates, a comparison of sterling vs. euro-denominated liquidity, how to integrate ESG into cash management, and more.
