All Emerging Market articles – Page 15
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White papersGlobal Emerging Markets: Outlook 2022
Fund manager Kunjal Gala takes a view on the coming opportunities and challenges for investors in emerging markets.
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White papersChina: The Great Disconnect
Chinese equities offer many unique attributes, particularly given the improving access to the onshore market, which offers investors direct exposure to China’s economy as it repositions itself for long-term sustainable growth.
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White papers*Outlook highlights: China seeks stable growth; other EMs face bumps*
In our new paper EM, Asia, China 2022 market outlook: Building back stability, Zhikai Chen, head of Asia/Global Emerging Market Equities, and David Choa, head of Greater China Equities, examine the critical factors influencing the likely path of EM equities this year.
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White papersWhere Are U.S. Rates Going?
It is widely believed that the mainstream FOMC members, which includes Fed Chair Jerome Powell, belong in the dove camp. With global PMIs peaking, a tightening of monetary and fiscal policy are headwinds for the strong recovery.
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White papersEmerging markets – Short-term pain ahead of an upturn
While 2021 was not a good year for emerging asset markets (EM), 2022 may hold positive developments that could turn the region’s markets around. Our investment view is generally constructive on EM this year, although we are cautious in the near term.
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White papers*Environmental thematic investing set for strong growth in 2022*
While 2020 was one of the best years for pure environmental thematic investing, with the segment up by more than 100%, it saw a significant – and healthy – consolidation in 2021. It underperformed the MSCI ACWI index despite company fundamentals improving notably and regulatory and policy support bolstering ...
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White papersChina’s Complicated Year in the Global Spotlight
For the global economy, the consequences of China’s current economic trajectory are much more difficult to tease out.
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White papersChina’s Economy in the Year of the Tiger
For China, the year ahead holds special political and economic significance. From the Winter Olympics in February to the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th national congress, slated for the fourth quarter, “the world,” as President Xi Jinping has noted, “is turning its eyes to China.”
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White papersChina outlook – Some unconventional thoughts
While there appears to be a large degree of market consensus on China’s GDP growth in 2022, there is less clarity on the three to five-year outlook. A raft of issues could slow growth momentum in 2022.
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White papersHawkish Fed Makes Markets Rethink Pricing
Markets boosted and pulled forward rate hike expectations following the FOMC’s hawkish shift, with three hikes priced for 2022. While our baseline outlook sees the Fed tightening this year, we believe it will remain accommodative, so growth doesn’t slow too much and derail the recovery.
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White papersNew Year, New Monetary Policy
As markets adjust for an environment of tighter monetary conditions, we preview the key themes of our forthcoming Fixed Income Investment Outlook.
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White papersMarket Scenarios and Risks - January 2022
We are making no change to the narrative and the probabilities of the scenarios. The central scenario assumes that Covid will become endemic with multiple, albeit manageable waves, that fiscal levers will remain significant and tied to monetary policy, and that growth will come back to potential in 2023. We assume the Omicron variant will temporarily impact the recovery in Europe.
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White papersYou asked, we answer - January 2022
A number of scheduled country-level elections will carry moderate uncertainty. However, while they could bring new faces, they are unlikely to result in abrupt changes from the current generally pro-European and market-friendly stance of large EU countries’ governments.
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White papersChina’s growth cycle is turning
Senior market strategist APAC Chi Lo discusses how Beijing has shifted to a pro-growth policy and away from painful economic restructuring as growth momentum slows to levels below what is tolerable to Chinese policymakers.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - January 2022
The resurgence of the virus cycle, central banks’ reactions to high inflation figures, and Evergrande’s unavoidable default have led to some volatility in the market, but these issues have not caused any major disruption. In the battle between growth and inflation narratives, the mantra that bad news is good news for markets continues to prevail.
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White papersEngagement Spotlight: Seeking Improved Disclosure in Japan
This week, Neuberger Berman has announced that the firm is seeking improved disclosure from Daibiru Corporation regarding its decision to support its parent company and controlling shareholder, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines’ tender offer.
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White papersShooting the rapids in 2022 – Our investment outlook in an infographic
What can investors expect after a year marked by new phases of the pandemic and given the prospect of another year that could see further outbreaks, renewed restrictions on mobility and activity, and a slowing economic recovery?
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White papersThe Decarbonizarion Challenge & Path Toward Green Steel
The global steel industry is presented with a number of challenges to reduce its carbon footprint, and this is especially true in emerging markets.
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Podcast2022 Outlook Series: Investing Through Climate Risk
Climate change is already having material impacts on public and private asset classes across developed and emerging markets.
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White papersLiquidity Stress Testing in Asset Management - Part 4. A Step-by-step Practical Guide
This article is part of a comprehensive research project on liquidity risk in asset management, which can be divided into three dimensions.
