All Global articles – Page 3
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White papersDiscover our Capital Market Assumptions 2025
Capital Group’s 2025 capital market assumptions provide a favourable long-term outlook, expecting mid-to-high-single digit returns for stocks and low-to-mid-single digits for bonds. That said, these expectations are lower over a 20-year horizon compared to last year.
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White papersFixed Income 2025: Roadmap
It’s a very dynamic time for fixed income. Get the game plan for 2025’s winners and losers.
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White papersUnified Global Alternatives – Hedge Funds Bulletin
Risk assets were broadly positive in January on the back of optimism related to the expected pro-business and America first policies of the new US administration. In Equity Hedged, US Equity Hedged strategies generally produced positive returns. The majority of managers generated gains, with the highest absolute performance and value-add resulting from TMT managers collectively.
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White papersO’Connor Global Multi-Strategy Alpha Monthly Letter: Exploring the impacts of demographic changes
With the prospect of continued higher rates, encompassing a key debate within the market, we see the topic of demographics worth exploring for this month’s letter. For years, a common narrative around demographics has been driven by the experience in Japan – that an aging population is deflationary and longer life expectancies lead to greater savings for retirement and push down the equilibrium interest rate.
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White papersGlobal Real Estate Outlook 2025
The world is in a state of flux with divergent political, fiscal and monetary policies affecting economies and markets in different ways. Global trends must be weighed alongside sector and asset allocation considerations to enable active real estate managers to make intelligent decisions that will generate value for investors through this phase of the cycle.
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White papersKnown unknowns of infrastructure investments
The increasing frequency and magnitude of extreme weather and climate events pose a serious threat to infrastructure.
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White papersGlobal infrastructure: Listed securities offer opportunities
Our complex framework of roads, waterways, utilities and airports must be maintained and expanded to meet evolving global needs. In the past, government has been largely responsible for creating and maintaining infrastructure. However, private funding has become an increasingly important resource as governments find themselves unable to cope with the challenges of modern infrastructure. Thus infrastructure has transformed from something that consumes tax dollars to a potential investment opportunity.
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White papersThe Return of Mercantilism? Shifting Goalposts on Trade
President Trump made several changes to trade policy in his first term, and U.S. firms have adjusted accordingly. Trade exposure has shifted away from China, and investment abroad has shifted toward Europe and the Western Hemisphere.
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White papersPrivate Credit – current dynamics shaping markets
Recent LP discussions reveal concerns about crowding and concentration in private credit, leading to a revaluation of exposure and portfolio metrics. In response, we aim to delve deeper into our diversification approach this quarter.
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White papersBeneath the surface: market structure considerations for syndicated loans
Assumptions in syndicated loan indexes on reinvestment timing, liquidity, and cash drag can distort returns - key insights to navigate structural inefficiencies.
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PodcastCredit Markets in Transition: Asset-Based Finance
This episode of All the Credit® kicks off our new sub-series, Credit Markets in Transition, with an in-depth look at the rapidly growing ABF sector.
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White papersCLOs: 4 Factors to Watch
CLOs look well-positioned in the current environment, particularly given their floating-rate nature, robust structural protections, and potential for incremental yield—but risks remain on the horizon.
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White papers2025 Global Listed Infrastructure Annual Outlook
Five reasons to buy GLI in 2025. As we turn the page to a new year, the long-term risk and return profile of GLI continues to support its inclusion in portfolios. Read our full 2025 outlook.
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White papersFinding the balance
“In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long run it is a weighing machine.” — Benjamin Graham.
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VideoAn overview of real estate debt at LaSalle
LaSalle is one of Europe’s largest and most established investors in real estate debt, offering a variety of loan types across sectors. Learn more about this dynamic asset class, and LaSalle’s capabilities from Dave White, Head of European Debt Strategies here at LaSalle.
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WebinarWebinar: A new “golden era” for REITs and real estate?
On November 19, 2024, LaSalle hosted a client webinar to discuss the outlook for listed real estate. LaSalle Global Solutions Chief Investment Officer Matt Sgrizzi offered a recap of our recent ISA Briefing: A new “golden era” for REITs and real estate? and took questions from clients in attendance.
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White papersLDI market review and outlook – February 2025, political risks clash with bond vigilantism
Political and monetary policy uncertainty weighed upon markets in the fourth quarter of 2024, with multiple ‘live’ central bank meetings creating binary risk and political regime change for France, Germany, and vitally, the US.
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White papersTrump 2.0: Impact of tariffs on growth and inflation
The new Trump administration’s opening salvo in the trade war represents a significant shock to growth that could potentially plunge Mexico and Canada into a deep recession while exacerbating the malaise in China. If tariffs are implemented, U.S. growth would likely to be negatively impacted, and inflation could accelerate in the near-term. The greatest market risk likely lies in policy unpredictability, making diversification essential for managing portfolio risk and seizing investment opportunities.
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White papersNo Need to Stress About Less Distressed
Following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008, the distressed credit landscape has been substantially reshaped by regulatory changes, shifts in economic cycles and the growing influence of alternative investment strategies. This article explains why the economic and market trends of the past 15 years mean outright distress has become rarer and asks, are there other areas of the credit markets where insurers can look for a similar return profile?
