Equities – Page 8
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White papersWas the last hike the last hike?
This last hike may be the last hike. Here’s where our investment teams’ economic expectations may diverge from the consensus viewpoint and how they’re positioning their portfolios.
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White papersA White Knight for Green Investing
CFA Institute – with input from Natixis Investment Managers – launches global standards to make ESG investing more transparent
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White papersA Delayed Reckoning
Equity markets had momentum coming into 2023, but has the economic data now become too bad for investors to ignore?
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White papersEuropean stocks rally as recession fears recede
The re-opening of China’s economy should provide a relative tailwind for Europe compared to other regions.
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White papersEmerging-Market Equities: Can the Bounce Be Sustained?
It’s been a long, hard slog for emerging-market (EM) equities. Since peaking in late 2010, EM stocks have underperformed global developed equities amid a confluence of macroeconomic and market headwinds. Now, a regime change unfolding in global markets may actually help improve conditions for beleaguered developing-world stocks.
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White papersConvertible bonds: the weather forecast for 2023
Convertible bonds are an all-weather instrument. The optionality embedded in this asset class helped returns and provided a cushion during the challenges of the past two years.
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White papersWhat do we Learn from a Machine Understanding News Content? Stock Market Reaction to News
Using textual data extracted by Causality Link platform from a large variety of news sources (news stories, call transcripts, broker research, etc.), we build aggregate news signals that take into account the tone, the tense and the prominence of various news statements about a given firm. We test the informational content of these signals and examine how news is incorporated into stock prices.
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White papersChina’s Growth and Policy Priorities Pave New Paths to Equities
From COVID lockdowns to a property crisis, China’s economy suffered major shocks in 2022. But as the world’s most populous nation rapidly reopens its economy, we believe China will present attractive opportunities—particularly for investors who are prepared to understand its nuances.
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White papersNeuberger Berman Plans Further Push With New Strategies
Jose Cosio, Head of Global Intermediary ex-US, discusses Neuberger Berman’s plans to launch new Private Equity strategies with Citywire Alts Insider.
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White papersNeuberger Berman Raises €210m for Second Private Equity Fund for Retail Investors in Europe
José Luis González Pastor, Managing Director in Neuberger Berman’s Private Equity Team discusses the recent fund raise for the NB Direct Private Equity Fund 2022 ELTIF with Citywire Selector.
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White papersWhen Factors Rhymed
It’s been said that “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” We believe 2022’s factor performance rhymes with several periods in recent history. What message does that send to investors?
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White papersWater as an Investment
Companies focused on water supply, demand efficiency and waste management can add defensive growth to portfolios
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White papersThe Sustainability Signal in AQE
We create sustainability scores for the companies we are evaluating and use those scores to complement our other Quality metrics, which in many (but not all) cases are gleaned from financial data. We believe that select ESG characteristics can be considered a proxy for long-term forward planning.
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White papersAllspring Systematic Edge
Allspring Systematic Edge delivers innovative products and bespoke solutions to meet investor needs.
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White papersEvidence of the low volatility anomaly
It is relatively easy to demonstrate the low volatility anomaly – the phenomenon that first came to light half a century ago showing that investing in higher risk equities is not necessarily rewarded with higher returns. Raul Leote de Carvalho explains.
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White papersPensions investment outlook 2023: New realities, big decisions
Pension fund investors have endured a roller coaster two years. After a strong 2021, 2022 saw record losses on sovereign bonds and a major correction in equities.
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White papersEquity Perspectives: Building a Climate Transition Portfolio
Climate transition investing provides an opportunity to access the growth potential associated with the journey to a lower carbon world. This potential is found both in solution providers (‘enablers’) and those companies seeking to reduce their own carbon footprint (‘mitigators’).
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White papersA Tale of Two Cities
Why we think the resilience of the U.S. economy is proving to be a real conundrum for investors.
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White papersSDG Engagement Equity Q4 2022 case study
Global concession caterer SSP had virtually no sustainability reporting back in 2017. The company has since established a comprehensive sustainability strategy which includes meaningful measurable targets.
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White papersSpectrum, Q4 2022
A year has passed since our Q4 2021 edition of Spectrum, in which we invited investors to consider the consequences of ‘sticky’ inflation. Suffice to say, a lot has happened since then, and the question of higher-for-longer inflation has been answered in no uncertain terms.
