All Commentary articles – Page 26
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White papersClimate inclusion: driving the transition for low income consumers
Climate change is poised to disproportionately impact low-income and vulnerable populations. Global temperature increases, increasingly severe storms, and irregular patterns of drought and rainfall are estimated to push up to 130 million people into poverty by 2030. By 2050, as many as 200 million may be forced to migrate. This highlights the universal nature of climate change; it doesn’t respect borders, impacting vulnerable regions and populations regardless of where emissions originate.
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White papersFollowing key elections, where is Europe headed?
Capital Group political economist Talha Khan shares his views on the political shifts taking place across Europe. He also discusses the upcoming US Presidential election and its potential impact on Europe, as well as the tangible concerns of political risk that investors now face.
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White papersReal Estate Debt: Navigating the New Frontier
The Fed’s campaign against inflation, changes in bank regulations and stress in the office sector have collectively created an attractive investment environment for real estate debt investors, in our view. Commercial mortgages are offering yields not seen since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). While capital market conditions are operating effectively for low-risk mortgages, they remain mostly dislocated for higher-risk mortgages, thereby presenting compelling investment opportunities.
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White papersFive-year investment outlook
Our analysis shows the dispersion of returns across domestic equity and bond markets will decline over the next five years. This suggests investors should consider investing across sectoral lines and allocate more of their capital to corporate bonds.
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White papersWhat role can global commercial real estate play in a portfolio?
Here we look at how sophisticated private wealth investors are increasingly exploring the benefits of combining various commercial real estate strategies in their portfolios.
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White papersWhat You Didn’t Know About European Offices
Are European offices broken? We don’t think so. They’re just different.
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PodcastOuterblue Convictions – Global Investment Views – Trends steering markets
It’s been a busy month for central bank interest rate decisions, but while the European Central Bank, the Bank of Canada and Swiss National Bank have chosen to cut rates, the Federal Reserve is still pondering the timing of its next move.
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White papersUK election delivers no-drama outcome
Britain’s Labour Party returned to power for the first time in 14 years after winning a large majority in parliamentary elections that were held on July 4. Labour, led by Keir Starmer, won more than 410 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, while the Conservative Party suffered its worst-ever performance.
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White papersPolicy and Politics
The first-quarter inflation bump is behind us, but the risks of a monetary policy error and electoral shocks have risen. While we believe the fundamental economic outlook for the next 12 – 18 months remains positive for risky assets, the potential for monetary policy errors and election-related volatility overshadows the coming months. These risks prevent the AAC from taking a more overweight view on risky assets, and keep us focused on quality assets and portfolio balance.
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Asset Manager NewsOperating expertise essential for delivering core-plus returns in European real estate market
Chase McWhorter, Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s managing director, Americas, recently spoke with Jorge Duarte, fund manager of Hines European Property Partners, a diversified, open-end core-plus real estate fund focused on quality, stabilized assets in European markets with embedded growth potential. Following is an excerpt of that conversation
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White papersSchroders Capital Global Real Estate Lens June 2024: your go-to guide to global property markets
Read the Global Real Estate Lens summarising the key data and trends for prevailing economic and capital market conditions, real estate occupier markets, and private real estate debt markets.
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White papersEquity Outlook: Making Way for the Magnificent Others
Despite narrow market concentration, we see opportunities in high-quality stocks that haven’t yet been rewarded. Global stocks posted healthy gains in the first half of 2024, although second-quarter performance moderated from the previous quarter’s breakneck pace. With inflation still sticky and equity returns concentrated, the time may be right for investors to broaden their horizons.
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White papersIn conversation with Fabiana Fedeli
An ‘optimist who plans for the worst,’ Fabiana was named one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Finance in 2022 by Financial News. Here, M&G Investments’ Chief Investment Officer for Equities, Multi-Asset and Sustainability, tells Antonia Oprita about her love for markets and why she thinks of herself as a ‘data junkie’.
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Asset Manager NewsActis Publishes First TCFD Report With Climate Scenario Analysis Across 225 Asset Locations And 10 Sectors
Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure, has published its first Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report, which aims to inform and deepen understanding of climate risks and opportunities across its portfolio.
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White papersHow can human-robot interactions benefit financial decision-making?
“Our research showed that after using the robo-advisor, individuals were more inclined to invest in equities and follow the robo’s recommendations in rebalancing their portfolios towards their target allocations. These enhanced choices led to higher risk-adjusted returns.”
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White papersSDG Engagement Equity Q2 2024 case study: Eagle Materials
Our Q2 case study looks at leading US cement manufacturer Eagle Materials. At the present time, the manufacture of cement accounts for 1.25% of CO2 emissions in the US. But as we outline, Eagle is well positioned to drive change and is implementing measures that should support decarbonisation in the industry.
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PodcastSteve Eisman: From The Big Short to the Long Way Home
In 2008, the housing market crash sent shockwaves through the financial industry and the world at large. However, a handful of investors saw the warning signs and began sounding the alarms long before the financial debacle unfolded.
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VideoThe role of natural capital in long-term savings
Our natural capital journey—as the world’s largest investment manager of natural capital assets,* Manulife Investment Management’s Global Head of Institutional Colin Fitzgerald shares how nearly 40 years of experience has refined our understanding of natural capital’s potential for addressing critical environmental challenges, and why these long duration assets are a natural fit for insurance companies and pension funds.
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VideoEOS 20th anniversary: stewardship reflections
In celebration of EOS’ 20th anniversary, Leon Kamhi reflects on the changes he has seen in stewardship over the years and his vision for the future.
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White papersIPM monthly blog – Edition June 2024: Our monthly insights into private markets
Commencement of interest rate cuts to support market
