All Commentary articles – Page 39
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Video
Introduction to the Neuberger Berman Climate Innovation Fund
(3:09) In this short video, Portfolio Managers Evelyn Chow and Charlie Lim introduce the recently launched Neuberger Berman Climate Transition Fund. They also highlight the scale of the opportunity around the decarbonisation megatrend and some potential ways of investing in it.
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U.S. Economic Monthly: Consumers Keep At It
MIM now expects a recession to begin in 2024.
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Podcast
Make the Most of Your Offseason
The summer can be a slower time for financial advisors and their business. Dr. Rick Jensen, world-renowned performance coach, sports psychologist, and author, and Scott Engroff, sales manager and senior vice president for Intermediary Sales at Allspring Global Investments, discuss how advisors can use that downtime in the offseason to take their game to the next level.
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Data centers: Viable for the long term
Will big advancements in technology—like artificial intelligence—render existing data centers obsolete? Consensus is no.
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Bright solutions for smart cities
Pity the bats. And the moths. Also, the foxes, turtles, frogs and flowers. For humanity’s fear of the dark has led us to flood our planet with artificial light to drive away the shadows. According to The New World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness, more than 80% of the world and more than 99% of the United States and European cities have light-polluted skies.
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Accounting for AI risk in ESG investing – It’s a black box
Interest in artificial intelligence has ballooned, fuelling widespread expectations that AI technology could soon play a significant role across many industries. Talk of its benefits, however, is being matched by concerns over its environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact.
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To build a home: Chartology
More ambitious pledges to change planning laws are needed to cut into structural imbalances in the UK housing market, says Andrew Lennox, Senior Portfolio Manager.
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Why forever chemicals aren’t going away
The accumulation of harmful chemicals in the environment over time poses serious risks to wildlife, the food chain, and human health. Joanne Beatty explains the nature of forever chemicals and how we engage with companies on this topic.
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Techtronic Industries case study
Techtronic has taken steps to ensure responsible sourcing of raw materials, introduced clear climate-related targets, and demonstrated progress in board diversity since our engagement on these issues began in 2018.
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Private assets for wealth management clients: why, and why now?
Wealth managers are allocating more client capital to private assets. We look at the reasons so many are doing so, and specifically why they’re doing it now.
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Sunshine in the U.S.—For Now
In this monthly series, we take a quick, comprehensive look at current macroeconomic themes that matter to clients.
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Asset Manager News
Market Update second quarter 2023
Now that we are two quarters into the year, it is becoming clearer that, in 2023, European economies will experience the consequences of the Russian invasion in Ukraine the most.
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Finding equity opportunities in the deforestation fight
Ending forest loss is a target climbing the policy agenda. As governments adopt regulations for deforestation-free products, companies face growing pressure to disclose supply-chain data, including the volumes and origin of commodities. We use case studies, sourced from the latest annual sustainability report for our Circular Economy equity strategy, to highlight both the challenges and opportunities this presents.
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3Q 2023 Strategic Investment Outlook
A narrow market, led higher by a small number of stocks, has been doubly painful for many investors in 2023.
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Asset Class Return Forecasts - Q3 2023
Optimism was definitely behind the respectable performance registered by risky assets in the last quarter. However, the economic backdrop does not look overly positive. On the price levels side, US headline inflation is receding, although the core measure - more important for monetary policy decisions - is proving to be stickier. The latest European and UK inflation numbers signal that price growth is cooling.
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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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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.