All Commentary articles – Page 65
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VideoSolving for 2023 Investment Conference: Putting It Into Practice
In this panel session filmed during our Solving Investment Conference, investment specialists from across our multi asset, equities and alternative platforms as well ESG investing discuss some of the key themes they see emerging in 2023.
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White papersThe More Things Change
Has recent strong data changed the fundamental economic and market outlook, or just the timeline?
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White papersModern Slavery in Mining Looms as a Key Risk to Investors
Awareness that modern slavery is a social evil and investment risk continues to grow, putting investors in a pivotal position to identify and root out this risk across industries. Global mining is a particular challenge: risks to people in this industry are high and rising, and they’re not well-managed when compared with high-risk consumer-facing industries such as technology and apparel.
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White papersNFL Alpha: Appraising Arizona
For the 20th year, Allspring’s Systematic Edge team applied its quantitative research on low volatility stocks to the NFL in an effort to predict the postseason playoff winners and the winner of Super Bowl LVII.
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White papersGlobal Emerging Markets: Outlook 2023
Kunjal Gala and the Global Emerging Markets Equity team outline their views on the prospects for emerging markets in 2023 and beyond.
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White papersMacroeconomic Picture - February 2023
United States: The US economy has been showing signs of deceleration, as the fiscal and monetary policy drag weigh on activity, although at different intensity.
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White papersMarket Scenarios and Risks - February 2023
We revise the probabilities of our alternative scenarios. Some of the risk factors we identify may occur in our central scenario, which is probably not yet fully priced in, especially by equity markets.
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White papersWhy and what if inflation falls faster than expected?
”As fiscal support should wane, this could lead to lower inflation pressures in the second half of 2023 and to a faster decline in inflation”
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy - February 2023
Uncertainty over growth, inflation and corporate earnings persists, even though there has been a mild improvement on the economic front. These trends underscore the need to be active and well diversified.
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White papersHoming in on income growth potential in real estate
Real estate markets may have entered a new phase in the cycle as revaluations play out. Yet positive structural drivers continue to underpin several subsectors. As such, we believe prospects for income and growth remain robust in the medium term.
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White papersFiorino: Many banks, multiple outcomes
Fiorino considers the many alternatives as the market wave function rolls over the banking sector in 2023…
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White papersAsia ex-Japan Equity: Letter to Investors - Outperforming us over the long term
In our annual Letter to Investors, Jonathan Pines, Lead Portfolio Manager, discusses the Strategy’s performance since inception in 2010.
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White papersFinancial inclusion and banking: A billion-person opportunity?
The banking and telecommunications sectors are uniquely positioned to positively impact socioeconomic wellbeing and a multitude of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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White papersFed continuing to downshift: 31 January-1 February FOMC review
The Federal Reserve hiked the fed funds rate by 25bp, to 4.50-4.75%, a step down after the Fed hiked by 50bp in December. The slowing in the pace of rate hikes was widely expected.
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White papersMulti-Asset 2023 Outlook: Inching Back to Normalization
2022 was a historically volatile year for global markets, as rapid monetary policy tightening led to steep losses across equities and bonds. In the second half of the year, inflation started to decelerate from multi-decade highs and markets started to find clarity around a possible end date for rate hikes. But with monetary policy expected to stay tight, investors face further deceleration in economic growth in 2023—and possibly a recession.
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PodcastWhat to look for when allocating assets in 2023
Listen to our quarterly asset allocation podcast with global head of multi-asset Maya Bhandari and chief market strategist Daniel Morris. They review the four key determinants of financial market behavior this year and the investment opportunities that follow from that assessment for the main asset classes.
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White papersHow liquid is the green bond market?
The green bond sector has grown to be a $1trn-plus investable market that has seen a sharp uptick in diversification on the credit side and an increasing number of sovereign issuers.
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White papersECB-inspired rally risks going too far
The European Central Bank raised its key policy interest rates by half a percentage point, lifting the deposit rate to 2.5%, and said it intended to deliver a similar rate rise in March because of underlying inflation pressures. It also gave details of how it will reduce its balance sheet. For corporate bonds, it plans to tilt reinvestments more strongly towards issuers with a better climate performance.
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White papersPractical Implications of the New Regime
You’ve pinned down your economic and market outlook, but what does it imply for your investment strategy—and how much of that is realistic?
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White papersMarket Perspectives: Divergent perspectives February 2023
‘Market Perspectives’ provide our monthly macro & market outlook and investment recommendations
