All Alternatives articles – Page 3
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White papersInstitutional investors’ approaches to responsible investing
In this paper, we aim to understand institutional investors’ approach to responsible investing, which has become an important consideration in many investors’ portfolio management decisions. We conduct in-depth qualitative interviews with more than twenty institutional investors – mostly consisting of pension plans and central banks –, and complement our insights with relevant findings from academic literature.
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PodcastMartello Re: Building a Reinsurer from the Ground Up
Dennis Ho, CEO of Martello Re, sits down with Barings’ Colin Gordon to discuss the creation and rapid growth of Bermuda-based reinsurer Martello Re, and how trusted partnerships have been the key to tackling challenges ranging from investment returns to hiring and beyond.
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White papersNurturing Nature: Why Investors Should Care About Biodiversity
Investors face an urgent challenge in understanding, analyzing and managing biodiversity risks.
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White papersHow do Red Sea disruptions affect global supply chains?
Commercial shipping in the Red Sea has been significantly disrupted by attacks from Houthi rebels operating out of Yemen.
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White papersFrom ‘smart chemo’ to gene therapy: The innovations transforming healthcare
From the invention of the stethoscope to the discovery of penicillin, many healthcare innovations have supported better health and well-being outcomes. Jasveet Brar, Darshan Rughani and Philip Kemp explore a selection of innovative technologies on the cusp of commercial inflection, with the potential to revolutionise the pharmaceutical and medical device industries specifically.
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White papersVoluntary Carbon Markets: Is the nuance lost in the noise?
The integrity of some of the world’s Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) schemes is a hot-button issue. However, we believe it’s important to understand some of the differences in standards around the world – as well as the progress being made towards tightening them.
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White papers2024 alternative credit insights: Taking center stage
Investors were reminded of the growing importance of alternative credit in portfolios during the interest rate run-up — and accompanying market volatility — that began in early 2022.
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White papersBrave New World: 2024 European Insurance Outlook
Insurers likely face a very different investment regime today than they have in the past, with higher and more volatile interest rates as well as structurally higher inflation. We think this will intensify the focus on strategic asset allocation. We offer three themes for insurance investors as 2024 gets under way.
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White papers2022 – 2023 Annual Stewardship Report: Aligning advocacy with actions
Welcome to the Nuveen 2022 – 2023 Stewardship Report. For more than 125 years, along with our parent company TIAA, we have helped millions of investors achieve long-term financial health.
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White papersHealthcare investing - 2024 outlook brighter on compelling valuations and easing headwinds
2023 was a tough year for healthcare investing, resulting in the sector lagging the broader indices by the widest margin since 1999. We believe the outlook for 2024 is much more favourable as the sector’s valuation is highly compelling, while many of the headwinds are abating.
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White papersFlows and Fundamentals
With cash rates priced to decline substantially, we think it is time to deploy liquidity, locking in bond yields and seeking out value in the equity market.
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White papersBuilding Momentum: 2024 Outlook for ESG Regulation
After a year of burgeoning regulatory development, we assess what may come next
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White papersBiodiversity in the Balance
Biodiversity is gaining prominence in fundamental investment analysis across asset classes, based on a deeper understanding of its importance as a potentially material issue for investors. By using a coherent analytical approach, we believe it’s possible to incorporate nature-related risks and opportunities in research and investment processes that support the efforts of capital allocators to harvest meaningful returns over time.
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White papersPrivate Credit Outlook: Evolution and Opportunity
Private credit has in a little more than a decade evolved from a niche asset class to a key component of a diversified investment portfolio. We think it will be even more important in 2024 as banks’ reluctance to lend widens the opportunity set for investors.
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White papersCash Is Poised on the Sidelines
With cash rates priced to decline substantially, we think it is time to deploy liquidity, locking in bond yields and seeking out value in the equity market.
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White papersImpact measurement and reporting
Understanding the non-financial impact of their investments is an increasing concern for institutional investors. Almost three-quarters (74%) consider or plan to consider the environmental and societal impact of their investment decisions, according to Nuveen’s 2023 EQuilibrium survey of institutional investors around the world. This number is even higher (82%) for insurers.
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PodcastOuterblue Talks Green – The rise of responsible investing in Asia
Asia faces distinct and complex challenges when it comes to the energy transition as it looks to balance economic development with the necessity to transition to a low carbon economy.
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White papersCOP28: delivering on food, nature and energy
We provide our key takeaways from COP28, covering the historic final communique, significant agreements focused on nature and the food and energy systems, plus the knowledge shared at the Lombard Odier re-NATURE hub alongside the summit.
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White papersIntegrating biodiversity into portfolios: a bespoke framework
Biodiversity losses may have a material effect on some companies, but companies also erode biodiversity through their activities and practices.
