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White papersAt a time of rapid global change, what does Asian EMD offer investors?
Once considered a niche of a niche, emerging market debt has come to the fore as a way to access the world’s most dynamic region. Here’s where we see the opportunity
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White papersArtificial intelligence and investing: it’s all about the data
Teaching machines how to “think” has been a tantalizing goal since the early days of computing, and recent advances in generative AI have brought us closer to achieving it. However, whether AI-generated “buy/sell/hold” signals can be used for investing is partly a question of whether the value outweighs the risk. One only needs to read a few passages of AI-written content to notice that it is a simulacrum.
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Asset Manager NewsActis bolsters its Indian renewables footprint through acquisition of Stride’s 371MW portfolio
LUXEMBOURG, 24 March 2025: Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure, has acquired a 100% stake in Stride Climate Investments (“Stride”), a solar generation asset portfolio in India, from a fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management.
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White papersMarket volatility: Could earnings growth revive the rally?
After a strong rally, markets have turned volatile, with year-to-date declines raising questions about what’s next. For gains to continue, earnings growth must take over—a transition that has historically extended market cycles. While inflation and policy uncertainty risks remain, improving earnings breadth across sectors and industries and potential tailwinds from monetary and fiscal policy could provide support.
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White papersEpochal Shift Sparks a Spike in German Bund Yields
In early March, exceptional market movements were observed as German 10-year Bund yields marked the largest weekly increase since the 1990s. This rare event coincided with Germany’s significant fiscal shift, including proposals for infrastructure fund and reforms to the debt brake. These measures, alongside geopolitical uncertainties and Europe’s response to the manufacturing crisis, have reshaped economic prospects. For investors, the rise in yields and widening credit spreads present compelling opportunities to extend duration and capitalize on attractive market conditions.
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White papersAdapting to economic trends in real estate
IREI article – A closer look at the European real estate market and the 5 Ds: debt, deglobalization, demographics, decarbonization, and digitalization
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White papersQT or Not QT – Part Two
In the previous part of “QT or not QT” we discussed how the Federal Reserve balance sheet needs to change as it approached an optimal level. The final step, discussed by participants in the most recent Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, is to structure securities purchases in a way that would move the composition of the SOMA portfolio closer to the composition of outstanding Treasury debt. What would that mean for the current portfolio?
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Video2025 Capital Market Assumptions
Neuberger Berman’s 2025 Capital Market Assumptions offers investors intermediate-term (5-10 year) forward-looking return and risk estimates for fixed income, equity, and alternative asset classes across multiple geographies.
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White papersSteering through the fog of policy uncertainty
Why a short-term economic soft patch should give way to a strong second half for markets.
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White papersA Unique Window for Real Estate Debt Investors
In this Q&A with Private Debt Investor, Rupert Gill discusses why European real estate debt presents a potentially compelling opportunity today.
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PodcastEmerging Markets Debt in a Trump 2.0 World
How can investors make sense of the macro and geopolitical headlines that are coming fast and furious? Ricardo Adrogue and Cem Karacadag join the Streaming Income podcast to help parse signal from noise.
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White papersConfronting the risk of a policy-driven recession
U.S. recession risks have risen amid policy shocks, severe tariff proposals, and elevated uncertainty, all weighing on growth and sentiment. While a slowdown appears likely, resilient fundamentals and potential future support measures suggest a 2025 recession is not yet a foregone conclusion.
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White papersFebruary CPI report: Not yet in the clear
The February CPI print was lower than expected, with the monthly increase in both headline and core CPI the smallest since late 2024, bringing annual numbers down to 2.8% and 3.1%, respectively. The inflation report will likely deliver a temporary reprieve for markets that have been recently focused on increased stagflation risks.
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White papersCredit markets remain appealing for income-seeking investors
2024 was the second consecutive very good year for global developed credit markets. Full-year 2024 excess returns show the outperformance of high-beta segments (riskier market segments which provide higher return potential) and EUR markets.
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White papersWhy Bother with Defensive Equities During the New Trump Era?
Following a defensive equity playbook can help investors prepare for market volatility in a year of heightened uncertainty.
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White papersDeepSeek: evolution, not revolution, in artificial intelligence
What is DeepSeek’s real impact on AI, and what does it mean for investors?
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White papers2024 Proxy Season in Review
For the fifth consecutive year, Neuberger Berman continued our tradition of active engagement in an effort to enhance shareholder value and manage risk for our clients.
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White papersHidden Value: Tax-Loss Harvesting in Up Markets
Selling for tax purposes is not just viable during periods of market weakness.
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White papersEmerging Markets Debt Restructurings: A Year of Resilience and Innovation
Between 2017 and 2022, 11 Emerging Markets (EM) sovereigns defaulted, representing approximately 15% of the Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) weight taken 12 months prior to default.These defaults can be categorized into three distinct groups based on the catalysts that drove each country into default: pre-COVID self-induced, COVID-induced, and war-induced.
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