All Investors articles – Page 22
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White papersAmplified: Reflections on the 2019 voting season
Climate change, AI ethics and data governance, and the US opioid epidemic were among investors’ biggest concerns during the 2019 voting season, with a number of significant shareholder resolutions. We spoke at several shareholder meetings as part of our engagement with companies.
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White papers2019 midyear outlook - Expect a tougher climb
Trade and other geopolitical issues are heating up. Economic growth is looking more uncertain and market volatility rising. Expect a tougher climb in 2019.
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White papersTurning Big Data into Big Investment Insights
What do airline ticket prices, car sales and thousands of corporate filings have in common? In each of these areas, we applied advanced big data techniques to tackle an equity investing conundrum that couldn’t be solved by human researchers alone.
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White papersHow Machine Learning Can Help Bond Investors
When a group of graduate students asked Warren Buffett about the best way to prepare for an investing career, he held up a stack of Securities and Exchange Commission filings. “Read 500 pages like this every day,” he told them. “That’s how knowledge works. It builds up like compound interest.”
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White papersCracking the Code: Investment Management Tackles Data Science
Data science, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are hot topics in investment management, as firms look for new ways to model investing problems and generate differentiated insights. But data science is also relatively new to the industry—and that means growing pains. What does it take to get it right?
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White papersVariance Premium, Downside Risk, And Expected Stock Returns
We decompose total variance into its bad and good components and measure the premia associated with their fluctuations using stock and option data from a large cross-section of firms. The total variance risk premium (VRP) represents the premium paid to insure against fluctuations in bad variance (called bad VRP), net of the premium received to compensate for fluctuations in good variance (called good VRP).
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White papersInternational Stock Market Co-Movements And Politics-Related Risks
We investigate the determinants of international stock market co-movements, shedding light on the relevance of politics-related factors. We propose a new characterization for the link connecting politics and financial markets, disentangling two different components: political risk and economic policy risk. We uncover the surprisingly low correlation between the two variables, and show they are priced differently by the market.
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White papersInvestors should note the approaching tipping point for renewable energy
Renewable energy may soon put downward, not upward, pressure on energy prices, prompting a much faster move away from fossil fuels.
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White papersThe Road Back To The 70s: Implications For Investors
History shows that the economy and financial markets are dominated by long-term regimes that at some point come to a break point, where one regime gives way to a new one. This shift may not be easy to detect. Trapped in their comfort zones, with a short-term perspective, few may see it coming.
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Asset Manager NewsAmplified: There’s more than one side to any investment story
We are now in the tail end of the second quarter of an already eventful year, with investors facing a range of stark choices.
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Nuveen knows: why engagement matters
As global investors, we believe that responsible investing business practices lower risk, improve financial performance and drive positive social and environmental outcomes, providing enduring benefits to our clients and communities.
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White papersGlobal fixed income: it’s time for investors to stay watchful and nimble
In the space of just 12 months, markets have switched from expecting interest rate rises to expecting interest rate falls. Broadly speaking, this means 2019 should be a good year for fixed income. But investors are treading a fine line and need to differentiate between fixed income strategies.
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White papersIndian elections: political continuity is positive but reform is what matters most
Prime Minister Modi led the NDA to a sweeping victory, with a full majority in Parliament and therefore significant political capital. There was some apprehension in the market ahead of the election and a clear majority will certainly soothe nerves.
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White papersAn introduction to securitisation: a diverse opportunity set offering attractive excess return potential
Securitisation can be seen as highly technical, niche and (post-2008) perceived as risky, but its highly diverse range of opportunities can bring significant benefits to a portfolio.
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White papersInvesting for Impact: Our Take
In early 2019, Stephanie Braming, CFA, partner, global head of William Blair Investment Management, participated in The Economist’s Investing for Impact conference in New York City. We later sat down with her to discuss sustainability, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, and the changing demands of the industry.
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Asset Manager NewsAmplified: European legislation puts shareholder responsibilities under the spotlight
In December of last year, the Hermes Shareholder Rights Directive survey was conducted among a panel of 175 European asset owners and managers to gauge levels of awareness and readiness for the Directive.
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White papersIntangible Assets: The Royal Opportunity Set
In this Q&A, Jon Rotolo, Barings’ Head of Private Equity / Real Assets, and David Jin, a Director within the Private Equity / Real Assets group, discuss why they believe pharmaceutical royalties present a particularly compelling investment opportunity.
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White papersResponsible Returns: Better Stocks for a Better World
Many equity investors want to help create social benefits while generating strong returns. Achieving these twin goals requires a coherent investment approach. In this paper, we outline a process designed to effectively integrate environmental, social and governance factors in a sustainable equity strategy. Using stock examples, we demonstrate how to identify companies that support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and offer sources of long-term return potential.
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White papersPersistence And Skill In The Performance Of Mutual Fund Families
Prior research has shown that decisions made at fund family level can account for a substantial portion of the performance of the individual active fund managers in the family.
