All Asset allocation articles – Page 14
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Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions Allocation Views
Our Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions team retain the view that peak growth may already have been reached, and could remain positive for some time before starting to slow down.
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Asset Class Return Forecasts - Q3 - 2021
The first half of 2021 has been witness to exceptional growth in demand fueled in large part fiscal stimulus and waning Covid-related restrictions. Latest data release indicates the major economies may be at the onset of high-water mark of economic acceleration and the growth will slow down worldwide. Uncertainties of future cash infusions paired with ebb and flow from Covid re-openings are likely to be further headwinds to further short-term demand acceleration.
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The World’s Simplest Asset Allocation Model
When markets and data look this contradictory, it may be easier to start by counting on your fingers.
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Case study: Maintain a fund’s mandated asset allocation ratio through shifting markets
A portfolio manager with a $2 billion portfolio has a mandate to maintain a 60/40 mix (60% equities to 40% fixed income). Within the 60% equities allocation ($1.2 billion), the manager must maintain a 50/50 mix of large-cap equities benchmarked to the S&P 500 and small-cap equities benchmarked to the Russell 2000.
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Market Scenarios and Risks - July 2021
On the back of our quarterly updates, we have reviewed the narrative and the probabilities of our central and alternative scenarios. In our central scenario, the policy mix and improving fundamentals support the recovery and markets.
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From Hanging Ten to Choppy Waves
Does a change in the weather forecast at the Federal Reserve signal an end to the early stage of this recovery cycle?
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Revisiting Quality Investing
In the field of factor investing, quality is undoubtedly the equity factor with the weakest consensus.
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Is the bond broken?
An allocation to government bonds within a multi-asset portfolio has traditionally played a vital role in terms of risk management and diversification.
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Global Investment Views - July 2021
The waters look to have remained calm in financial markets, despite the hot numbers coming from the real economy.
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Bond Yields Under a More Hawkish Fed
A more hawkish Fed may not lift Treasury or investment grade credit yields, and that raises important questions for fixed income investors and asset allocators.
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Commodity Indices - Enhancing Roll Yield: A More Liquid & Diversified Index
Commodity markets have once again returned to the limelight. In early 2020, the spread of COVID-19 sparked a sharp sell-off in energy.
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Asian respondents are committed to increasing ESG engagement and indicate an increasing shift towards alternative investing
According to Nuveen’s inaugural global institutional investor survey, the ongoing global pandemic, the shift to investing in alternatives and ESG integration are the most powerful themes shaping investment decisions in the Asia Pacific region in 2021.
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Allocation Views: The Great Reopening Continues
With a focus on fixed income, our Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions team explore asset classes that are best positioned for growth as the global economy recovers from the pandemic.
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Robo-Advising for Small Investors: Evidence from Employee Savings Plans
We study the introduction of robo-advising on a large representative sample of Employees Saving Plans. The robo-advisor proposes a portfolio allocation and alerts investors if their allocation gets too far from the target, while investors remain free to follow or ignore the advices.
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Harnessing the Potential of Private Assets: a Framework for Institutional Portfolio Construction
Institutional portfolios such as corporate pension plans are increasing allocations to illiquid private assets seeking better returns and diversification. However, as allocations increase, a portfolio’s liquidity structure changes, sometimes abruptly. How can a CIO increase their confidence with private asset allocations and unlock their potential?
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Market Scenarios and Risks - June 2021
We maintain the narrative and probabilities of our central and alternative scenarios. In our central scenario, equities outperform on the back of abundant liquidity, improving fundamentals and accommodative monetary policy.
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Non-traditional property types are no longer niche – they are the future of commercial real estate
REITs have spearheaded the growth of real estate investors into non-traditional property types. The U.S. institutional private real estate market is also rapidly expanding into these property types and we anticipate a material allocation to non-traditional properties in the future.
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Asset Class Return Forecasts - Q2 - 2021
With vaccination programs worldwide well underway, the spotlight has shifted now to the nature of the economic recovery.
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US Stock-Bond Correlation: What are the Macroeconomic Drivers?
For the last 20y, the correlation between stock and bond returns has been negative, enabling CIOs to increase stock allocations, with bonds acting as a hedge, while still satisfying a given risk budget.
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Global Asset Allocation Viewpoints 2Q 2021: Investing through the pandemic
The first quarter launched 2021 on a positive note. Risk markets ignored short-term economic setbacks and outperformed in anticipation of additional fiscal stimulus and widespread vaccine distribution.