All Commentary articles – Page 149
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White papersMastering the real estate cycle
The cyclicality of real estate creates opportunities for well-informed investors. However, determining where a market is in the cycle can be difficult, so we have developed a tool that can help investors overcome this challenge.
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White papersWhat role will real assets play in reigniting the global economy?
Allocations to real assets have been steadily growing over the last 10 years. Today, while many investors are questioning whether real asset benefits – diversification, predictable cashflows, increased yields – still apply, others argue that real assets will play a critical role in the economic recovery.
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White papersEuropean private debt: shifting dynamics
This paper examines the main sources of deal flow across Europe’s broad and dynamic private debt markets in 2019, highlighting some of the key observations or themes influencing deal activity in different parts of the market. It discusses the broad themes that we believe are key to investing in private debt and can help well-positioned lenders access and align opportunities that can deliver the specific outcomes sought by investors. The Covid-19 pandemic has created unprecedented uncertainty, but even during this time it’s important not to lose sight of the long term.
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White papersOil: Demand on Remand
Mark Lewis, Global Head of Sustainability Research and Richard Barwell, Head of Macro Research at BNP Paribas Asset Management discuss the potentially lasting impact that Covid-19 and global lockdown is having on oil demand:
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White papersYesterday’s News & Tomorrow’s Guidance
The U.S. Q1 GDP advance estimate will show the pandemic’s economic impact, with Q2 expected to be worse, Markit flash PMIs indicate global economic conditions are deteriorating, and Congress struck another deal to replenish the small business aid program.
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White papersCoronavirus – Weekly update – 22/04/2020
Over the last week, the worldwide number of COVID-19 cases has continued to climb, reaching over 2.5 million, while deaths now number almost 180 000. One striking feature of the trajectory of the virus and the evolving public health response is the divergent trends across countries and continents that have appeared in recent days:
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White papersThe Pandemic’s Effect on the Retail Sector
Sam Porat discusses the impact the current COVID-19 pandemic has had on the retail sector and how it has compared to previous downturns.
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White papersPerspective on Private Credit
Listen to David Lyon as he discusses the current dislocation in the credit markets and the types of investment opportunities that may emerge as a result.
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White papersMarket weekly – Time to add risk in multi-asset portfolios?
Senior investment strategist Daniel Morris and Denis Panel, Chief Investment Officer of the Multi-Asset and quantitative solutions team (MAQS), discuss the challenges to asset allocation in this volatile and uncertain market environment.
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White papersReal Estate Investing Through the Crisis
Matthew Kaplan reviews the impact to different sectors of the real estate market resulting from COVID-19, where opportunities may arise as the market finds its footing.
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White papersInvesting in a post-crisis world
The ongoing crisis has thrown investors’ plans into turmoil. Long-term portfolio return expectations have changed and investors may need to think beyond traditional asset classes to generate the income they need. Hear from Nuveen’s Global Investment Committee on where they are finding opportunities and how best to position portfolios during, and after, the crisis.
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White papersCovid-19 real estate update
Economic disruption is feeding through to real estate markets, prompting subdued investment market conditions The impact of the crisis is currently most evident in occupier markets, with the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors facing the greatest short-term liquidity pressure We believe Asia is best ...
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White papersPodcast: Disruptive Forces in Investing
Welcome to Disruptive Forces in Investing, a podcast series featuring Neuberger Berman’s seasoned investors who discuss trends that are transforming the investment industry and beyond.
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White papersFive portfolio construction themes for—and after—the global pandemic
At the end of 2019, we titled our year-ahead outlook, “20/20 vision: a clearer path for growth.” That was then. Markets have since been thrown into turmoil, and investors are grappling with positioning their portfolios to minimize the damage from the coronavirus-induced crisis and take advantage of an eventual recovery.
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White papers10 (mostly new) predictions for 2020: A light at the end of a very long tunnel
We launched our original set of 2020 predictions a few months ago with the theme, “Uncertainties diminish, but markets struggle.” The coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic and market upheaval have since changed everything. In early March, consensus expectations for 2020 global GDP growth were +3%. Now they are -3%.1 A 6% swing would be unusual over a three-year time period. We just saw one in a month.
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White papersAEW Research Flash Report - April 2020
To learn more about the immediate impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Asia Pacific real estate property markets, we invite you to read a brief update by Asia Pacific’s Director of Research, Glyn Nelson. This report will be distributed intermittently over the following months as the COVID-19 situation evolves and we monitor its impact, real or potential.
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White papersCorporate Responsibility - Moment Of Truth
Pushed to its very limits, mankind reveals its true nature. As the health, economic and market crisis unfolds, and at a time when maximizing profits and shareholder returns is no longer the priority, the sincerity of corporate responsibility is being put the test.
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White papersSpecial bulletin #6: Economic and real estate outlook in the context of COVID-19
As of mid-April, the extent of the full devastation being wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic across the global economy is becoming evident. The global economy is expected to see the greatest contraction in growth since the Great Depression with the IMF indicating that cumulative loss in global GDP this year and next could be approximately 6.1% for developed economies or about $9 trillion –an amount larger than the economies of Japan and Germany combined. Even factoring in the IMF’s forecast for a sharp rebound in 2021, the world economy will still be 5% off pre-pandemic levels, indicating the depth of this recession.
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White papersLife beyond lockdown: how the coronavirus will accelerate existing global trends
As we navigate the ever-changing landscape of the coronavirus, the world is changing. Will the shifts in our way of life being introduced as part of the fight against the virus accelerate industry trends that were already underway?
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White papersCoronavirus Crisis: Impacts And Implications For Emerging Markets
After the first wave of the Covid-19 outbreak in China and East Asia, and the second wave in Western Europe and North America, a third wave now looks to be building in several EM and frontier countries. EM and frontier countries may be able to benefit from the experiences and best practices then put in place in countries affected by the pandemic earlier.
