All Equities articles – Page 27
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Global Emerging Markets, H2 2022
Kunjal Gala and the Federated Hermes Global Emerging Markets team offer their view on upcoming milestones and challenges for developing economies.
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Sustainable Global Equity, Q2 2022
In our latest quarterly update we consider the built environment and ask: Is it the best-kept secret in the fight against climate change?
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Five misconceptions about dividend investing
Our ETF Investment Strategy team takes a closer look into dividend investing.
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Can equity value investing be sustainable?
Traditional equity value indices, which incorporate only the least expensive companies, tend to be associated with a higher carbon footprint and a lower environmental, social and governance (ESG) score than corresponding traditional, market-capitalisation-weighted indices which invest in all listed companies. Can value portfolios be made sustainable?
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US equities: Opportunities amid turbulence
Franklin Equity Group Portfolio Manager Grant Bowers shares his outlook on inflation and recessionary risks and where he’s finding opportunities in US equities amid recent market volatility.
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Korea attracts international investors with an estimate-beating economy
Our ETF Investment Strategy team continues to have a constructive view on South Korea after a solid second quarter.
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Barings Global Agriculture Webinar
Sustainable Agriculture: Doing More With Less to Support Future Generations
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Private Equity 2.0 - Finding Tomorrow’s Opportunities Today
Mina Pacheco Nazemi joined the Streaming Income podcast to discuss where she and the Barings team are seeing the most compelling opportunities in private equity - including among emerging managers, women & diverse managers, and in unique structures like continuation vehicles.
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Webinar Replay: Stock-Bond Correlation: A Global Perspective
For most of their careers, asset allocators have invested in a negative stock-bond correlation world. When stocks fall, sovereign bonds rising generally rise in value – providing a hedge against equities within a diversified portfolio.
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ESG in Equities: Engaging for Progress in Corporate Governance
When it comes to ESG, engagement can not only bring about meaningful change, but also pave the way for value creation—as evidenced by the recent improvements in governance among Japanese corporates.
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Diversity Leaders Open New Doors for Equity Investors
More companies are discovering that policies promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are good for business. Equity investors who can find these “diversity leaders” will discover a promising source of return potential, especially in businesses that rely on human capital to drive innovation and business performance.
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Equity market downturn: Unraveling the decline
In the few months since March 16, when the Federal Reserve (Fed) finally started hiking policy rates in response to spectacularly high inflation, U.S. equities have tumbled. Since Fed liftoff, the S&P 500 has fallen 13%, bringing the total decline since the market’s peak in early January to over 21%—almost erasing all last year’s gains.
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*Mid-year outlook takeaways – Chronicle of a recession foretold*
Investor surveys, and now the US yield curve, indicate a high likelihood of a recession in the US. The question seems not whether there will be a recession, but when. Economist forecasts and earnings growth estimates, however, suggest a recession is not so certain. With growth already slowing more quickly than expected, markets are assuming central banks will not hike policy rates as much as was thought. But inflation may not fall enough to make that possible.
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Beyond ESG: Driving climate impact through private equity
Sustainable investment has become a driving force in financial markets. Asset owners and managers increasingly appreciate that their fiduciary duty to generate risk-adjusted returns requires an understanding of how vital financial, natural and human capital are in value creation.
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Forgo FOMO: Growth Investing for the Long Term
In light of the swings in today’s market environment, investors are shifting their asset allocation decisions to accommodate its volatility. As they grapple with what the options are, we look to growth stocks, which we believe have the potential to outperform the overall market over time though may require a higher risk tolerance.
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Economic and Market Review: Key Considerations for Equity Investors
We see increasing likelihood of a recession, but even if we avoid one, we think the coming months are going to feel like a recession as the decline in stock market valuations in the first half of the year are likely followed by a decline in corporate earnings in the second half.
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Braving bear markets: 5 lessons from seasoned investors
Stock markets around the world have entered bear territory. The MSCI ACWI slid over 20% for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Today, many investors are focused on the likelihood of recession and more pain ahead.
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Accelerated migration post-pandemic drives real estate returns
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic largely accelerated many location changes that began before March 2020. Nationwide, some migratory patterns related to American industry and demographic shifts became more pronounced by type of region, metro, and location − some areas experienced unprecedented booms, while others reported sizeable declines.
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Fixing Defined Contribution: A five-pronged approach
In this paper, we provide a flavour of what needs to change if defined contribution (DC) outcomes in the UK are to improve materially and sustainably and good outcomes are to become the norm. Spoiler alert: it isn’t just the one silver bullet that’ll fix DC.
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The emerging markets hurdles
While not envisaging any systemic risk propagating across emerging markets, the macro financial outlook remains challenging amid growth concerns, still-high inflation and tighter global financial conditions. The current geopolitical environment, with its impact on macro and financial conditions, is making an idiosyncratic crisis more likely.