All Global articles – Page 24
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White papersHigh Yield: Can the Strength Continue?
Despite risks surrounding the direction of the global economy, high yield bonds and loans continue to offer attractive total return potential for long-term investors willing to look beyond the likelihood of near-term volatility.
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White papersFixed Income Quarterly – Corporate bonds: a brighter outlook as clouds lift
We expect global corporate bonds to be supported in 2024 by a soft landing in the major developed economies and easier monetary policy. Overall, we believe company fundamentals are robust, particularly in the investment-grade market, with high cash levels, low leverage, and encouraging earnings expectations.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - February 2024
“The economic backdrop appears more resilient than expected, but valuations are too stretched in some areas. A fundamental approach, with a global focus is key at this stage of the cycle.”
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White papersEmerging Markets charts and views: Winners and losers in a pivotal year for Emerging Markets
”The growth premium over Developed Markets is at its highest levels in almost five years, and is expected to continue widening next year despite the global economic slowdown.”
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White papersGlobal Cyclical Opportunities
Real estate correction presents unique opportunities. Embrace the paradigm shift with active management, global reach, and sector-specific strategies to capture cyclical value.
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PodcastOuterblue Convictions - Global Investment Views: Central banks still centre stage
We may only be a few weeks into 2024, but the markets have been anything but quiet. After a rocky period at the end of the year, bonds and equities eventually returned to positive territory in January, with the notable exception of China. Central banks remain centre stage, as markets continue to speculate over their next steps.
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White papersHow do Red Sea disruptions affect global supply chains?
Commercial shipping in the Red Sea has been significantly disrupted by attacks from Houthi rebels operating out of Yemen.
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White papersBiodiversity: the next frontier in impact investing
At its core, impact investing links intricately with the preservation of biodiversity. The vitality of ecosystems and survival of numerous species plays a pivotal role in pressing global challenges like climate change and sustainable development.
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White papersNatural capital: Increasingly considered a key component of modern investment strategies
Investors are turning their attention to natural capital as the depletion and damage to global natural resources are fast translating to financial risks. Nature has subsidised our growth to its serious detriment, creating another existential threat, inextricably linked with climate change.
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Asset Manager News2024 Global Investment Outlook
Real estate sectors and geographies typically behave differently because of varied fundamentals, but this year higher interest rates made for greater, disparate investment environments.
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White papersSchroders Capital Global Real Estate Lens January 2024: your go-to guide to global property markets
Our latest analysis highlights the key data and trends that matter to global real estate investors.
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White papersPrivate real estate set up for attractive early cycle returns
REITs bottomed in late 2023 — signaling the private real estate bottom in 2024–2025
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White papersCapital market assumptions: 2024
Our 2024 expectations for annualised returns over the next 20 years (what we call our capital market assumptions) are a mixed bag. Strong gains across markets over the past year have tempered our expected returns for equities relative to our 2023 outlook. On the other hand, higher starting yields translate into improved expectations versus last year across many fixed income asset classes.
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White papersIPM monthly blog – Edition January 2024: Our monthly insights into private markets
Interest rates are key for real estate performance and market expectations have been volatile, moving to a higher-for-longer narrative last October as war started in the Middle East, before falling sharply in December following dovish comments from the Fed and then being tempered in January as inflation showed a small uptick.
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White papersWill Artificial Intelligence increase economic growth?
Recent advances in the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) could lead to potentially disruptive changes across a wide range of industries and impact economic activity through multiple channels. AI is widely seen as significantly different from previous technological innovations. But will it significantly increase aggregate economic growth through its impact on labour markets and increases in productivity?
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White papersBGO raises €1.38bn for third Europe Secured Lending fund
Global real estate investment firm BGO has closed its third Europe Secured Lending fund with €1.38bn (£1.18bn) in commitments from 40 institutional investors. The fund surpassed its initial target of €1.35bn. This is BGO’s third fund for its Europe Secured Lending business and is a complement to its UK Secured Lending strategy, which raised £1.43bn for its third fund at the end of 2023.
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White papersFixed Income Perspectives Q1 2024
Quarterly macro and market insights from Capital Group’s fixed income team
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White papersGeopolitics in an election-heavy year
”We are witnessing a global realignment towards a multi-polar world, and geopolitics will be a crucial factor to watch for investors in 2024.”
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White papersTokenisation: The next frontier for investing?
We investigate recent technological advances in the bond markets and examine what impact tokenisation and digital currencies might have on investing in the future.
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PodcastA Growing Gap: Exploring Progress on Global Decarbonisation
Exploring the widening gap between actual progress and policies on decarbonisation, and what would be needed to limit global warming to well below 2°C.
