All Europe articles – Page 82
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White papersGenerating social alpha without sacrificing investment returns
In recent years, European investor engagement with Responsible Investment (RI) has gathered momentum. Some of this growth could be a result of the open and proactive attitude to RI among European policymakers and institutions. But impact investment has also soared in popularity as European investors have begun to consider the effects of their invested capital more deeply.
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White papersEuropean social bond strategy
A European credit strategy with an innovative social focus that unlocks the full potential of corporate bonds to deliver both financial and social returns.
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White papersA dovish ECB supports the credit market
What are the main messages coming from October ECB’s conference?
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White papersEuropean renaissance: The case for a selective approach
In our view, the concept of a “European renaissance” reflects the current phase in which multiple positive dynamics are unfolding in Europe.
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White papersHow the ECB’s quantitative easing transformed the European sovereign bond market
On 26 October, the ECB will announce a reduction in the pace of its asset purchases beginning in 2018, with a very likely phase-out of the purchases by the end of the year.
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White papersWhy Catalonia crisis should not trigger a market risk-off
We continue to firmly believe that Catalan independence will not happen.
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Asset Manager News
M7 Real Estate opens office in Hanover and appoints Harriet Ziegler
M7 Real Estate announces that it is further expanding its presence in Germany with the opening of an office in Hanover, its fifth in the country. M7 is delivering strong growth in its German real estate portfolio, which has a current value of around €1.4 billion across 189 properties.
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White papersEuropean Research Monthly Update: October 2017
The average loan margin in eight key European markets has increased by 35% from 158bp in 1H16 to 242bp in 2H17, according to CBRE’s latest European debt map.
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White papersTracking Down Income in Emerging Markets
Humans use mental maps to make complex problems easier to solve. At the most literal level, we navigate a familiar city using our stored memory of its features. We can reach our objective safely and efficiently because we know the streets and districts, and the hazards and opportunities we may encounter en route. Cities change, of course, but too slowly for our mental maps to let us down.
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White papersEmerging market investing – Why do we do what we do?
Over that time, the philosophy underpinning what we do hasn’t changed. We’ve always been active, always focused on growth and never allowed ourselves to get bogged down in short-term earnings estimates or price targets. Here, we revisit the evidence backing our investment philosophy as we ask ourselves, why do we invest in EM equities in the way that we do?
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White papersWhy multi-asset strategies suit a changeable world
For the past 35 years, a ‘set and forget’ strategic asset allocation has worked well. A typical 60:40 asset mix of equities and bonds had around the same volatility as a pure 100% bond portfolio, but with a better return. It is not likely to be as fruitful moving forward.
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White papersChina’s state-managed overseas expansion
China’s clampdown on overseas acquisitions this year, accompanied by the detention of some high-profile corporate bosses, seemed to confirm the worst about the risks faced by private conglomerates and billionaire tycoons.
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White papersBond Connect opens access to China’s debt markets
Bond Connect is the latest manifestation of China’s gradual opening up of its capital markets to international investors. The pilot scheme, launched by China and Hong Kong in July, gives foreign institutional fund managers a new route to China’s RMB69 trillion ($10 trillion) interbank bond market (CIBM).
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White papersAustralia cautious on dividends
A generation of Australians has enjoyed a record 26 years without experiencing a recession. The country has withstood global financial crises, endured volatile commodity prices and export revenues, and shrugged off warnings of housing bubbles and declining domestic savings.
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White papersAsia tech: boom, bubble or bust?
Technology has been the best-performing stock market sector throughout the world this year, accounting for around half of US and emerging market Asia equity returns so far. The spectacular rise has aroused scepticism about its sustainability at the same time as other investors remain convinced about the prospects for further growth and higher earnings.
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White papersA hard landing for the Gulf’s high flyers
Three airlines face disruption to their role as ‘superconnectors’ as the state-owned groups fight to justify a business model built around hubs in a volatile region.
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White papers10 reasons to invest in Asia bonds
Asia’s fixed income markets are now a key part of diversified, international bond portfolios. Issuance volumes continue to rise to record levels, there is a wide range of issuer-type, yield and tenor, and the pool of regional liquidity is growing.
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White papersOpportunities in...Asian fixed income
The Asian fixed income market is often at a different part of the economic, political and credit cycle to core western markets – this can include economic growth that surpasses most other regions. In an investment world that often seems devoid of income without excess risk, Asian fixed income can offer a compelling proposition in both a relative and absolute sense.
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White papersOpportunities in...UK Equity Income
Valuations in some global markets are looking stretched, but UK equities remain attractively valued relative to many international counterparts. Uncertainty around Brexit and heightened political risk has led global asset allocators to be underweight UK equities, creating valuation anomalies. We pay attention to factors that are harbingers of potential dividend reductions.
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White papersOpportunities in...European Corporate Bonds
Why European investment grade corporate bonds? At a time when attention is increasingly focused on a gradual reduction in US and European monetary stimulus, the European investment grade corporate bond market presents investors with an increasingly broad investment opportunity set focused on the rapidly evolving European market.
