All Debt Markets articles – Page 7
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White papersAEW Research Flash Report - June 2020
In this fifth update since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, we define a new base case scenario by being more precise about our cash shortfall and yield widening assumptions for individual markets and quantify both short and long-term return implications across more individual markets.
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White papersCOVID-19: The re-opening gathers pace
Across the world, economies are re-opening in the aftermath of what is likely to be the deepest recession since World War II. Countries are relaxing social distancing measures in support of economic recovery but still focused on keeping hard-fought infection levels down.
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White papersEuropean Outlook - May 2020
The outbreak of COVID-19 has quickly translated into a severe shock for the global economy and real estate markets. Near-term indicators of performance have turned sharply downward, and the situation is fast-moving.
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White papersCOVID-19: Is there still a premium for illiquidity?
One of the immediate consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a marked reduction in investors’ risk appetite. But will their appetite for the illiquidity premium in private markets also disappear? Laurence Monnier explores.
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White papersAEW Research Flash Report - May 2020
In this fourth update since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis, we update and combine some of our initial thoughts about the impact of the lockdowns and expected restrictions going forward.
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White papersCommercial Mortgage Loans: An Alternative Asset in LDI Portfolios?
Most public and private defined benefit pension plan sponsors aim to design an effective liability driven investment (LDI) strategy that balances several objectives – achieving the desired funded status for the plan, managing return-seeking assets in the portfolio against relevant benchmarks, and effectively de-risking and hedging future liabilities. LDI portfolios traditionally rely on a combination of Treasury securities and long and medium duration corporate bonds as hedging instruments.
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White papersAEW Research Flash Report - May 2020
To learn more about the immediate impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Asia Pacific real estate property markets, we invite you to read a brief update by Asia Pacific’s Director of Research, Glyn Nelson. This report will be distributed intermittently over the following months as the COVID-19 situation evolves and we monitor its impact, real or potential.
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White papersCOVID-19: Damage assessment starts to take shape
Data from the economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is beginning to form a picture, and it’s an ugly one. Growth across the U.S. and Eurozone contracted more than expected in the first quarter of 2020 with the expectation that the very worst of the data will be revealed in the second quarter. Batten down the hatches for a set of what is most likely to be historically bad data in the coming months.
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White papersEmpty Malls and Conference Calls
The COVID-19 crisis has been tough on REITs in general—but some sectors have been resilient, and may offer a glimpse into the future of the asset class.
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White papersEconomic and Real Estate Outlook in Context of Covid-19 #4
The global economy is slowly preparing to move out of phase 1 (lockdown) towards staggered re opening of key businesses with an emphasis on social distancing measures. The extent of damage to the economy will continue to be tabulated in the coming weeks, but the estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis is real U.S. GDP decreased a whopping 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2020 following a 2.1 percent increase in the fourth quarter of 2019.
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White papersSpecial bulletin #6: Economic and real estate outlook in the context of COVID-19
As of mid-April, the extent of the full devastation being wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic across the global economy is becoming evident. The global economy is expected to see the greatest contraction in growth since the Great Depression with the IMF indicating that cumulative loss in global GDP this year and next could be approximately 6.1% for developed economies or about $9 trillion –an amount larger than the economies of Japan and Germany combined. Even factoring in the IMF’s forecast for a sharp rebound in 2021, the world economy will still be 5% off pre-pandemic levels, indicating the depth of this recession.
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White papersInfrastructure debt’s resilience is in its DNA
Infrastructure debt is not immune to a severe economic downturn, but the global financial crisis has left the asset class stronger. We explain why.
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White papersCOVID-19: The impact on European real estate
As the spread of COVID-19 and government response continue to evolve, we analyse recent developments and how they could affect European real estate.
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White papersEconomic and Real Estate Outlook in Context of Covid-19 #2
Yesterday was April Fools’ Day, but unfortunately there is not much humor to share in the world as the global novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to devastate countries globally. As of April 1, the number of COVID-19 infections surpassed 900,000 globally with the U.S. now leading the rate of infections.
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White papersEconomic and Real Estate Outlook in Context of Covid-19
An initial analysis of high frequency data suggests that the world economy is going to experience a recession in first half of 2020 with some hope that the second half may improve given data related to China is starting to show stabilization and growth.
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White papersUS Economic Scenarios in Context of Covid-19
Given the fluid and fast-moving nature of the pandemic, calculating the impact to growth is challenging, but global agencies, including the IMF, are increasingly concerned that the world is likely to face a recession.
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White papersNovel coronavirus – Status of progression
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is continuing to spread across the world with an estimated 137,100 infections and almost 5,100 deaths as of March 13, 2020. The World Health Organization has officially designated it as a “pandemic” in order to mobilize maximum government resources globally. Apart from the human cost, global economic output is suffering with the IMF officially lowering its estimate for global growth to 2.6% for 2020, which is close to its stalling speed.
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White papersNovel coronavirus impact on U.S. commercial real estate
As a leading investor in all four quadrants of commercial real estate, Principal Real Estate Investors is uniquely positioned to assess relative value across the market. With heightening concerns regarding the spread of the novel coronavirus, we wanted to share our current thoughts on the potential impact on U.S. commercial real estate markets. The story is continuing to evolve.
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White papersUnlevered Infrastructure Equity: Delivering in CDI
Cashflow-driven investing (CDI) generates predictable, attractive cash flows to meet liabilities when they fall due. Although a wide range of reliable, income generating assets can be included within a CDI strategy, discussions about which alternative asset classes to include are often limited to private debt, particularly infrastructure and real estate financing.
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White papersThe growing opportunity in European consumer credit
European consumer credit is one of the largest and most diverse loan asset classes in Europe. It has also had resilient performance through economic cycles. Historically, these assets have remained confined to banks’ balance sheets, but structural change in the banking landscape in Europe is opening up a sector previously inaccessible to institutional investors.
