All Global articles – Page 15
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White papersFinding opportunity on the horizon
Will deal activity return to more typical levels and what is the value proposition for middle market direct lending in 2025?
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White papersFed and ECB cut rates, BoJ and BOE on hold
“The Fed’s hawkish tone signals that the Central Bank is incorporating a more uncertain outlook. This calls for keeping a tactical approach to bond investing.”
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White papersGlobal Risks 2025: Turning Points?
As the dust from the U.S. election settles, the new year brings new challenges. Tariffs are likely to be the dominant theme early in 2025. Our base case is for the incoming Trump administration to impose substantial — albeit not universal — tariffs on most countries.
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White papersHFS Bulletin: Monthly hedge fund update – November 2024
Risk assets were broadly higher in November, more than offsetting weaker prices from the prior month, as market caution ahead of the US election gave way to a more constructive outlook around the incoming administration. In Equity Hedged, US Equity Hedged strategies generally produced positive returns.
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PodcastSolving for 2025
Looking for insights on the key themes poised to shape the financial markets in the coming year? Hear from Anu Rajakumar, Erik Knutzen, Co-Chief Investment Officer of Multi-Asset, and Shannon Saccocia, Chief Investment Officer of Private Wealth, as they discuss pivotal macroeconomic and capital markets observations from our annual outlook, “Solving for 2025”, where they evaluate the forces that may shape portfolios in the coming year.
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VideoAsset-Based Finance: Investing in Consumers
Neil Hepworth: Asset-based finance is a $6 trillion market today. It’s probably going to grow to about $10 trillion by 2028. You’re originating assets to the average person in the street—mom and pop investors—be they consumer loans, residential loans. So it’s very granular, very diversified. And its loss-adjusted yields are very, very stable.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy - December 2024
Topic of the Month: The German economy has been lagging behind other Eurozone countries due to structural changes in its economic model and global trade. A huge investment effort would be needed to relaunch it. Economists recommend making up the lost ground within ten years by making massive infrastructure investments.
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VideoTariffs on the table
In this video, Martin Schulz, Group Head, International Equities, unpacks the potential ripple effects of 2025 tariffs on international equities, and which regions and sectors could be caught in the balance.
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White papersAre global small caps ready for a return to favour?
Premier Miton’s Imogen Harris, Global small cap fund manager, discusses how a recovery in global economic conditions and a mean reversion back to more normalised valuation levels could see a risk-reward balance that swings back in favour of smaller companies.
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White papersKey Investment Themes 2025
The global economy avoided recession for a second year. Inflation began to cool and the major central banks embarked on a new cycle of interest rate cuts. However, geopolitical risk rose against the backdrop of a particularly busy election calendar around the world.
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White papersPitfalls & Mitigants of Climate Assessment Software
Physical climate risk incorporates two broad hazard categorizations: acute and chronic. Climate risk software and analysis tools typically forecast each hazard individually and across multiple timeframes and scenarios.
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White papersClosing Bell 2024 : ‘Immaculate disinflation’ and the ‘Magnificent Seven’
2024 was another good year for tech stocks and equities overall
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White papersCOP29: Show Me the Money!
Islands of agreement cannot disguise a rising sea of disappointment, piling pressure on COP30 to restore a spirit of multilateralism.
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White papersThe Opportunities Across Private Equity’s Current Liquidity Landscape
There are attractive opportunities for experienced liquidity providers in the current private equity market environment.
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White papersFiscal to the Fore
How the budget battles in France, Germany and even South Korea fit with our fiscally focused investment themes for the year ahead.
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White papersAI-enabled robotics and automation
Advances in technologies such as AI are likely to create large new market opportunities for innovative firms in the automation market
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White papersTimberland investing with Manulife Investment Management
How have approaches and strategies within sustainable forestry investment changed over the years? What new opportunities and co-benefits are available in addition to the stability and resilience these assets provide?
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White papers2025 Outlook: We have seen this movie before
As we head into 2025, it is hard not to notice several parallels with the past; it feels like we have seen this movie before.
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White papers40 years of lending lessons
From navigating market crashes to embracing ESG and technology, Adrian Poole and Gregor Bamert reveal how 40 years of real estate debt investing have moulded Aviva Investors’ strategy – and what it takes to stay ahead in a rapidly changing market.
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White papersA New Dawn Seizing Real Estate’s Moment of Opportunity
As we enter 2025, we remain in the midst of a massive transition in the investment landscape. The momentum of the distant past (where unusually low interest rates helped propel growth, asset appreciation, and easy leverage) has long since faded, replaced by a more challenging, higher-interest- rate environment that requires an increasingly strategic, methodical approach.
