All Emerging Market articles – Page 55
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Strategic Relative Value – Q4 2019
A quarterly look at how macro events are driving relative value around the globe.
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September Macro Dashboard
Global leading indicators ticked up slightly in August, but remain in contraction territory. While global growth has slowed, risks are tilted to the downside. The mounting toll of higher trade costs, decreased investment and dwindling confidence are weighing on growth.
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Middle East North Africa Insight
Perspective From Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity
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Low Touch Compression
Low Touch Compression is the next evolution in the compression process, delivering improved usability, user transparency and full automation together with API technology.
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Whitepaper: A Great Time to Be Agnostic?
CME Group recently collaborated with Pensions & Investments (P&I) to survey the attitudes and allocation preferences of today’s institutional investors, given the current market environment and the use of alternative investment strategies.
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Equities: Is it Time for Dividends to Come Back in Style?
In the latest episode of Streaming Income, Darryl Lucas, Head of Equity Income, provides insight into how the Barings team seeks to capitalize on the power of compounding dividends while aiming to lower risk in the process.
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Refining Risk Management for an Uncertain World
Investors are facing a strategic conundrum in a world of vast political, macroeconomic and market risks. In this environment, generating a better risk/return balance requires a deeper understanding of the sources of risk across asset classes and new data analysis techniques.
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Eight charts that explain the growing importance of China A-shares
More and more international investors are turning their attention to the increasingly important China A shares market. Here’s why.
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Trade War Escalation And Impact On World Trade And Economic Growth
Trade tensions re-escalated during the summer. Starting on 1 September, the US Administration introduced new tariffs and China retaliated simultaneously. More tariffs are likely from the US side, including an increase in tariffs already in place from 25% to 30% and new tariffs on the last tranche of imported goods from China. Concerning extra-tariffs measures, in August the temporary licences granted to US companies to operate with Huawei were extended upon their expiration but, so far, with no additional structural guidance.
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Risk Factors, Macroeconomic Context And Forecasts - September 2019
Financial markets have been rattled in the past weeks over escalating trade war between the US and China as both imposed tariffs and counter-tariffs on imports. Idiosyncratic risks stories in countries such as Argentina resurfaced, the UK’s parliament was suspended over Brexit chaos and Italy witnessed a political crisis of its own, although a government seems in sight now.
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View on Italy: beyond the short term
The end of the political crisis and next steps for the new government: The new pro-European government looks to be willing to move in a different direction vs the previous one, with an agenda focused on green and socially inclusive policies. It is difficult to project how long this new coalition will last, but it will certainly have to address the next budget law. We expect to see some expansionary measures (lower labour costs plus investment spending), but without putting public finances at risk. However, the available room for manoeuvre is narrow.
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Hermes SDG Engagement Equity Fund - H1 2019 report
The Hermes SDG Engagement Equity Fund targets investment outperformance and social and environmental impacts that help deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). What progress did we achieve through our engagements in the first half of 2019?
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Britain’s Most Likely Destination
It Won’t Become Some Sort of Hermit Kingdom in the North Sea.
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Bullish on Tech—Especially Outside the Tech Sector
When thinking about technology, asset managers and asset owners have similar concerns and opportunities—both when investing in it and applying it. We must understand that technology is less about technology stocks and more about the way disruption affects corporate performance. And we must address the implications of technology for our businesses.
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Digital Innovations—Pinpointing Fixed Income Credit Risks
Distinguishing which risks are more likely to pay in Fixed Income Markets versus those that probably won’t.
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Is short-term noise masking a long-term opportunity in EM Equities?
Emerging markets (EMs) are in the headlines on a regular basis—both with positive and negative news flow—but rarely do we hear the whole story.
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Domestic focus to exploit Emerging Markets equity opportunities
The emerging markets (EM) universe has experienced significant changes in the last decade with the further addition of investible countries (i.e. China A shares in 2018).
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Will electric cars create shocking losses or supercharge profits?
Many investors are worried that the switch to electric could hurt the profits of car-makers. Few have considered how the industry may stand to benefit.
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Emerging Markets Charts & Views - Q3 2019
The recent dovishness from the Fed, a benign inflation environment and the easing in global financial conditions continue to support a goldilocks environment for Emerging Markets (EM) assets. On the risks side, trade disputes appear to be softening as we approach the US presidential campaign. But the existing tariffs are weighing on the corporate earnings, with mixed prospects across regions as some countries are also benefitting from a restructuring of the global supply chain.
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Three Ways to Manage Liquidity Risk in Bond Markets
Liquidity risk has grabbed headlines recently after several high-profile funds imploded. The hunt is on to find ways to manage liquidity risk and protect portfolios against further setbacks—but not all investors will be up to the task.