All Asset allocation articles – Page 5
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White papersBond Investment for Tough Times
Martin Horne recently spoke with IPE about his outlook for credit, what we can expect in the new era for fixed income and what sets Barings apart.
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White papersCrossover bonds: tilting to income and quality
This insight concludes a three-part series about investing in crossover corporate bonds rated BBB to BB1. Here, we look at the tactical macro rationale for investing in crossover. The second insight made the strategic case for this segment of ratings by delving into strong fundamentals, favourable valuations and regulatory drivers. The first insight introduced crossover and explored how the segment could replace investment grade (IG) in an allocation.
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White papersA Snapshot of Asset Allocators’ Views
We spent several days in late January with a group of Chief Investment Officers and senior asset allocators. This was useful both as a way to hear the key concerns for a significant group of investors and as an opportunity to think about what one might do in response.
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White papersEurope: time for fiscal consolidation
The public finances of Eurozone countries began to improve in 2023 and fiscal consolidation will intensify in most Eurozone countries during 2024. Still, fiscal vulnerability – particularly for the most heavily-indebted countries – will rise over time, leading to a higher probability that public debt will not stabilise. The aim of the new fiscal rules is to ensure the longterm sustainability of public finances, but funding for the green transition could suffer.
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White papersWhat does waning risk appetite mean?
The first week of January is usually a positive one for markets, and this is mainly due to various reallocation flows. However, the first week of 2024 followed two months of high returns on equities and bonds. A moment’s pause is probably in order to take stock of recent valuations. Is the Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) pivot and the long-predicted soft landing already fully priced in? In this weekly edition of Simply put we ask whether declining risk appetites point to a weaker outlook.
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WebinarWebinar | Macro outlook for Asian and emerging market fixed income
Watch the replay of our webinar: Macro outlook for Asian and emerging market fixed income.
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White papersDiversifying income in a new era
With investors facing an uncertain economic and interest rate environment, many are tempted to over-allocate to cash and wait for further clarity. But we believe investors should continue seeking opportunities for portfolio growth and income generation, even if that means looking in unexpected areas. We offer three themes to consider, along with ideas for portfolio positioning.
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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 papersAsset Allocation Committee Outlook: 1Q 2024
“One of the lessons to take from 2023 is that markets can defy apparently soft fundamentals for much longer than one might expect.”
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WebinarOutlook 2024
The leaders of our investment platforms welcome the new year with their views for 2024.
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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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White papersMacro Outlook 2024: The intangible cycle
Our Annual Outlook provides our key views and investment implications for the coming year
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White papers2024 investment outlook: Selectivity remains the key
Views from the TIAA General Account: What are your expectations for growth, inflation and interest rates in 2024?
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White papersShifting Focus: 2024 Insurance Investment Outlook
As US insurance investors turn their eyes toward 2024, they’ll face a macroeconomic backdrop in transition. With this in mind, their efforts should include maintaining duration positioning, diversifying risks, emphasizing quality as credit conditions begin to soften, identifying relative value opportunities and balancing private allocations with liquidity considerations.
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White papersSwiss bonds: out of the comfort zone
When it comes to asset allocation, many investors rely on passive and low-cost building blocks, justifying this with the cliche that active approaches do not fulfill their promise anyway and have exorbitant fees.
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White papersTackling Key Asset-Allocation Controversies
As investors prepare to turn the calendar to 2024, we explore notable issues that run the gamut from private allocations to the prognosis for active equity management.
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White papersThe TNFD: harmonising standards for stewardship on nature
In this third Q&A of a series with LOIM experts, our stewardship team considers what the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework means for our engagement actions. The first insight gave investors the big picture of the framework while the second insight delved into implications for companies and asset allocation.
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White papers2024 Investment Outlook and Asset Allocation
US stocks look set to trail European and Swiss equities in a year that will also see bonds gain in response to slower growth.
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White papersBuilding a regime-resistant, long-run allocation in multi asset
MARS, our Multi-Asset Research Series, focuses on complex topics in the realm of multi asset to bring quantitative investment research back to Earth. This fourth edition considers how to bridge the gap between existing approaches – the multi-regime distribution of assets and risk-parity investing – in order to optimise risk-based portfolio construction.
