All Commentary articles – Page 106
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Podcast: ESG Investing: What To Expect In 2021 And Beyond
Julie Moret, our global Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), speaks with AssetTV’s Jenna Dagenhart about the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has affected ESG investing, and what these shifts could mean in 2021 and beyond.
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Income and inflation: Play to your strengths
For years, investors of all stripes, from the world’s largest institutions investors to individuals, have focused on the risk of persistently low interest rates and the struggle to achieve income. But there’s another potential risk on the horizon, with similarly damaging effects, that also demands focus: prospects for rising inflation and the erosion of purchasing power.
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Commercial real estate in the global pandemic
As the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus continue to challenge global markets, it’s clear that commercial real estate is still being affected as much as, or perhaps more than, any other asset class.
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COVID-19: Investors are finding new ways to drive positive social outcomes
COVID-19 has been a test of companies’ sustainability credentials. It has sharpened public and investor scrutiny of environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices and has notably intensified attention around the ‘social’ component.
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Global Investment Views - February 2021
Markets closed 2020 on strong footing and the recent Democratic sweep in the US makes a greater fiscal push more likely, leading us to lift our 2021 GDP growth forecast for the US to 5.2-5.7%, 1% above previous estimates. This marks a great divergence between the US and the rest of DM, where we have been lowering our forecasts.
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Market Commentary - EM sovereign ratings: more differentiation
With the year starting and the publication of the rating agencies revision calendar for 2021, it is time to take stock of the rating dynamics for EM countries.
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Telehealth and the future of healthcare real estate
The pandemic has undeniably accelerated technology’s role in the delivery of healthcare.
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The Best Way to Get a Car Out of a Ditch
And how investors should judge the next round of government spending.
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Cautious Optimism or Cold Realism?
Signs show divergence between China’s supply and demand recovery. The first full week of the new U.S. administration will give more clarity on what can feasibly be expected to pass this term. Meanwhile, Italian politics raises questions over the EU recovery fund.
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European Fixed Income In 2021: Focused On Recovery, And Politics
There are reasons to be optimistic the picture will look brighter for Europe by year-end.
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Impact investing: How private and listed markets offer choice for investors seeking positive change
Impact investing is helping investors tap into key financial markets megatrends while addressing some of our most important sustainability challenges.
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The path for oil and gas after COVID-19
Post-COVID recovery initiatives from governments are increasingly taking a green path, but the response of oil and gas companies so far runs from denial to complete reinvention. Should they continue pumping oil for as long as they can to avoid destroying capital for investors, or do they need to accelerate efforts to future proof their businesses now?
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Credit Pulse: market update - 15 January 2021
How does the fixed-income team at the international business of Federated Hermes see this year shaping up?
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Five reasons why EM equities could power ahead in 2021
Has the tide finally turned for emerging markets equities after a decade of trailing US markets? It’s a question we often hear. After two consecutive years of solid gains for the benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets Index, emerging markets appear well positioned for further growth. The US dollar has weakened, commodity prices have firmed, US-China trade tensions may simmer down and there are a number of investible opportunities that could allow investors to take advantage of a potential cyclical recovery in global markets.
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Looking forward to a sustainable 2021
In 2021, BNP Paribas Asset Management aims to build out the pillars of its approach to sustainable investing, extending the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in investment processes, says Jane Ambachtsheer, Global Head of Sustainability.
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Trends for 2021: Real Estate Trends Set to Shape the Next 12 Months
As a new year gets under way, we turn our attention to the outlook and identify nine major occupier and investment trends we expect will influence market conditions and investment performance in 2021 and beyond.
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Webinar | Asset Allocation Committee Outlook 1Q 2021: A Tentative Recovery
“Investors who can tolerate volatility for the next six months or so could take the AAC’s views as a signal to bound out of the sickbed and fully embrace risk. The rest of us may do better by continuing to give portfolios the TLC they need: taking risk judiciously and in a balanced way.”
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EM Debt: Where is the Value Today?
Barings’ Cem Karacadag discusses the outlook for emerging markets debt, including the uneven impact of the pandemic, how rising interest rates and fluctuating currencies may influence the picture, and the increasing role that ESG is playing in identifying winners and losers.
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Emerging Market Debt Opportunities Monthly Review
Perspective from Franklin Emerging Market Debt Opportunities team.