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Asset Manager NewsDéfi i3C: When a predictive data model helps real estate investment
For the second edition of Défi i3C, Ivanhoé Cambridge recognized the work of three students from HEC Montréal and Polytechnique Montréal whose predictive data science model helped identify the asset classes that are most resilient to the rise of hybrid work and, conversely, those most affected by this new work habit.
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White papersStrategic Asset Allocation: Balancing Art and Science
Guy Haselmann, Head of Thought Leadership at MetLife Investment Management (MIM), recently sat down with Ruth Farrugia, Global Head of Insurance Asset Management at MIM, to discuss strategic asset management for Insurance Companies.
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White papersFour critical elements for asset managers to meet the biodiversity challenge
Our biodiversity system is deteriorating at an alarming rate and its loss is causing damage to the natural world, society, and global economy.
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White papersPrivate assets views Q4 2023: selectivity is key
The latest update from our private assets business highlights new investment opportunities arising from global themes of decarbonisation, increasing deglobalisation trends, evolving demographics, and the AI revolution.
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White papersPro-invest Group Provides a New Perspective on Hospitality as an Alternative Asset
New White Paper Identifies Hotels as Underleveraged Investment Assets
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White papersThird Quarter 2023 - Fixed income perspectives
Themes, outlook, and investment implications across global fixed income markets
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White papersListed Infrastructure: A timely complement to unlisted infrastructure
Since its emergence as an asset class in the 1990s, infrastructure has increasingly featured as a distinct allocation within institutional investment portfolios.
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White papersIn-house expertise and the right investment strategy make the difference in financing fiber
Fiber optic cable networks are fast becoming an important asset class and the successful partnership between Primevest Capital Partners (Primevest CP) and Germany’s Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB) highlights how a distinctive approach to investing is bringing super-fast internet into even more homes.
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White papersThe sweetspot in European direct lending
When it comes to European direct lending, we believe that small is beautiful. Here is why.
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White papersInvesting in the sustainable transition
As we move into ESG 3.0, investors will need to look further to find investment opportunities. An area of interest is companies in a process of sustainable transition.
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White papersUnique Attributes of Real Estate Investments
Guy Haselmann, Head of Thought Leadership at MetLife Investment Management (MIM), recently sat down with William Pattison, Head of Real Estate Research at MIM to discuss real estate investing.
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White papersReal estate’s “SOS”: how to future-proof a major asset class
Owners and managers must focus on sustainability, operational excellence and finding new solutions (SOS) in management and investment, to keep pace with changing market dynamics.
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White papersPrivate credit – from niche to mainstream?
For more than a decade, both corporate and consumer borrowers benefited from low interest rates and a very low cost of capital. As the global economic backdrop continues to adjust to the activity of central banks and the uncertain geopolitical backdrop, investors are seeking ways to ensure that their portfolios are adequately positioned in order to meet their long-term risk and performance goals, write Jo Waldron and Karen Lam at M&G Investments.
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White papersPrivate debt: aligning investment needs with the means to deliver
An asset class that is now a core part of institutional portfolios, Mercer’s Private Debt offering combines expertise and opportunities to deliver amid a complex macro environment
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VideoWhat does the ‘democratisation of private assets’ really mean?
This animated video shows why and how access to private assets is becoming more democratic.
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White papersInvestment Opportunities in Private Commercial Mortgage Investments
At approximately $5.2 trillion, just over half the size of the U.S. corporate bond market, the U.S. commercial mortgage market is home to a variety of attractive investment opportunities.
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White papersWhat is the circular economy and why is it essential for real sustainability?
The current economic model is outdated. A transition to a circular economy is needed to ensure greater efficiency and a reduction in harmful practices.
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White papersWhen short term pain can bring long term gains
2022 has not been a great time for bonds. The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index and Bloomberg US Treasury Index both hit historical lows, returning -13.9% and -9.1%, respectively, in the first 6 months of 20221 . Meanwhile, risky asset classes also sold off significantly, which has led to many investors questioning the role of bonds as a diversifier to equities.
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White papersEmerging market debt: an active approach
Emerging market debt (EMD) has already broadened and deepened significantly in the last few decades and as the asset class has developed, it has become more appealing to a broader investor base. Issuance has increased, thereby improving liquidity.
