All Commentary articles – Page 94
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White papersMacroeconomic Outlook 2022: Compression, decompression, absorption
2020 was a year of massive compression of economic activity. 2021 was a year of fast decompression, with demand catching up quickly as we were reopening, exerting significant pressure on supply, triggering a rise in consumer prices unseen in decades.
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White papersInvestment Strategy outlook 2022: Coping with modest rate increases
As we head towards the second anniversary of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic the disease remains one of the key worries for investors. It continues to have the ability to disrupt demand and supply and for this to be reflected in bouts of “risk-off” behaviour in financial markets.
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White papersLessons from COP26 ‘We have to realise that we can’t enjoy everything the way we have in perpetuity’
Covid may well have set back the march toward a greener planet, says Mitch Reznick, CFA, Head of Research and Sustainable Fixed Income.
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White papersOur Worst Fears Realized or Another Variant We May Be Able to Handle?
While too early to tell, the markets are taking this seriously as should we all. Unfortunately, this is not the post-Thanksgiving COVID note we had hoped to write, though spikes in U.S. cases were highly anticipated post family gatherings. We now have a new emerging variant to discuss, the concern that has kept us up at night may now be realized…
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White papersLessons from COP26: Deforestation pledge a ‘pivotal moment’
Despite landmark deals, work must be done to ensure emerging markets get back on track with climate fixing efforts after pandemic hurdle.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - December 2021
Halloween ‘ghosts’ of Fed tapering, the Evergrande crisis, and the earnings season did not scare the markets. The Fed telegraphed its message well: while keeping the option to adjust tapering depending on the state of the economy, it reiterated the “transitory” inflation narrative.
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Podcast2022 Economic Outlook
Barings experts across public and private markets explore the outlook for the year ahead from both the “top-down” and “bottom-up,” and weigh in on the key trends likely to shape opportunities in 2022 and beyond.
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White papersSimple Equity Themes for Complex Times
Here’s why we think value and income can offer equity investors both a buffer against uncertainty and an attractive opportunity in an ongoing reflationary expansion.
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White papersGlobal real estate outlook - Finding value in a new era
Global economies are showing signs of recovery as people adapt to living alongside COVID-19, and attention is turning to what our post-pandemic world looks like. M&G’s latest Global Real Estate Outlook highlights the challenges and opportunities that real estate investors may need to consider.
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White papers2022 Investment Outlook - Investing in the great transformation
As the global economy recovers from its pandemic scars and inflation makes its first comeback in decades, the world is preparing to face its greatest ever challenges: the energy transition to fight the inexorable climate crisis and the development of an inclusive growth model.
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White papersEmerging market debt outlook for 2022
Inflation remains elevated in emerging markets (EM) with ongoing but manageable risks. A significant proportion of the shock to EM inflation can be attributed to volatile food and energy prices. Normalisation of supply chains and base effects should help.
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White papersInvestors reveal their top ESG roadblocks
As demand for ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing grows, the lack of consistent and robust data remains among the biggest challenges for institutional and wholesale investors globally.
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White papersUnravelling the conflicts in ‘Double Materiality’
Where do you draw the ‘moral’ line and how do you have a genuinely positive impact?
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White papersLong-term perspective on markets and economies - 2022 Outlook
As we head into a new year, it’s clear in hindsight that the market downturn of 2020 was short-lived and entirely related to the COVID-19 outbreak. In my view, that means the powerful upswing in equity prices since then is simply a continuation of the bull market we’ve seen over the past decade. Market leadership today is essentially the same as it was before the pandemic.
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White papersGlobal poverty and the role businesses can play to help put an end to it
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a blueprint for a better and more sustainable future for all. It is therefore right that the first of them is to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere”. However, the onset of the Covid-19 global pandemic has dealt a big blow to this aim, with global poverty increasing last year for the first time in decades.
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White papersListed impact investing: a crucial role for a sustainable future
The current situation solidifies one of our deepest convictions: finance, particularly impact investing on the listed markets, has a key role to play in creating a more sustainable, more resilient ecosystem.
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White papersNet zero and just transition for pension funds
The Conference of the Parties (COP) 26 in Glasgow represents a new milestone in the global fight against climate change, with a more climate-friendly US administration and growing mobilisation in favour of “Net Zero”.
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White papersMaking Sense Of ESG Data– How To Quantify SDG Contribution
Sustainability is one of the world’s most prevalent topics, and within asset management investors are accordingly shifting their portfolios towards environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) investing. As a result of this increased demand for ESG investing, various frameworks have emerged such as ESG rating, ESG metrics and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) impact.
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White papersFrom climate change to biodiversity, and vice-versa
In addition to taking note of the extent of the climate crisis, successive IPCC reports have stressed that carbon neutrality must be achieved while protecting biodiversity.
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White papersInsurance Linked Securities: developing climate resilience
Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) are an alternative asset class where investors’ returns are primarily linked to the occurrence of natural catastrophes. Since the majority of exposures emanate from climate-related risks, the potential impact of climate change is a key consideration for ILS managers and investors.
