All Investors articles – Page 14
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White papersSDG Engagement High Yield Credit, Annual Report 2022
In a review of the past 12 months, the investment team offers an in-depth view of engagement highlights, progress on milestones, performance and case studies.
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White papersFallen angels: beyond the downgrade
The dynamics of fallen angels make for compelling risk-adjusted returns but avoiding falling knives is paramount to maximise value for investors. From performance drivers to the supply outlook, we explore how active management can ensure we capitalise on a bond’s fall from investment grade.
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Company contentAB IQ: Analysis that matters for institutional investors
Global markets are presenting unprecedented challenges for investors. Every quarter, we present a compendium of research and insights on the big themes facing pension funds, subadvisors, insurers and consultants around the world.
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White papersHealth equity – Eyeing the greater good, also for investors
Achieving health equity – the state, or goal, of ensuring that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health – can deliver benefits for wider society, most notably an increased productive life expectancy.
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White papersWhat motivates investors to choose Real Estate?
Why does real estate appeal to investors? We discuss the diversity of this asset class.
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White papersEmissions trading: the market overlooks UK cap reforms
The commitment to strengthening – and potentially expanding – the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is instrumental in achieving the country’s net-zero goals and enhancing opportunities for carbon investors. But the necessity of a robust ETS, confirmed recently in Whitehall’s “Powering up Britain” strategy, has been overlooked amid the media’s focus on the lack of green-industry incentives.
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White papersIncome Generator: Beyond the Inflection Point
Volatility across the banking sector will likely mark an inflection point in policymakers’ current tightening cycle. We lay out five specific themes to help fixed income investors navigate the shifting markets.
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White papersHigh Yield: Charting a Steady Course Through Roiling Seas
Banking stresses added volatility to first-quarter markets already coping with rising rates and recession fears. Still, with corporate fundamentals sound, high yield investors and issuers are more cautious than fearful.
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White papersPrivate Credit: An All-Weather Asset Class
As private-credit markets continue to expand in size, choice and sophistication, we believe they should play an important role in well-diversified investment portfolios.
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White papersEngagement case study: Pfizer
Pfizer, in response to investor feedback, published its “Industry associations – Report on incongruencies” which provides greater transparency into how its public policy positions are aligned with the trade associations of which it is a member.
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White papersEmerging markets debt: Clouds of political uncertainty set to lift
After a positive start to 2023, emerging market debt investors should keep an eye on four key elections this year, which may create further opportunities in the asset class.
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PodcastMegatrends: The Great Wealth Transfer
Megatrends can change economies and societies but what happens when the trend involves the transfer of $84 trillion in wealth? Manju Boraiah discusses how tax management should be in the forefront of investors’ minds.
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White papersFintech equities: are investors neglecting cybersecurity risk?
Cyberattacks can disrupt corporate operations, compromise customers, damage credibility and draw regulatory fines – weakening the bottom line and therefore fundamentals. In this white paper, we ask: are equity investors accurately pricing-in the impact of hacks on stock prices?
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White papersLow-volatility equities under COVID-19
Many investors consider low-volatility stocks to be reliable defensive equity investments over the long term, delivering higher risk-adjusted returns than traditional market capitalisation indices.
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White papersDiversity and Inclusion—an Investor’s Handbook
Companies are beefing up their DEI initiatives to attract and retain employees amid increasing regulatory requirements. DEI can contribute to an inclusive corporate culture and provide firms with a distinct edge over less-proactive competitors. For investors, the key is knowing which criteria to look for when evaluating companies.
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VideoAndrew Parsons Interview: The investment opportunity relevant today, tomorrow and 10 years from now
While the sector is going through a rough patch, Resolution Capital’s Andrew Parsons thinks Global REITs can make a comeback. The Resolution Capital Global Property Securities Fund (Managed Fund) (ASX: RCAP) is the only actively managed global REITs ETF available on the ASX and it focuses is on giving investors the “opportunity to gain exposure to some of the world’s best underlying real estate in a listed form”, says Chief Investment Officer Andrew Parsons.
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PodcastThe Deal or No Deal of Event-Driven Investing
Event-driven investing, a set of strategies that include merger arbitrage, special situations and distressed debt, has created opportunities for investors for decades.
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White papersWhat the banking sector turmoil means for tech, monetary policy and investors
Markets have experienced a wave of volatility in the wake of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and UBS’ takeover of Credit Suisse. Concerns have understandably risen over the health of the wider banking and technology sectors and some commentators have drawn comparisons to the 2008 financial crisis.
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White papersSilicon Valley Bank: Market Reaction and Implications
Facing pressure from declining deposits and a loss on the sale of securities in its portfolio, SVB attempted last week to raise capital to mitigate a Moody’s rating downgrade on Wednesday. However, it was unable to complete the capital raise before markets opened on Thursday, which resulted in a precipitous drop in its stock price that day.
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White papersSimply Put(Writing)
PutWrite strategies can improve the risk-return efficiency, liquidity, flexibility and cost-effectiveness of investor portfolios.
