Equities – Page 9
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White papersIndia’s star shines as stocks reach an all-time high
Indian equities surge this year as economy becomes an attractive alternative for investors moving away from China.
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White papersSustainable Global Equity Report, Q4 2022
With structural pressures driving a higher base level of inflation over the medium term, the need to focus on high-quality, sustainable businesses is stronger than ever, says Martin Todd, Portfolio Manager of the Federated Hermes Sustainable Global Equity strategy.
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White papersParty on: China’s congress that changed everything
In the latest instalment of Simply put, where we make macro calls with a multi-asset perspective, we examine the positive actions taken by China’s governing authorities since the 20th National Congress to ease its deteriorating macro picture and consider whether this could be good news for Chinese assets.
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White papersPortfolio Implications of a Positive Stock-Bond Correlation World
US stock-bond correlation has been negative for much of the past 20y. However, regime change – related in part to fiscal and monetary policies and the broader macroeconomic landscape – can occur, with implications for portfolio performance and construction.
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White papersThe Rise of GP-Led Secondaries
As private equity investors scramble for liquidity in this volatile climate, more general partners are orchestrating transactions in the secondary market.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - December 2022
Markets have seen some relief in a year that overall is likely to be remembered as among the most challenging for investors. But the negative trend reverted somewhat with gains for the S&P 500 and select Treasury Indices.
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White papersHow to Invest in Energy Transition in Emerging Markets and Improve Lives
A boutique investor, now part of Mirova, has become a market leader in financing solar power projects in emerging markets
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White papers2023 Investment Outlook - Some light for investors after the storm
2023 key convictions from CIOs: 1. The Russia-Ukraine conflict is acting as an accelerator towards a regime shift, featuring higher inflation, geopolitical uncertainty, and a tug of war between monetary and fiscal policy, in a world already flooded by debt. Expect economic divergences to intensify.
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White papersStanding out in Asian equities – Fund in 5
Fund in 5 offers an overview of the five key angles of the Asia ex-Japan Equity Fund (asset class, process, differentiator, the team & track record) including a short video.
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White papersMarkets take fright as Xi assumes total control
Chinese equities had a volatile week following the ruling Communist Party’s twice-a-decade congress in Beijing that confirmed President Xi Jinping’s third term backed by a cadre of loyalists.
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White papersParis-Aligned Benchmarks: The Future Standard?
Forward-looking ESG approach captures more progressive companies and a wider range of risks
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White papersClimate Change Aware, Alpha-Oriented Portfolio Construction
ESG and climate change are at the top of many political and regulatory agendas, making the task of institutional investing much more complex. The State Street Global Climate Transition strategy is a concentrated, high-conviction approach that seeks to generate alpha by selecting securities based on our analysts’ proprietary and forward-looking climate transition scores. Select ESG and climate change indicators are applied to the Sustainable Climate World Equity and Global Climate Transition strategies.
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White papersEmerging Markets Charts and Views - EM investing after the great repricing
The great repricing of 2022: global financial markets have been caught in a highly gloomy and volatile environment since the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates in an effort to tame surging inflation (at 40-years highs).
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White papersToning down the optimism of backtests
Past performance does not guarantee future returns. This statement is true of any strategy, be it of a systematic or discretionary nature. Systematic strategies seemingly provide a little more comfort in the form of lengthy historical backtests, which indeed never look bad.
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White papersBe Wary of Bear Market Rallies
We may want to be optimistic about inflation and rates, but that only delays the hard questions we are likely to face as we enter the new economic era.
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White papersSustainable Global Equity, 2022 Q3 report
As well as our usual engagement and ESG metrics, the latest quarterly report from the Sustainable Global Equity team considers the health of the world’s supply chains. Are they on the mend after pandemic-induced dislocations?
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White papersSDG Engagement Equity Q3 2022 case study
ROIC is the largest publicly-traded, grocery-anchored shopping centre real estate investment trust (REIT) focused exclusively on the west coast of the US.
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White papersCapital Commitment
Over ten trillion dollars are allocated to private market funds that require outside investors to commit to transferring capital on demand; most of these funds are Private Equity (PE). We show within a novel dynamic portfolio allocation model that ex-ante commitment has large effects on investors’ portfolios and welfare, and we quantify those effects.
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White papersWhat role can renewables play in strengthening Europe’s energy security?
Winter threatens to bring the first severe European energy crisis in decades. As leaders grapple with potential solutions, renewable energy capacity is in the spotlight.
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White papersExpectations of Fed pivot begin to gain traction
Central banks have tightened policy aggressively this year in a bid to quell inflation, but concerns are growing about how much further they can hike borrowing costs in the face of slowing growth.
