All Global articles – Page 27
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White papersIntroducing the new QESG 3.0: The next generation
The Global Equity ESG Pathway team’s assessment of ESG – the QESG Score – is embedded directly within our stock selection model and is a crucial part of how we determine the expected return of investments. In this paper, we provide a rundown of what’s changed in the next iteration of QESG.
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White papersHow to adapt and respond to choppy waters
The global outlook is overshadowed by uncertainty, which can make asset allocation tricky. However, a multi-asset approach to credit investment can provide a vital degree of stability amid the turmoil.
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White papersFixed Income Outlook: Navigating cycles of uncertainty
After a turbulent start to the year marked by shifting central bank signals, renewed geopolitical tensions, and disruptive tariff announcements from the Trump administration, fixed income markets are entering the second half of 2025 with cautious resilience.
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White papersTracking the real estate energy transition
Despite considerable progress on decarbonisation over the past decade, the global built environment is currently not on track to become net zero carbon by 2050.
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White papers2025 Mid-Year Global Investment Outlook The Bell Can’t Be Unrung: Finding Opportunity in the Midst of Uncertainty
Uncertainty aside, global opportunities are taking shape for those who know where to look.
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VideoDirect Lending: Key Takeaways from SuperReturn International
In this interview from SuperReturn International, Tyler Gately and Stuart Mathieson discuss their takeaways from the conference and explore the key themes driving direct lending markets today—from slower M&A activity to navigating economic and geopolitical uncertainty.
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White papersBond outlook: Income potential intact as economic risks rise
The bond market is well positioned to provide investors with attractive income potential and relative stability, should equity markets swing lower in the second half of the year. Given slowing US economic growth and cooling inflation, bonds should offer a smoother ride for investors amid high uncertainty over US trade and immigration policies, rising debt levels and worsening conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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White papersMid-year Investment Outlook 2025
“Despite unpredictable policymaking, business resilience, and the reorganisation of global trade and financial systems, the expected rate cuts from central banks will create opportunities in global equities. We are focusing on themes such as European defence spending, US deregulation, corporate governance reform in Japan, and the ‘Make in India’ initiative.”
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White papersThe Great Diversification is underway
We are now firmly in the riskier, messier, more factious world we predicted. While the US president is not the cause of the geopolitical shifts underway over the last few years, his administration is accelerating some drivers. For example, tariffs are intensifying economic friction, while the reduction of US commitments to Europe’s security and ambitions in space are contributing to a new arms race. The US, under Trump, also emerged as an additional disruptor.
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White papersO’Connor Global Multi-Strategy Alpha Monthly Letter: Embracing change as the only constant
Financial markets can sympathize with the sentiment of the statement above, given the recent headlines and noise around tariffs and fiscal policy. Our teams have been embracing this rapidly changing environment, adjusting positioning to take advantage of volatility, and exploring differentiated business performance between regions, industries and peers.
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White papersNavigating the fog of tariffs in emerging market equities
We don’t pretend to have all the answers on China and the US, and we reserve the right to change our minds – especially as Donald Trump changes his. Amid such market volatility we are not making bold macro calls, instead our focus is on thoughtful, quality-led stock selection.
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White papersFiscal reckoning: When do bond markets blink?
The era of fiscal complacency may be nearing its end. From Washington to Tokyo, bond markets are showing growing sensitivity to rising sovereign debt levels.
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White papersWhat’s in store for financial markets in the second half of the year?
Despite a strong rebound in equities, ongoing inflation and policy uncertainty are likely to keep market volatility elevated in the second half of 2025. Investors are advised to stay diversified and focus on long-term, income-generating opportunities.
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White papersCutting through the noise: Three trends shaping impact investing
Impact investing has been shaped by various trends that have transformed it from a niche initiative to a mainstream strategy. Cut through the noise of headlines and buzzwords to find out what the three trends shaping impact investing today.
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White papersEquity Outlook – More wind in the sails
The imposition of tariffs by the Trump administration puts more wind in the sails driving the dominance of tech and related sectors versus the rest of the market.
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White papersStock market outook: New growth catalysts amid volatility
As tariffs, trade wars and real wars upend the global economy, the path of equity markets remains uncertain heading into the second half of 2025.
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White papersStock market outlook: New growth catalysts amid volatility
As tariffs, trade wars and real wars upend the global economy, the path of equity markets remains uncertain heading into the second half of 2025.
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White papersA climate-driven investment approach
Increasingly our clients around the world have taken a critical interest in climate change and the energy transition to a low carbon world.
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PodcastGlobal Investment Views - Tracking the U-turns amid rising yields
Join our host, Swaha Pattanaik, as she sits down for her regular catch-up with Monica Defend, Head of the Amundi Investment Institute, to give our perspective on the markets, analyse the trends and share our investment views for the weeks ahead.
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White papersConstructing Investment Portfolios with Climate-Relevant Metrics: a multifaceted problem
The integration of climate-related signals within investment portfolios is becoming an increasingly mandatory requirement, as well as an expected practice, on the part of regulators and institutional investors respectively. In this paper, we illustrate the introduction of these metrics as optimization constraints, as outlined in Le Guenedal and Roncalli (2022).
