All Commentary articles – Page 51
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White papersPrivate assets for the masses: An interview with PEI on the democratization of private equity
The democratization of private equity continues to be a hot-button issue. What were the biggest developments over the last 12 months?
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White papersPrimonial REIM Real Estate Convictions - Q4
After a slow year in 2023, 2024 will be a year of many challenges: challenges that are at the same time democratic, geopolitical, economic and financial. The most striking aspect will be the 2 billion human beings who will go to the polls during the year in 70 countries, including the United States, the European Union, India and the United Kingdom, thus redefining the balance of power.
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White papersETF investing – How AI and 3D printing are shaping the future of healthcare
Genomic engineering is the manipulation of an organism’s genes by introducing, eliminating or rearranging specific genes using the methods of modern molecular biology. The technology will enable the analysis of patients’ DNA, and the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. And what’s good for patients can also be interesting for investors.
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White papersSun setting on the tightening cycle
The Fed has removed its tightening bias, opening the door to rate cuts.
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White papersEOS 2023 Annual Review
EOS publishes 2023 Annual Review, with full engagement and voting highlights.
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White papersThe Importance of Monitoring Credit Spreads In Positioning Equity Portfolios
On February 5, 2024, the yield spread between the Baa corporate bond and the 10-year Treasury bond sat at 157 bps—just 9 bps wider than the narrowest level seen since 2000.
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White papersExpert Aggregation for Financial Forecasting
Machine learning algorithms dedicated to financial time series forecasting have gained a lot of interest. But choosing between several algorithms can be challenging, as their estimation accuracy may be unstable over time. Online aggregation of experts combine the forecasts of a finite set of models in a single approach without making any assumption about the models.
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White papers2024 IGIS Market Outlook
The global CRE contracted in 2023 due to the swift rate hikes. Lowered funding and transaction wolume stemmed primarily from capital cyclical anxieties rather than asset valuation declines.
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White papersRobust Jobs and Tight Credit: Will the Consumer Keep Spending?
Economic reports have been promising so far this year, with consumers shored up by a robust job market. An alien (one that has studied intergalactic macroeconomics) landing on Earth might even wonder why the Federal Reserve isn’t hiking rates given above-2% inflation and low unemployment.
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White papersMarket Update fourth quarter 2023
After two strong, resilient years, the Dutch economy experienced a cooling-off in 2023. Rate hikes by central banks have proven to be succesful thusfar, with inflation moving back to an acceptable level in the course of 2025.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy - February 2024
Topic of the Month - Japan equity: top performer in 2023; remains attractive option for 2024
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White papersFour things to watch ahead of the US elections
This is the biggest election year in world history. Seventy-six countries — home to roughly 4.4 billion people — will hold political contests in 2024.
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White papersPrivate Equity Outlook - 2024
“Going into 2024, we believe the record-high dry powder reserves suggest potential for significant PE activity as values slowly recover and conditions improve…”
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PodcastMartello Re: Building a Reinsurer from the Ground Up
Dennis Ho, CEO of Martello Re, sits down with Barings’ Colin Gordon to discuss the creation and rapid growth of Bermuda-based reinsurer Martello Re, and how trusted partnerships have been the key to tackling challenges ranging from investment returns to hiring and beyond.
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Asset Manager NewsNuveen Real Estate completes €35m green loan for Amsterdam life sciences development
Nuveen Real Estate, one of the largest investment managers in the world with $149 billion of assets under management, has agreed to provide a €35m senior secured loan to Breakthrough Properties, a joint venture of Tishman Speyer and Bellco Capital, to finance the acquisition and construction of One Helix, a state-of-the-art life science asset in Amsterdam.
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White papersWhat’s Shaping the Value-Add Opportunity in European Real Estate?
While investing in European real estate still poses challenges, attractive value opportunities are emerging as we approach a cyclical bottom.
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White papersAn entry point for Private Equity Real Estate in 2024
The past 12 months have been challenging for commercial real estate. Despite economic growth that is firmly above trend and a robust labor market expansion—both of which tend to predict healthy fundamentals and investment performance—commercial real estate values are down 12.5% from their peak during the current correction that began at the end of 2022
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PodcastReal Estate Debt: Why Now?
While commercial real estate markets continue to face cyclical and structural headwinds, real estate debt may prove to be a bright spot for investors in 2024—benefiting from attractive valuations and increased institutional take-up of the asset class. Nasir Alamgir explains.
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White papers2024 Emerging market fixed income outlook: Back with a vengeance
Upon entering a New Year, we find ourselves in a somewhat similar market situation as the end of last year, still hoping for better times for global fixed income assets amid legacy pressures from tight global liquidity, high policy rates, and a strong USD.
