All Equities articles – Page 51
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Why Tech Bubble Fears are Overdone
The tech sector’s impressive performance and increasing concentration in indexes has led to concerns of expensive valuations—with some fearing that we could be in bubble territory. In our view, such worries are not justified, and we believe tech’s outlook remains healthy.
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Outlook Upgraded, But Still Not in First Class…
The IMF upgraded their 2020 growth outlook due to better-than-anticipated U.S. and euro area 2Q20 GDP, but noted a long and uneven recovery. Global flash PMIs will likely show differentiation by region next week, and Brexit negotiations are expected to continue into November.
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The “Not Quite” Recovery Meets the Second Wave
The recovery this summer was vibrant. Cheap credit and accumulated savings were used to satisfy pent-up demand, resulting in strong activity. U.S. consumers are showing up; the EU governments keep having the economy’s back; and in Asia, economies are full steam ahead.
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Water-related Risks in Equities (Chapter 2 of 6)
Water risk impacts investors’ equity holdings in two simple, yet key, ways: decreased revenues and increased costs. These risks manifest operationally, potentially impacting or preventing a company’s day-to-day operations, and through the company’s understanding and management of risk via its water and wastewater management plans.
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How private equity can work with healthcare companies to build better, longer lives
The scale of the global healthcare market and the strength of its long-term drivers mean opportunities abound, particularly in privately-held companies.
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Investment Impact of 2020 Elections
The 2020 US presidential and congressional elections are fast approaching and the global market outlook is already hazy in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are likely to find more policy and political turbulence through Inauguration Day than we have faced in past elections.
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Moving the Needle
The U.S. election will be big news in November, but news on coronavirus vaccines will probably “move the needle” more for markets.
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Choosing Trump or Biden
Investors will benefit from supportive policy under either outcome, but the impact on specific industries is much harder to predict.
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Positioning for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election: An Update
Undeniably, 2020 has been an eventful year and the fireworks are likely not yet over. Amidst rising COVID-19 infections and a stuttering economic recovery, investors are preparing for the U.S. Presidential election. While this election may be one of the most contentious in U.S. history, investors should remember that that once the elections pass, much of this noise typically quiets and risk assets are able to resume a trajectory dictated by fundamentals.
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Marking UN Day
As a leader in sustainability and investment, on UN Day we’re supporting companies’ efforts to build back better from the pandemic and create a positive societal and environmental impact.
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Prime time: How streaming is reshaping film and TV
The last ten years have seen the film and television industry transform beyond recognition. In the latest instalment of our editorial series, Link, experts from our credit and equity teams discuss whether streaming will continue its inexorable reshaping of the media landscape.
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Investible Trends in Real Estate for 2021 and Beyond
A Barings 360 Webinar on Real Estate Equity
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When the chips are down: the outlook for semiconductors
After a challenging 2019, the semiconductor manufacturing sector was placed under even more pressure by the exogenous shock of the coronavirus pandemic. Yet the industry has staged an impressive recovery and our Global Emerging Markets team retains a positive long-term view on the sector, arguing that technology trends will quickly reheat any cooling demand for global chips.
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Disruptive Forces: 2020 U.S. Election Special
Economic policy, geopolitical issues, COVID-19 crisis and a supreme court nominee, to name a few, all come into play when it comes to the next president of the United States. The choice that Americans face in the upcoming election will impact not only the next four years in the United States but could impact the world at large.
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Coronavirus: what now for economies and markets?
It’s been a tumultuous time for investors everywhere. Momentum is the key when looking at future prospects for stock markets and employment prospects across the continent.
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What the US election means for markets … and what it doesn’t!
While every US presidential election is contentious, this year’s race seems especially divisive. Partisanship is extreme, and the difference between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in approach, personality and behaviour is stark. The charged rhetoric may increase the uncertainty and anxiety for investors as we approach election day. Most recently we saw evidence of this anxiety as the market reacted to news of President Trump’s positive Covid-19 test.
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Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions: Allocation Views
We are growing more accustomed to the strange new landscape left behind after the COVID-19 recession. The virus threat remains very real, with notable flare-ups in Europe more recently, even as populations get more used to dealing with it. Optimism over an eventual vaccine and improved treatments is balanced by the realization that even on the most optimistic timetable, we remain a long way from a full return to normality.
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Why this time may be different for Chinese equities
In the past, China’s stock markets were prone to boom and bust. After a rally that has seen the CSI 300 index rise by around 17% since March, David Choa, Head of BNP Paribas Asset Management’s Greater China Equities team in Hong Kong, explains why this time may be different for China’s equity markets.
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ECB QE Monitor - October 2020
The ECB’s balance sheet is now equivalent to 56% of euro area GDP compared to 39% at the start of the year.
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Materiality Matters
How Environmental, Social and Governance Issues Inform Long-term Growth and Sustainability of Companies