All Global articles – Page 53
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Impact Report, Q1 2022
While we believe recent price inflation is likely to be transitory, the current state of affairs has nevertheless unnerved investors, prompting fears of a further rise in interest rates.
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How does LOIM address the forest management challenge?
It is nearly impossible to talk about nature-positive development ambitions without talking about the need to improve forest management practices. Whichever way you look at it, the statistics on global loss of tree cover are a scathing reminder that our deeply extractive economic model is threatening the planet, humanity and economic output worldwide.
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Fine Grain wins global quality standard ISO 9001 certification
Fine Grain Property is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the world’s most widely recognised quality management standard, ISO 9001:2015, by the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI).
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MIPIM 2022 – Making an impact
At this year’s MIPIM conference, environmental, social and governance issues were at the forefront of discussions with driving urban change being the main theme. The insights in this collection of articles, gleaned from our research and the conference, highlight how real estate investors can make a difference and how we can create positive, impactful outcomes.
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Top 3 reasons to invest in real estate
There are many benefits of investing in real estate. With well-chosen assets, investors can enjoy predictable cash flow, strong returns, and diversification amongst other benefits.
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The inflation psychology is kicking in
After a decade of central banks struggling to bring inflation up to target, the start of 2022 has been characterised by a shift in the inflationary environment worldwide. US inflation is at its highest level in over 40 years, with other DM trailing close behind.
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Should investors diversify their portfolios with green bonds?
As calls for action to mitigate global warming grow more urgent, the importance of ESG bond markets as a potential source of climate capital has grown substantially in recent years. Yet for the market to evolve into a strategic asset class, investors need to be convinced that it represents a viable alternative to conventional bonds.
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Why demand for ESG bonds is increasing among emerging market investors?
ESG integration in emerging market bonds has accelerated in 2021. At around USD 300 billion, ESG-labelled bonds represent 1 per cent of the market (vs 1.5 per cent for developed markets). Since the end of 2012, over half of ESG-labelled emerging market bonds have been issued by Chinese sovereign and corporate borrowers. Issuers from Chile, India, and Brazil are also well represented.
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The ESG bond market is on the verge of reaching new heights
With environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues dominating the international policy agenda — and as investor demand for new ESG financial products and services continues to grow — global debt markets, and by extension fixed income portfolios, are about to undergo a radical transformation. The ESG debt universe is expanding rapidly, not only in size but also in terms of the variety of instruments it contains and the range of activities it finances.
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The energy crisis heightens inflation fears - Strategies to protect portfolios from inflation risk
Inflation was already running well above central banks’ targets as we entered the year. The war has put additional pressure on prices and supply chains and this could have repercussions not just on oil, but on other commodities as well. Furthermore, given these (intermediate) commodities are used in the production of other finished products, we are likely to witness more broad-based inflation, particularly in Europe, the region closest to the crisis.
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Technology Investing: Volatility, Valuations and Opportunity
Despite increased volatility due to the Russia-Ukraine war and rising interest rates, Franklin Equity Group’s Jonathan Curtis sees compelling opportunities within high-quality technology companies in an increasingly digital world.
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The renminbi’s creeping internationalisation
China has recently revived talks with Saudi Arabia on settling some oil trades in renminbi in a move that many market players see as a first step towards gradually shifting the global oil trade to the renminbi from the US dollar, creating the ‘petro-yuan’.
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Beyond ESG: The Carbon Price Solution
The net-zero transition requires the rapid development at scale of new technologies, energy-efficient infrastructure, and carbon capture and storage. A carbon price, together with the elimination of fossil-fuel subsidies, would give investors powerful incentives to finance these and other imperatives.
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Should Investors “Buy the Dip” in a Time of Geopolitical Crisis?
Many market pundits have advocated a strategy of “buying the dip” after significant selloffs, but does it always make sense to do so? Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions’ Gene Podkaminer and Miles Sampson explore market reactions to geopolitical events and caution against celebrating the success of this strategy too soon.
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EM Corporate Bonds in 2022: How to Find Truffles in the Mud
Tighter monetary conditions have raised bond yields around the world since the start of the year. Ten-year US Treasury yields rose 80 basis points (bps) in the first quarter, global investment-grade yields 83 bps, and yields on high-yield bonds rose 136 bps.
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FT Fixed Income Central Bank Watch: Race to the top
The Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Central Bank Watch is a qualitative assessment of the central banks for the Group of Ten nations plus China and South Korea.
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Rethinking the Credit Liquidity Continuum
As private credit markets have expanded, matured and democratized, eligible investors can now, in a cost-effective and operationally efficient manner, combine liquid and less-liquid credit assets in one portfolio. This allows investors to increase yield profile and potentially reduce volatility and correlation.
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SDG Engagement High Yield Credit: 2021 Annual Report
Our 2021 Annual Report outlines how the SDG Engagement High Yield Credit strategy delivered on its colinear objectives: strong financial performance for investors, and future, positive social and environmental impact contributing to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
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High Yield: A Strong Case for Floating Rate
While the negative shocks of late have impacted high yield markets, the asset class remains well-positioned overall—particularly loans, which can offer a degree of protection in a rising-rate environment.
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EM Debt: Finding Fundamental Value in a Shifting Landscape
The current environment is challenging, but much like in the past, opportunities are beginning to arise across the EM debt landscape.