All Global articles – Page 23
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White papersGlobal Equity ESG, Annual Report 2023
The Global Equities team has demonstrated a history of innovation over 15 years of investing, and 2023 was no exception. In our most recent annual report, we introduce the new iteration of our QESG score, based on our pioneering research into ESG and the unique insights of our EOS team.
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White papersGlobal real estate: Approaching the turn
Risk-free rates and the cost of capital lifted sharply in 2023, pressuring commercial property pricing and transactions across most markets. However, selective opportunities are now emerging in private markets, including in the logistics sector.
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White papers2024’s elections around the world: The who’s who and the so what…
Voters from more than 60 countries will head to the polls this year, representing almost half the world’s population. This makes 2024 perhaps the ultimate election year by historical standards. But the act of merely holding elections does not guarantee a free and fair process e.g., Russia’s March elections, nor does it imply consequential change.
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White papersDesigning Multi-Asset Income: It’s Complementary
Multi-asset income strategies are becoming more popular, but some may bake in more risk than expected. The key is designing complementary exposures.
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White papersA favourable starting point for Emerging Market debt?
A favourable global growth picture and potential interest rate cuts could be advantageous for emerging market bonds in 2024. However, given significant uncertainty and the potential for election-related volatility, we believe a selective approach is crucial in identifying attractive opportunities.
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VideoGREITs – not drowning, waving!
Global REITs have been overwhelmed by the rapid rise in interest rates, headlines about the demise of the office, and concerns over bank lending to commercial real estate. These issues mask the reality of an industry in strong shape. With lower financial leverage, well-laddered debt maturities and diversified sources of debt, GREITs’ capital structures are well positioned.
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PodcastThe Investment Podcast: The great global election cycle
As billions of people vote in national elections in 2024, including seven of the world’s 10 most populous nations, our panel of cross asset class experts looks at the issues and potential unique and overlapping implications at play across developed and emerging markets – from the US and UK to South Africa and Mexico. They also analyse what asset allocators are watching, including the influence of outcomes on fiscal, monetary and climate policy, the impact on asset prices and potential mispricing opportunities.
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White papersInspiring innovation: private equity’s role in developing environmental technology
Increased global commitment to climate goals presents an attractive opportunity for investors, especially in private markets.
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White papersGateway Markets and Core Property Types: Not What They Used to Be
Two commonly used categorizations of commercial real estate investing that emerged or became formalized in the late 1980s and early 1990s include “gateway markets” and “core property types.” They largely help institutional investors like pensions and sovereign wealth funds to understand the types of investments that could have the best liquidity, transparency and expected stable returns.
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White papersGlobal living in focus: Opportunities in housing a generation
Our global living report takes a forensic look at the perennial topic of housing. Housing today’s younger generations is a global challenge that needs to be resolved, but one which offers attractive prospects for investment. We seek to identify where need and opportunity may converge.
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White papersA year to savour the certainty of coupons (over the guesswork of earnings)
2023 was a year plagued by geopolitical uncertainty and stubborn inflation, fuelling a series of rate hikes and rate market volatility. Markets witnessed a dramatic pivot in Q4, however, which renewed optimism and repaired lacklustre total returns for fixed income. This year, investors are yearning for more certainty.
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White papersEOS Engagement Plan 2024-2026
Our Engagement Plan identifies 12 key themes and 36 related sub-themes. We find this breadth of coverage is necessary to reflect the diversity of the issues affecting companies in our global engagement programme.
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA successfully diversified global real assets platform in FY23 closing over EUR 3.5bn of transactions
Significant investments made in sectors underpinned by long-term megatrends including digitalisation, living and energy transition
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White papersListed infrastructure: Factors aligning for renewed investor attention
We believe an attractive entry point for listed infrastructure is emerging, considering the potentially favorable macro environment and the asset class’s attractive valuations relative to broader equities.
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White papers2024 Global Real Estate Outlook
What does 2024 hold for real estate? Financial conditions and global megatrends (demographics, digitisation, deglobalisation and decarbonisation) will continue to influence return potential and sector allocation, affecting different regions in different ways. Both macro and micro lenses are necessary to take advantage of market dislocation and uncover those opportunities that could deliver strong returns.
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White papersWorld Brands: how to hold on to pricing power?
At World Brands, we strive to achieve long-term, compounded returns by investing in high-quality companies with leading brands, technologies or digital platforms that dominate throughout market cycles. These competitive edges are hard to replicate and frequently give companies the advantage of pricing power – the ability to raise prices ahead of inflation without sacrificing market share.
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White papersThe fight against inflation enters extra time
Despite closing in on their inflation targets, US and European central bankers appear hesitant to cut rates. Jonathan Gregory explores the differing drivers behind this, as well as the overall implications for bond markets.
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White papersFinding Hidden Value in the Future of Global Security
Companies supporting efforts to create a more secure and stable world could provide equity investors with an attractive source of long-term returns.
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White papersMacroeconomics, Geopolitics, and Strategy - February 2024
Disruption in the Red Sea is prompting speculation around inflationary shocks just as in the Covid era So, what differs today from the post Covid experience to make the impact more micro than macro and more regional and sector specific than global?
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White papersEmerging Markets Debt: Cautiously Optimistic
Buoyed by a drop in 10-year Treasury yields, moderating inflation, and an economy that continues to chug along, emerging markets debt has entered 2024 on an upbeat note.
