All Commentary articles – Page 7
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Charter Hall Group 2024 Annual Report
(CHC, Charter Hall or the Group) is one of Australia’s leading fully integrated property investment and funds management groups. For more than three decades, we have focused on the collective ambitions of our customers, driving mutual success and enduring impact.
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Charter Hall Group FY24 Results Presentation
We use our expertise to access, deploy, manage and invest equity to create value and generate superior returns for our investor customers
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Asset Manager News
Debut: Impact fund KGAL ESPF 5 acquires its first solar park in the Czech Republic
KGAL ESPF 5 has successfully entered the promising Czech market with the purchase of the 50-megawatt solar project “PVPP Saxonie” near the northern Bohemian city of Most. With Sev.en Inntech and Micronix, KGAL has two experienced partners at its side for the realisation of the solar park. This is the eleventh transaction for ESPF 5, in its sixth European country. The final closing of this Article 9 impact fund will take place in October 2024.
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Data centers: Poised for a new wave of growth
AI’s explosive growth is propelling the data center sector into a new era of demand, driven by surging capacity needs and record-low vacancy rates. High barriers to entry and the critical role of data centers in the digital infrastructure make the sector a compelling and resilient investment opportunity amidst the evolving commercial real estate landscape.
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Latin America’s Long-Term Potential
Portfolio Manager Jeremy Sutch, CFA, and Chief Investment Officer Sean Taylor assess the issues besetting the region’s key markets—from domestic challenges to geopolitical headwinds—as well as their structural strengths, and whether prospects may brighten with the onset of a U.S. rate-cutting cycle.
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Tier One Interview: Susan Kasser
In conversation with Jay Judas, CEO of Life Insurance Strategies Group, Susan Kasser, Head of Private Debt, discusses the ins and outs of private debt, why PPLI and private debt pair well together, and more.
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Carried Away
The most important trigger for the recent equity sell-off wasn’t the U.S. jobs data, or the Fed, or even mega-cap tech earnings, but the Bank of Japan. We could talk about the recent U.S. nonfarm payrolls report in this week’s Perspectives: Was it really as bad as all that? We could dissect the last U.S. Federal Reserve meeting: Should the central bank have cut rates, and did it just commit a significant policy error?
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Understanding how social and sustainability bonds can have real impact
For fixed-income investors seeking to put their money into assets that can bring benefits to less well-off people and communities, social bonds and sustainability bonds can offer effective solutions, write Malika Takhtayeva and Xuan Sheng Ou Yong, of BNP Paribas Asset Management
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Modi’s Growth Agenda Flexes to Meet Needs of Allies
Portfolio manager Swagato Ghosh explains how India’s post-election budget may have placated concerns for now over the viability of Modi’s growth strategy under the new coalition government.
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Making sense of market volatility
Global markets have been whipsawed by a series of sharp blows in the last few days, mainly centering around concerns about the health of the U.S. economy. Our view remains that the strength of household and corporate balance sheets implies recession is unlikely, but we acknowledge that risks are building. To help decipher and contextualize the current market reaction, Chief Global Strategist, Seema Shah, and Equities Chief Investment Officer, George Maris, provided some clarity into the current situation and their expectations for the remainder of 2024.
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Corporate Hybrid Issuers Adopt a 30-Year Maturity Standard
A growing trend for issuing corporate hybrids with shorter contractual maturities is further reducing aspects of risk in the asset class. Recent corporate hybrid issuance, in both Europe and the U.S., suggests a trend for moving from long-dated or perpetual contractual maturity structures to shorter-dated 30-year maturities.
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Innovation, Conflict and a Mysterious Disappearance
This year’s recommendation for vacation reading is a fascinating page-turner about one of the early 20th century’s most influential inventors. With the calendar turning to August, it’s the time of year when many market participants will be seeking the opportunity to take a vacation, enjoy the Olympics and generally get a break from the relentless headlines.
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Credit’s turn to shine
From attractive yields to strong fundamentals, our analysis shows that credit markets have the potential to outperform.
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Japan: The butterfly effect
Japanese equities have recently experienced one of their biggest ever drawdowns. Carl Vine, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Equities, examines the drivers of the market volatility and asks what the potential implications could be for investing in Japan.
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The Generational Divide
Leveraging data from the Retirement Survey & Insights Report 2023, this supplemental report examines the challenges faced by each working generation (working Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z) in an effort to better understand their retirement journey.
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Asset Management Mid-Year Outlook 2024: Cutting Through Complexity
As we head into the second half of 2024, our investment teams share their views on the most meaningful market trends and potential opportunities and risks.
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2024 Mid-Year Real Estate Outlook
Bulls and bears both had ample evidence to support their cases coming into 2024. Although inflation has yet to relent to a level that the central banks are comfortable enough to normalize policy interest rates, the global economy has remained remarkably resilient thanks to strong hiring and consumer spending.
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4 Keys to Get China Back on Track
Andy Rothman shares his insights four reasons why he believes that President Xi will overcome his stubbornness and make the changes necessary to put China back on track to reach its potential growth rate.
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InvestmentNews: Demand for Private Credit, BDCs Not Slowing Anytime Soon
Matthew Freund, President of Barings BDC, recently sat down with InvestmentNews’ Gregg Greenberg to discuss his outlook for private credit, where Barings is seeing opportunities to deploy capital, and how rates impact the BDC landscape.
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Reimagining Cities: Balancing Debt, Demographics and Dreams
Many cities are highly indebted as they face mounting challenges. Meanwhile, developing world cities often lack institutions for collecting tax revenues. With their importance growing, cities must square the circle between creating thriving economies and meeting society’s needs. It’s a time for strategies that tackle key issues such as affordable housing, climate change and crime.