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White papersVotes for change
This voting season saw a notable increase in shareholder resolutions seeking a vote on climate transition plans, and proposals for racial equity audits.
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Abate and switch: steel seeks low carbon solutions
Hard-to-abate sectors such as steel will come under increasing pressure to reduce their carbon emissions – what are the industry’s options?
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The S&P Dividend Growers Indices: Examination of Risk, Return and Down-Market Performance
This blog, the final in a series of three, reviews the performance of the new S&P Dividend Growers Indices and highlights some of their defensive characteristics. They are designed to track companies with consistently increasing dividends while excluding the top 25% highest-yielding eligible companies.
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A Dynamic Multi-Asset Approach to Inflation Hedging
Inflation is one of the most significant risks to investment returns over the long term.
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Big oil faces big challenges on climate change
After surviving a steep collapse in oil prices in 2020, major oil companies are being pressed by louder calls to figure out their contributions to societal goals of net zero emissions by 2050.
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How to Defend Against Inflation
Analysis shows it pays to own oil, gold and wine, and possibly also a bitcoin if and when inflation bites.
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The 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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Accounting for monetary gold
Monetary authorities, including central banks and finance ministries, currently hold more than 33,000 tonnes of gold, worth approximately US$1.4 trillion, at today’s prices – making these official institutions among the world’s largest holders of gold.
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Inflation Trends Across Emerging Markets
Inflation drivers across emerging markets will be of focus to investors as the economy looks to recover from the pandemic.
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Macro Views: Rationality in the current market exuberance
The first half of the year was characterised by record-breaking price action in many asset classes. Many stock indices reached new highs, credit spreads new lows, commodity prices posted their best returns in years and economic momentum gained tremendous traction.
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Gold mid-year outlook 2021: Creating opportunities from risks
Interest rates will likely remain key drivers of financial assets. Gold is no exception. Yet, the negative impact of higher rates will likely be offset by the longer lasting effects and unintended consequences of expansionary monetary and fiscal policies created to support the global economy.
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Global gold-backed ETF holdings and flows
Flows into global gold ETFs were mostly flat in June, with slight inflows of 2.9 tonnes (US$191mn). Inflows into North American and Asian funds were primarily offset by outflows from European funds. Global AUM stands at 3,624t (US$206bn), approximately 7% shy of the October 2020 record tonnage high of 3,909t.
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Strategic Edge Video Series: Bob Haber of Proficio Capital Partners
Bob Haber, Founder, Partner and CIO at Proficio Capital Partners joins us for this edition of our Strategic Edge video series. In this dynamic two-part conversation with Joe Cavatoni, our Head of Americas, Bob shares his insights on topics including the balanced investing approach, diversification strategy, asset classes to watch in the next decade, and the cryptocurrency landscape.
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Commodities: Equities or Futures?
As more investors turn their focus back to commodities, it is worth remembering that commodity equities have historically generated surprisingly poor commodity exposure relative to more direct investments.
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Podcast
The Electrification of Mobility
As oil prices start to go up and sustainability goals have become top of mind for many drivers, vehicle and machinery electrification have increased in popularity—now more than ever. So what are global vehicle manufacturers doing to meet consumer demand?
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A burning issue – decarbonising the global steel industry
Steel is essential in today’s world, and it will be just as essential tomorrow – much of the technology to create a zero-carbon future will use steel in its construction. Yet steel production itself is a highly polluting activity.
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MI Insight – Has Gold Lost its Lustre
In this month’s Mi Insights video, Olivier Marciot, portfolio manager in our Cross Asset Solutions team, discusses the recent price swings in gold and outlines why the team have a negative view on the asset class.
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Commodity Indices - Enhancing Roll Yield: A More Liquid & Diversified Index
Commodity markets have once again returned to the limelight. In early 2020, the spread of COVID-19 sparked a sharp sell-off in energy.
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Inflation: Roller-coaster or rocket ship?
The word “inflation” seems to be in the air these days. Prices for lumber, food, used cars, gas—you name it—are all up significantly over the past year. Companies are complaining about sky-high shipping rates, semiconductor shortages, and the difficulty of filling open positions at any wage.
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Macro Views: Manoeuvring Gold in a Changing Macro Economic Landscape
Gold has been an interesting trade over the years, shining at times and disappointing during others. Its diversification properties, store of value and hedge against inflation are reasons why investors like allocating part of their portfolios to the yellow metal.
