All Commentary articles – Page 60
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Resilience and selectivity: The outlook for real estate long income
Renos Booth, Isabel Gossling and Kris McPhail from our real estate long income team discuss the strengths of long-income strategies in a period of high inflation and rising rates.
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What role can global commercial real estate play in a portfolio?
Growing numbers of investors are discovering how a range of real estate strategies – in both public markets and private – can earn a place in their portfolios.
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Fixed Income Perspectives - October 2022
Quarterly macro and market insights from Capital Group’s fixed income team
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The Investment Podcast: The case for adding to risk in credit markets
Credit markets have been front and centre stage as the events of 2022 unfolded.
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U.S. investors pause amid economic turmoil
Despite reduced liquidity and jittery real estate markets in North America, roundtable participants say opportunities remain in sectors with clear structural tailwinds.
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Navigating choppy conditions with new technologies
Nuveen Real Estate’s Jeanne Casey says proptech is as important as ever in a challenging macro environment, with the sector set to emerge stronger than before.
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US mid-term election: no red tide
Election result: The outlook for the House of Representatives (House) and the Senate remains uncertain and the situation remains fluid. Republicans are still expected to have an eventual slender majority in the House, but a Democratic majority remains a possibility.
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Pro-invest Group’s ESG Journey: Private Equity Real Estate Investors – overcoming the challenge of Sustainability & ESG
2017: A Giant Step Forward - Pro-invest Group had moved from its Macquarie Street offices to Hunter Street in Sydney, giving the ever-growing team easy access to Wynyard station and Harbour City.
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Performance materials: efficiency helps preserve nature
Our current take-make-waste system harms nature through excessive extraction of natural resources. Performance materials can help reduce this strain.
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Impact investing: the insurance experience
TIAA’s chief investment officer and Nuveen’s head of responsible investing discuss how the General Account has built its targeted impact investing program while incorporating direct, measurable environmental and social goals across the portfolio.
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How Life Insurers Account for Realized Losses May Cause Unnecessary Pain
An accounting method long used by life insurers has come under pressure amid rising rates and wider credit spreads, potentially setting the life insurance industry up for large unrealized losses. But there may be a solution.
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A Bumpy Path Ahead for U.S. Real Estate
Given how robust underlying economic fundamentals in the U.S. currently are, real estate performance could weather a mild downturn—but the near-term outlook has dimmed. The Barings Real Estate team sheds light on what’s next for the asset class.
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Could Liquid Alternatives Provide Answers?
As we continue to navigate the current challenging investment environment, we look at the aspects of various asset class categories that could provide insight. As we transition into this new regime, investor demand for diversifiers have come into focus.
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An Apple (Watch) a Day, Keeps the Doctor Away
5G can play a crucial role in the health monitoring functions of wearable technology, which can make a difference between life and death.
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COP27: A Chance to Reset
Broken promises, fraught debates and a dire economic and geopolitical backdrop are precisely why we believe COP27 is so important.
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Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Express Auckland City Centre
Sarah Pollok stays at the Holiday Inn Express Auckland Some hotels are an experience in themselves, with lavish rooms, state-of-the-art facilities and an expensive price tag to match. Others, however, exist to simply facilitate an experience, offering a simple, safe and central place to rest your head during an overnight business trip or a busy day of exploring the city.
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Not a Pivot
Inflation is resilient and rates keep rising. Our central Stagflation Shock scenario, with persistent inflation and slower growth, continues to play out, though there is mounting evidence inflation may be resistant to policy tightening. Smaller hikes would indicate success, not a pivot in central banks’ resolve.
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Key Considerations When Navigating the Net-Zero Transition
Eighteen months ago, we mapped considerations for the industry’s forward path through the unfolding low-carbon transition (see Transitioning to Net-Zero Investment, April 2021). At the time, the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance had just added five members to their ranks, bringing the overall number of signatories to 42 owners, with a total of $6.6 trillion in assets under management. It was a crucial tipping point for net zero.
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New reality for investors: 5 big trends changing markets
There’s a new reality taking shape in global markets.
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How to account for nature’s role in the economy
In prioritising economic development, humanity has caused considerable damage to the natural world and its ecosystems. Yet a degraded biosphere will have a direct impact on growth and human welfare over the next several decades.