All Commentary articles – Page 89
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PodcastThe Investment Podcast: Inflation - is it real?
From the ‘Great Moderation’ of the 1980’s, to the current day, the inflation environment has been relatively benign, with the policies of recent years mostly concerned with preventing deflation. However, as economies begin to rebound from the Covid crisis, inflation has ticked up. Is the current rise in inflation transitory, or could we see Central banks move to tighten policy?
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Research Report2020 TCFD report: our climate-related financial disclosures
Today, the international business of Federated Hermes publishes its Climate-related Financial Disclosures Report for 2020. This report details our approach to identifying and managing climate risks, including how we seize related opportunities, how we engage at the policy level and how we ensure that the weight of the climate crisis is front and centre in everything we do.
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White papersCOVID’s dirty plastic secret
As the world continues to grapple with the health implications of COVID-19, unintended consequences were inevitable. In this data-led story, we look at the effect the pandemic has had on global plastic wastage and what policymakers can do to tackle the issue.
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White papersWhat are the risks in high yield real estate debt?
The high returns of high yield real estate debt are attracting more and more investors. For investors less familiar with the asset class, we explain the key risks and how to manage them.
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White papersESG in Smaller Companies: An Overlooked Opportunity?
When it comes to ESG, smaller companies have their own unique challenges—which can also provide opportunities for active managers to identify unrecognized growth and undervalued companies.
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Research ReportIPUT Q2 2021 Report
At the half-year point, the economic outlook is more positive as normality begins to return to everyday life. After an initial slow start, Ireland’s vaccine rollout has gained momentum with over four million vaccines administered and 50% of the adult population now fully vaccinated.
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PodcastEM Debt: Assessing the Impact of China’s Crackdowns
Omotunde Lawal, Head of EM Corporate Debt, sheds light on China’s recent regulatory crackdowns on industries ranging from technology to education to property, and explains the risks and opportunities these actions may present for fixed income investors.
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White papersAsset Class Return Forecasts - Q3 - 2021
The first half of 2021 has been witness to exceptional growth in demand fueled in large part fiscal stimulus and waning Covid-related restrictions. Latest data release indicates the major economies may be at the onset of high-water mark of economic acceleration and the growth will slow down worldwide. Uncertainties of future cash infusions paired with ebb and flow from Covid re-openings are likely to be further headwinds to further short-term demand acceleration.
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White papersTen for 2021—Midyear Update
Last November, the heads of our four investment platforms identified the key themes they anticipated would guide investment decisions in 2021.
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White papersAchieving “The Great Return” - Practical steps for office owners, operators and corporate occupiers
The large-scale and unexpected social experiment of enforced working-from-home (WFH) has done far more than accelerate the pre-COVID trend of flexible working. It has irreversibly altered the relationship between people, work and their place of business, ultimately shaking the foundations of the status headquarters.
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White papersDeveloping a Roadmap for ESG Performance
Neuberger Berman’s Engagement Series presents insights and case studies on our dialogue with companies, government entities and other securities issuers.
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White papersProgress Towards A Better World
Our Chief Market Strategist, Stephen Dover, discusses public-private partnerships, deficit spending, and carbon tax with Nobel Economist Joseph E. Stiglitz.
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White papersStewardship Matters: Edition 3
Martin Currie: This edition focuses on quantifying the impact and opportunities of decarbonisation.
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Research ReportAEW Monthly Research Report - July 2021
As the post-Covid recovery takes hold, inflation has increased rapidly to 5% in the US and over 2% in Europe triggering concerns on future interest rates, as central banks could be forced to reverse their lower-for-longer policies to meet their restated long-term inflation targets.
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White papersThree Reasons for EM Corporate Short Duration Debt
While the potential for inflation and rising rates could create a headwind for EM debt, a short duration approach can provide an opportunity to pick up incremental yield and diversification, with less volatility.
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White papersAmundi Pension Funds Letter n°12
The coming of summer has also seen the return of extreme heatwaves, catastrophic flooding and devastating forest fires. The arrival of the COP26 could not be more timely given the need for a universal response to the climate crisis. Pension funds as major global asset owners have a key role to play in this response.
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White papersThe World’s Simplest Asset Allocation Model
When markets and data look this contradictory, it may be easier to start by counting on your fingers.
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White papersMeasuring the mythical: Quantifying the green premium in real estate
The green premium is an elusive concept. Laurence Monnier reviews the academic literature and crunches some numbers to try and quantify the extra pricing power afforded by more sustainable commercial properties.
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White papersGravity’s Pull Isn’t Strong Enough Yet
While fears of a COVID resurgence impacting activity and premature monetary policy tightening are weighing on markets’ outlook, momentum in the economic recovery is set to keep growth from succumbing to the pull of gravity.
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White papersSummer Boom Meets COVID Concerns
Technical factors, perceived Fed hawkishness, the Delta variant, and U.S. infrastructure talks led to a volatile week in markets, which should remain near-term amid COVID concerns and until monetary policy clears up in fall. Solid economic data supports our strong-growth outlook.
