All Alternatives articles – Page 36
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White papersThe great blue economy wave
The sheer size of the blue economy means it can offer substantial development potential around ocean resources. Having already seen major technological development, the blue economy can provide investors with unique opportunities.
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White papersESG investing: How Covid-19 accelerated the social awakening
In 2014, to determine if environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors made a difference to shareholder returns, we analysed five years’ worth of data. In doing so, we proved that ESG investing is more than just a feel-good phenomenon. Since then, we have continued to monitor how ESG factors impact shareholder returns and every two years, we publish an intellectually honest assessment of the ESG investing environment.
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White papersThe Market Measure Of Carbon Risk And Its Impact On The Minimum Variance Portfolio
Like ESG investing, climate change is an important concern for asset managers and owners, and a new challenge for portfolio construction. Until now, investors have mainly measured carbon risk using fundamental approaches, such as with carbon intensity metrics. Nevertheless, it has not been proven that asset prices are directly impacted by these fundamental-based measures.
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White papersShaping the Future of Healthcare
As the world saw the coronavirus vaccines get developed and administered within a year of the first confirmed case, many may be wondering how the healthcare sector at large was able to achieve such an incredible feat. Are we seeing this level of innovation in other areas of healthcare today? And will it be sustainable going forward?
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White papersRare earth metals – How to limit the impact of the clean energy transition?
With demand for rare earth metals set to skyrocket to support new energy technologies, how can the world transition to sustainable energy sustainably?
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White papersValue or Values?
As investors increasingly seek strategies that both deliver returns and advance core values, asset managers have been testing different approaches.
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White papersIs the euro’s rise a sign of greater resilience?
The complexity and fragility of European institutions have contributed to maintaining a specific political risk premium on European assets, including the euro. But institutions were ultimately strengthened when negotiators agreed in July to launch the New Generation EU package. The euro’s recent appreciation may be an early sign of decline in this “risk premium”.
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White papersIs infrastructure key to a sustainable recovery?
Infrastructure investment is about financing the real economy, meaning few investments are better placed to deliver a sustainable future.
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White papersWater: a pervasive resource and a portfolio staple
The transition of many economies from a depletive to a sustainable model with better social and environmental outcomes creates a wide range of investment opportunities in many areas including water, a resource that is fundamental to not only life, but also across end-markets from the consumer to industrial businesses.
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White papersVaccine Distribution, Administration, Logistics & Mutant SARS-CoV2 Strains
In an effort to bring timely insights during these uncertain times, we are pleased to share an update from Terri Towers, PhD, Senior Healthcare Analyst, who shares her views on the COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) pandemic.
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White papersEuropean real estate: Searching for opportunity in a new era
It’s difficult to think of a scenario more impactful to real estate markets than COVID-19. The pandemic has been a direct hit on European real estate, and much uncertainty remains regarding the ultimate long-term effect.
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White papersHow sustainability works in private asset investment
We explain why private assets can align with responsible investment just as well as listed assets.
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White papersCurrency outlook: The trend is not your friend
Investors betting on ‘trends’ have been disappointed over the last four years. After rallying by 30% between mid-July 2014 and December 2016, the US dollar has been range-bound. It weakened in 2017, but it rebounded strongly in 2018, consolidated in 2019 and after an initial rally in 2020, it is finishing the year on the weaker side.
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White papersVaccine News Gives Markets Another Shot
Central banks continue to err on the side of caution to support the economy, financial markets are rotating back into risk amid vaccine progress, negotiations for Brexit are rapidly approaching year-end deadlines, while U.S. fiscal talks become more optimistic.
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White papersCan coronavirus vaccines be distributed equitably?
As effective Covid-19 vaccines are rolled out, equitable global access is emerging as a concern. In the seventh article in our pandemic series, Sarah Swartz looks at Covid-19 vaccine distribution and how we engage with companies on this issue.
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White papersUS healthcare in a post-pandemic world
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed systemic weaknesses and technological strengths and could speed the kind of progress and change needed for better quality, more accessible and more affordable care. Already, in both the healthcare and IT sectors, leaders and first movers have emerged providing solutions for the medical and social issues the crisis has brought to the fore.
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White papersBenchmarking sustainability
The EU’s taxonomy – a classification tool to identify which activities are sustainable and under which circumstances – can play an important role in de-risking portfolios by reducing investments in increasingly obsolete, unpopular or unappealing carbon-intensive businesses. Enhancing the focus on carbon neutrality is an essential ingredient on the path to a sustainable economy.
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White papersSustainable investing – challenges and best practices
In the midst of nearly unprecedented market volatility, sustainable business practices are proving their mettle. Companies with strong stakeholder relationships, a deep commitment to employees, smaller carbon footprints and a longer-term focus are weathering the downturn significantly better than those without such standards. While no one would have chosen these particular testing grounds, the results are clear: sustainability has real-world consequences.
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White papersCentral Banks: leading the path towards Impact Investing
Central Banks are right now accelerating a tectonic shift. This summer at Jackson Hole, Fed Chairman, Mr. Powell has set-up the new objectives of the FED: inclusive employment is now key. As stated, “Inflation that is persistently too low can pose serious risks to the economy”1 and an inclusive employment2 is one way to solve it; it leads the FED to “a focus on inequality”3 with an attention paid on education as “people who don’t have advanced skills now have less ability to profit from the technology that is everywhere in our economy”4.
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White papersESG investing in Asia - an invisible evolution
Sustainable and responsible investing is fast becoming one of the most important investment criteria globally, and in Asia, while the uptake has been slower, this trend is growing. Moreover, sustainability is now also seen as an important economic driver for investment performance.
