All Asset allocation articles – Page 11
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy - November 2022
Tightening monetary policy and slowing economic growth lead us to keep a cautious stance on risk assets, in light of potential liquidity and refinancing issues, particularly in low quality credit. We prefer US IG (over HY) segments and selectively like EM hard currency debt.
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White papersPrivate assets: routes in for investors
Many investors could benefit from an allocation to private assets, and democratisation means the options for those considering it are expanding. A wealth manager with specialist knowledge of the sector explains.
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White papersHow do institutions segment their investment universe?
In the first papers of this series, we addressed the issues of how institutional investors should set their investment objectives – a key element of any Investment Policy Statement (IPS) – and how to articulate their asset allocation across different horizons.
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PodcastThe Investment Podcast: Time to allocate to mispriced consumer finance opportunities?
Imagine a new global financial crisis (GFC) materialising every year from here. The market seems focused on the fact that it will get tougher for consumers, and is in some cases pricing in default rates equivalent to GFC levels of stress, for years to come.
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WebinarThe Credit Call: Unconstrained Credit, October 2022
Fraser Lundie, CFA, Head of Fixed Income – Public Markets, is joined by Orla Garvey, Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager and Vincent Benguigui, Senior Credit Portfolio Manager. The team touches on some of the key drivers that have shaped the Fund’s performance to date and why they feel that a dynamic allocation to credit is beneficial to unlocking future returns.
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White papersAsset Allocation Committee Outlook: 4Q 2022
Neuberger Berman’s Asset Allocation Committee meets every quarter to poll its members on their outlook for the next 12 months on each of the asset classes noted and, through debate and discussion, to refine our market outlook. The panel covers the gamut of investments and markets, bringing together diverse industry knowledge, with an average of 30 years of experience.
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White papersTighter Conditions Begin to Squeeze the Economy
As the economy slows, an epic climb in short-dated rates and bond yields appears to have shocked investors into accepting the prospect of stickier inflation, but they still seem reluctant to price for substantially lower earnings.
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White papersBe Wary of Bear Market Rallies
We may want to be optimistic about inflation and rates, but that only delays the hard questions we are likely to face as we enter the new economic era.
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White papersInvesting in the currency of decarbonisation
At Lombard Odier, a core investment conviction is that carbon markets will play a central role in accelerating the global economic transformations as part of a sustainability transition towards a Circular, Lean, Inclusive and Clean model (the CLIC® economy).
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy - October 2022
Geopolitical risks, inflation and hawkish central banks translate into a cautious stance on risk assets such as credit, in which, a deceleration in growth (and its impact on earnings) could create concerns over cash flows and liquidity, especially for the lower rated companies. Hence, we prefer US IG and are defensive on HY.
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White papersA better ‘airbag’ makes CHF bonds attractive
The first half of 2022 showed that even safe CHF bonds are not immune from painful losses. After many years of excellent performance, the portfolio with all Swiss bonds, for example, did about as poorly as Swiss equities.
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White papersCapital Commitment
Over ten trillion dollars are allocated to private market funds that require outside investors to commit to transferring capital on demand; most of these funds are Private Equity (PE). We show within a novel dynamic portfolio allocation model that ex-ante commitment has large effects on investors’ portfolios and welfare, and we quantify those effects.
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White papersAccessing CLOs: risk, return and liquidity considerations
Outlines how to access and invest in the CLO market Compares open-end vs. closed-end CLO fund structures and single-manager and multimanager CLO approaches
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White papersQ&A: The asset allocation process of a long-term investor
Views from the TIAA General Account
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy - September 2022
While a global recession may be avoided, we are likely to see growth deceleration and high inflation (higher cost of living) along with regional divergences. Thus, investors should consider moving to a more cautious stance on equities particularly in Europe, but retain preference for US and for China, although to a lower extent on China.
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White papersArticulating asset allocation across different time horizons
In a previous paper, we addressed the issue of how to set investment objectives. In this paper, we address another key issue in the definition of asset allocation: how to articulate it across different time horizons.
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PodcastSDGs: A Framework for Investing
Since the inception of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, there has been a universal call to action to ensure peace and prosperity across the UN’s 193 member states by 2030.
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White papersThree Reasons to Consider CLOs
The combination of wider spreads, strong structural protections and low interest-rate sensitivity presents a potentially compelling case for CLOs.
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White papersPrecautionary Liquidity and Retirement Saving
There is a large debate on the optimal degree of savings’ liquidity in retirement systems. Liquid retirement savings allow people to flexibly respond to life events such as income shocks but can also lead to undersaving.
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White papersReal Estate: Built to Withstand Both Inflation and a Slowdown
Real estate could serve as a foundation for portfolios in an environment of high inflation, rising interest rates and slowing growth, and investing at the real estate company level can offer valuable advantages during a time of market uncertainty.
