All Commentary articles – Page 24
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Is there a recession on the horizon?
This week’s edition of Simply put focuses on a quant conundrum related to our indicators: our US growth indicator remains firmly at low levels. Is it a false signal? Should we reconsider the indicator itself?
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Four 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 not only to the natural world but to the wider planet, society, and the global economy.
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Global Asset Allocation Viewpoints: Time is running out
Most of the world’s largest economies are facing varying levels of slowdown, and the global growth outlook has deteriorated. In the 3Q Global Asset Allocation Viewpoints, our Global Insights team shares their perspectives on the rising recessions risks and other key themes impacting financial markets and portfolios in the quarter ahead.
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Podcast
Fixed on ESG, EP.15
Is deep-sea mining a viable solution for metals scarcity and key to the green transition? It’s not that simple.
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Real Assets 2.0: Riding the Next Wave in Infrastructure Investing
The new generation of infrastructure is creating opportunities with characteristics similar to those of traditional infrastructure—yet often at values the market may not fully recognize.
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Asset Manager News
Standing tall: outlet centres’ continued resilience a rare chink of light for retail sector
In recent years, headlines regarding the retail sector tended to be on the more sensationalist, negative side of the spectrum.
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Harrison Street Insights: Core Real Estate is out of “Alternatives”
Investors can benefit from increased diversification to alternative sectors.
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The role of real assets in today’s investment landscape
The market is pricing a rapid return to low and stable inflation. Supply-side risks threaten those expectations and heighten the attractiveness of real assets.
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Analysis: Demographics as a driver of economic growth
Conventional wisdom points to young demographics as a driver of economic growth. The thesis is that young populations indicate a growing labor force, suggesting productivity gains long into the future. The reality is more complicated.
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The Bridge to the Future
This year’s recommendation for vacation reading is the epic story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, resonant with dilemmas we still recognize today.
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Ten for 2023—Midyear Update
Last November, the heads of our four investment platforms identified the key themes they expected to be prominent in the markets during 2023. With the year now half over, we revisited these concepts to see how they’ve played out so far. We give ourselves an interim grade for each one and assess our outlook for the second half of 2023.
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Megatrends – Quality
(2:06) Client Portfolio Manager, Nicole Vettise asks why quality is more important now than ever for equity investors.
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Megatrends – Value
(1:58) Client Portfolio Manager, Nicole Vettise examines the opportunities for value style equity investors in the current environment.
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Megatrends – Non-US
(2:26) Client Portfolio Manager, Nicole Vettise considers why looking outside the US to regions like Japan could yield fresh opportunities.
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Megatrends – Small Cap
(2:08) Client Portfolio Manager, Nicole Vettise examines why small caps present an opportunity for equity investors in today’s environment.
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Are climate risks priced?
Stocks that are perceived to be riskier should trade at discount relative to peers. From this point of view, the consistent underperformance of high-carbon stocks seems to be a puzzle as these stocks are clearly most exposed to risks of climate transition.
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How long will convexity disappoint?
These are uncertain times – be it regarding growth, inflation, or the extent of rate hikes. And yet, the level of one of the most common measures for volatility – the famous VIX index – has not budged much since 20 March and the end of the fast-paced banking crisis. This raises two principal questions about volatility and convexity, which we explore in this weekly edition of Simply put.
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Podcast
All the Credit, EP.42
Exploring trends in growth, pricing, market share, and more across major players in the big brewing industry.
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Q&A with Tom Kerr, Part III: Secondary Market Landscape
We are now mid-way through 2023, so we caught up with Head of Secondary Investments Tom Kerr to gain his perspective on the current secondary market environment.
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Q&A with Tom Kerr, Part II: Secondary Market Valuations
We are now mid-way through 2023, so we caught up with Head of Secondary Investments Tom Kerr to gain his perspective on the current secondary market environment.