All Commentary articles – Page 29
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White papersWater in crisis – searching for solutions
The world is facing a water crisis. Around the globe we either have too little (drought), too much (flooding) or too toxic water.
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White papersDriving Sustainable Outcomes: Infrastructure Debt and the Sustainable Development Goals
Infrastructure investment is vital for enhancing quality of life, driving economic development and promoting social equity. It fundamentally shapes how we live, how economies function and the inclusivity and resilience of our communities and environment. To meet global infrastructure needs, including the UN Sustainable Development Goals, an estimated $97 trillion in investment is needed by 2040.
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White papersWill the US presidential election endanger an investment boom?
The onset of the pandemic saw the US endure a period of remarkable economic turbulence but it has since transitioned to a phase of unexpectedly strong growth. One factor underpinning this trend has been the somewhat unusual, acyclical nature of investment spending. Far from exacerbating broader swings in the economy and falling sharply in the wake of higher interest rates – the traditional response – investment spending has remained solid.
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White papersAPAC investors should look west for real estate
APAC investors: look west not east for real estate opportunities.
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White papersEngagement case study: LyondellBasell
As part of the Climate Action 100+, we co-led engagement with the company on setting and disclosing ambitious climate targets.
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White papersUK outlook brightens as rate cuts loom
The Bank of England held rates at 5.25% this week, but its accompanying statement made clear that, given the broader outlook for inflation, the prospect of rate cuts this summer has increased.
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White papersMeta shifts the narrative on dividends in the world of Big Tech
Meta’s dividend initiation this year appears to have changed the payout paradigm for Big Tech companies. Soon after, Alphabet and Salesforce followed suit, announcing dividends for the first time.
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White papersEconomic Monthly: Flying Blind
The U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) has reduced the pace of quantitative tightening (QT), the European Central Bank (ECB), and potentially even the Bank of England (BoE), could begin cuts as soon as next month, and the dot plot shows the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) cutting rates later this year.
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White papersCorporate Hybrids Take the World Stage
Why a predominantly European asset class is now growing in the U.S., creating new opportunities for seasoned investors.
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White papersThe Changing Asian Landscape – Part 2: Can India Keep Up the Pace?
Perspectives on the India success story and where it can go from here.
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White papersHealthcare Stocks: Testing the Vital Signs of Managed Care Providers
Questions are being asked about the US managed care industry, but some businesses are equipped to rise to the challenge.
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White papersAI is transforming the data center
Artificial intelligence (AI), formerly relegated to the pages of scientific journals and science fiction narratives, is now permeating the fabric of our everyday lives—and transforming the data center in the process.
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White papersStock-Bond Correlation: Theory & Empirical Results
Stock-bond correlation is an important component of portfolio allocation. It is widely used by institutional investors to determine strategic asset allocation, and is carefully monitored by multi-asset fund managers to implement tactical asset allocation. Over the past 20 years, the correlation between stock and bond returns in the US has been negative, while it was largely positive prior to the dot-com crisis.
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White papersThe Coming Wave of Homebuyers
How higher rates for longer could be positive for U.S. consumption.
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White papersEurope Real Estate Sector Report – Spring 2024
Residential values have not been immune to the impact of rising interest rates. However, the re-pricing of this property type has been more modest than previously anticipated, although with some exceptions.
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White papersMacroeconomic and financial market forecasts - May 2024
Monthly Cross Asset - Macroeconomic and financial market forecasts
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White papersGreen leases - IREI article on sustainable practices in real estate
Green leases have proved popular among landlords and tenants alike to ensure that properties are being operated in a sustainable manner. What are green leases, how have they evolved, and how can building owners practically implement them in existing real estate portfolios?
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White papersModeling Direct and Indirect Climate-related Physical Risks
This paper addresses the methodological challenges in quantifying physical risks associated with climate change, proposing a novel top-down stochastic approach focused on modeling financial losses from extreme events. Unlike existing studies limited to specific events, our approach utilizes predefined climate sensitivity parameters, enabling a broader application across various extreme events using the example of tropical cyclones.
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White papersParadigm shift: market snapshot
Stronger-than-forecast US economic reads and hawkish comments from the US Federal Reserve have brought rate-cut hopes crashing to earth.
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White papersOpportunities at the longer end of the commercial paper curve?
Federated Hermes’ Short Term Investments Committee of portfolio managers meets on a monthly basis to provide insights, strategise, and discuss investment opportunities across the short end of the yield curve.
