All Global articles – Page 130
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White papersThe Journey of Sustainable Investing A multi-asset approach seeking returns and a better future
Maria Municchi, a fund manager in the M&G Multi Asset team, discusses the development of sustainable investing over time, and explains how we incorporate it with our long-standing multi-asset approach in a new investment strategy.
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White papersAn Underappreciated Subset of High Yield
For investors willing to surrender a nominal amount of yield in favor of greater protection given a default, global senior secured bonds can be an attractive option in a recessionary environment.
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White papersHigh Yield Five Takeaways For The Months Ahead
A market dominated by volatility and dramatic headlines—if this environment feels familiar, perhaps it’s because it is.
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White papersAn Underappreciated Subset Of High Yield
As we enter what may be the twilight hours of an elongated credit cycle, an increase in defaults is not only possible, but probable. Against this backdrop, a credit-intensive, global approach to high yield investing is key.
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White papersESG is being codified as mainstream across the globe.
In this episode of Amplified Mitch Reznick, Head of Credit Research and Ingrid Holmes, Head of Policy and Advocacy at Hermes, discuss the global trends in ESG regulation and what this means for Asset Managers.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - February 2019
After a tough December, which led to an abrupt valuation reset, risk assets rebounded in the first weeks of the year, boosted by a market-sympathetic turn in Fed rhetoric and an increased optimism on trade negotiations. As the current reasons for optimism should be confirmed, we believe it is time to re-approach the areas of risk assets where the correction has brought value back, especially in emerging markets.
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Investment Grade Credit—Rates, BBBs and ABS
From inverted yield curves to potential BBB downgrade risk, Barings’ David Nagle discusses some of the key challenges facing investors in the IG markets today.
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White papersGreen bonds: A viable asset class?
The global green bond market has been growing rapidly in size and importance in the past five years to meet strong investor demand
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White papersThe Changing Face of Investment Grade Credit
In a recent interview, David Nagle, CFA, portfolio manager in the Investment Grade Fixed Income Group, discussed the investment grade credit market, including some of the issues garnering headlines recently and how the market has evolved through the years.
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White papersInvestment Perspectives For A New Regime Of Returns
After two years of positive performance across the board, with almost no asset class in negative territory, 2018 is marking a change of direction, with an unprecedented percentage of asset classes in red. This may cause a sense of uncertainty among investors facing uncharted waters ahead.
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White papersNormalising economies may mean moderate returns
After 10 good years, the markets appear to be finally getting back to pre-crisis norms. Our analysis suggests that this normalisation may result in investment returns becoming much more modest than they have been over the years since the financial crisis, when extraordinarily loose monetary policy has boosted asset prices.
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White papersGlobal equities: identifying tomorrow’s ‘superstars’
After a bearish end to 2018, financial market participants are preoccupied with the question of whether a global downturn is imminent. Yet they should be asking a different question: have they accounted for the way that technology and other factors are transforming business models?
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White papersFinding opportunity in Europe’s volatility
Looking back at 2018, it was a year when European corporate earnings continued to grow, while market volatility was surprisingly high. The volatility was a result of both political noise and the fear of a slowdown in global growth.
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White papersIt’s all eyes on trade for 2019
There has been a significant de-rating of equities over what has been a disappointing 2018.
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White papersRedefining the cycle – 2019 CIO outlook
We have already had the longest bull market in history and a very long upswing, so this cycle is clearly nearing its end, but we do not believe the end is imminent – rather the cycle is being extended and redefined by a combination of structural factors leading to low interest rates, low inflation and ongoing moderate growth.
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White papersMarket Perspectives: When it rains, it pours
When it rains, it pours. Already the Flash crash in February was severe; then October saw the most severe monthly equity sell-off (MSCI World) since 2012. A further drawdown by mid November aggravated the year-to-date losses. Tech stocks entered bear market territory.
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White papersInside Real Estate 2019 Outlook
What can we expect from the global economy in 2019? How will that affect commercial real estate?
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White papersCore Matters: The economic and financial impact of demographics
Population ageing is one of the most disruptive trends of the twenty-first century: it is affecting nearly all sectors of the society, from labour market and productivity to savings and consumption behavior. It is reshaping the demand for goods and services and of course it impacts insurance and financial markets.
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White papersStrategic Relative Value: Q4 2018
The investment climate is becoming more challenging as previous easy monetary conditions are being reversed. Risk/return expectations need to be re-evaluated, but investment opportunities still exist around the world.
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White papersGateway to global real estate: Opportunities & expertise
At Principal Real Estate Investors, our specialized market knowledge, dedicated and experienced teams around the globe, and extensive connections across all four quadrants of the market, help our clients access today’s investment opportunities.
