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Inflation: a stubborn beast to slay
As the war in Ukraine adds to pressure on prices, investors could be facing a prolonged period of high inflation and may need to adjust their strategies accordingly.
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War Distress Hasn’t Derailed Western Growth Yet
The U.S. announced a new list of penalties against Russian elites, lawmakers, and entities, and there are discussions about imposing sanctions on Russia’s gold reserves—though not yet passed. Meanwhile, the EU and G7 are expected to announce further restrictions on business in Russia.
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European Real Estate: The Build-to-Rent Opportunity
Given the sizeable opportunity set, potential for superior long-term risk-adjusted returns, strong diversification benefits and inflation protection, there is a compelling opportunity in European residential real estate.
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Taiwan – Uniquely Positioned to Benefit From the Global Supply Chain Rethink
A country with less than 0.4% of the land mass of the United States, or 1.7% of China’s population, the island nation seems to thrive in its role as a challenger to the world’s superpowers.
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The Uncharted Greenspace in Small-Cap ESG
Why small company ESG investing presents an opportunity, and how ESG analysis helps investors become better stewards of client capital.
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Strategies to navigate soaring inflation and rising rates
As central banks try to tame inflation without triggering a global recession, pockets of opportunity can still be found.
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As Rates Rise, Financials Can Shine
Mutual Series’ analysts see value opportunities in the financials sector as the interest-rate environment turns more favorable in the United States and European banks see greater clarity about the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Listed infrastructure: Investing in a sustainable future
Listed infrastructure is inherently aligned with many client sustainability objectives. First and foremost, these companies exist to provide the basic services that are fundamental to the functioning of our societies. Access, affordability, safety, and reliability are all important social objectives related to the products and services that infrastructure companies offer. In delivering these services, companies also have a responsibility to treat the environment in a manner that won’t jeopardize their ability to deliver these essential services over the long term.
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SFDR Unpacked: What to Look for in Article 8 and 9 Portfolios
European investors are struggling to understand new rules designed to confirm the environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials of portfolios. Since regulatory guidelines are vague, asset managers must provide a clear framework to show how their products fit sustainable investing classifications.
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Value Can Potentially Outperform Even if Growth Slows
We believe value is likely to outperform growth over the coming years—and threats to economic growth from inflation, rate hikes and geopolitical risks do not change our view.
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Uncertainty Increases
As events in Ukraine see geopolitical tensions mount, the lack of an easy route to a stable resolution suggests that the impact of energy prices may persist. At the very least it compounds the uncertainty from an already challenging growth, inflation and policy mix. Policymakers seem to be walking a tightrope.
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A measured approach to volatile markets
Despite the uncertainty caused by the conflict in Ukraine, markets are still trading in an orderly, albeit volatile, manner with support and tentative buying at cheaper levels.
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Central Banks on Deck to Fight Inflation
The ECB was owlish—carefully hawkish. It further reduced asset purchases for Q2 below the €40 billion previously announced and left completely open the pace of asset purchases for Q3. This leaves room for great flexibility: the ability to hike or not in Q4.
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The Fed vs. Secular Growth: A Technology Conundrum
While the recent market turbulence has been characterized by a rotation out of highly valued growth stocks, the high and sustainable growth offered by tech companies will likely return to favor.
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Rising Rates - REITS poised to perform well
As is the case with most income-oriented stocks, REITs are typically hit hard when central banks begin talks of raising interest rates. This is due to investors views on how the higher interest rates will impact a REIT’s cost of capital.
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Energy Markets in View
Energy prices have surged to multi-year or record highs amid the war, and many are wondering if they still have further to go.
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Geopolitical Risks in the United Kingdom
As geopolitical tensions escalate across the globe, our UK Equity team provides its insights into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the implications for UK-listed companies.
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Brazil: Worth a Closer Look
Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity team weighs in on why Brazilian equities have managed to weather recent geopolitical storms.
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Russia-Ukraine: an uncertain outcome calls for higher focus on liquidity
At the core of the crisis, Russian assets have become almost un-investible, with dramatic price action as the market attempts to grapple with uncertainty. European equities have suffered, anticipating the negative consequences of the war on corporate earnings, while also commodities trended higher with double digit rise across many commodities. A flight to safety move has benefited government bonds, with the US treasury yield and the Bund yield trending lower.
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Special Ukraine
The invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops has caught Europe off guard, reminding it of the darkest hours before the Second World War. NATO countries and European leaders have so far ruled out direct military confrontation because of the risk of escalation between nuclear powers.