All Europe articles – Page 85
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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.
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White papersAsset Allocation Update: What will upset the Goldilocks environment?
How to identify the future political and monetary policy events that will dominate market discussions is critical. It is our job to filter out noise and determine what signposts, events or issues are truly meaningful in terms of their potential impact on markets. This feels particularly pertinent at present, when the broad global macroeconomic environment can be characterised as ‘Goldilocks like’, with decent global growth and only gentle rises in inflation
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White papersContinental Europe Real Estate Market Outlook: September 2017
The populism movement appeared to be gaining momentum across the developed world earlier this year, but the Dutch and French election outcomes suggest that the Eurozone has taken a different turn. Even in Italy, where a lagging economic performance and general election next year offer the potential for an upheaval, sentiment is slowly improving.
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White papersEuropean Office Market
The recovery in Europe is showing little sign of running out of steam. Economic sentiment is on an upwards trend, while the provision of financial stimulus continues, balancing out the remaining uncertainty around European elections.
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White papersMagnify: The opportunity in European logistics
Investor interest in the European logistics sector continues to rise, in part due to the relatively attractive yields on offer compared to other sectors.
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Asset Manager NewsAEW agrees new lease with Furniture Village at Bath Road Central, Slough
AEW has agreed a new lease with British furniture retailer Furniture Village, which is expanding its office space at the Bath Road Central business park in Slough by 3,726 sq ft. The retailer will occupy a total of 10,926 sq ft at 258 Bath Road Central on an unexpired term of 10 years.
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White papersIn Credit: Abenomics 2.0
It was a mixed week for core government bonds with yields rising in Europe and the US, but falling in the UK and largely unchanged in Japan where Shinzo Abe won a large majority in last weekend’s general election. This victory leaves the road clear for more ultra-easy monetary policy in an economy that is growing but has so far failed to produce much in the way of inflation (Nationwide core CPI = 0.0% y/y).
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Asset Manager News
AEW and Natixis Asset Management complete third close for SELF II bringing commitments to over €500 million
Two appointments to real estate debt team support further platform growth
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White papersWill ECB Tapering Trigger Market Tantrum?
The European Central Bank is widely expected to announce a winding down of its quantitative easing program on October 26. Though investors are nervous, the ECB is doing a good job preparing markets for the change.
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White papersIn Credit: The calm after the storms?
Core bond yields were flat in Japan, a touch wider in the UK and lower in the US and Europe last week. The International Monetary Fund raised its global GDP forecast marginally to 3.6% for 2017 ( 0.1%) and 3.7% for 2018, driven largely by an improved outlook in the US, Europe, Japan and China.
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White papersThe German yield curve is steeper than its US counterpart and this will amplify
Since April, the German yield curve is steeper than its US counterpart (considering the spread between the 10y. and the 2y. yields). This has not been so often the case since the creation of the Eurozone.
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White papersIn Credit: Corporate bond spreads tighten to post GFC lows
It was a fairly astonishing week in terms of news, though core bond markets were not much moved after the sell-off of recent weeks. Firstly in Europe, the ever-present issue of political cohesion was on the agenda again.
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White papersCatalonia crisis: Limited impact on European financial assets
“We expect the volatility on bonds generated by the Catalonia crisis to be short lived”
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White papersGerman Elections: Investment views
The prospects for the German economy will not change dramatically, although there will be a moderate fiscal stimulus.
