All Investors articles – Page 7
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White papersMaking America’s Chip Fabs Great Again
As national security threats mount, the U.S. aims to revive production of complex computer chips, creating potential opportunities all along the semi supply chain.
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White papersNuclear power(ing up) – opportunities for investors
At COP 28 in November 2023, over 20 nations committed to tripling nuclear power capacity by 2050. As a result, broader interest in nuclear energy has surged dramatically.
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Asset Manager NewsActis-led consortium completes acquisition of leading South African tower platform Swiftnet
LUXEMBOURG, 28 March 2025: A consortium led by Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure, has completed the acquisition of a 100% stake in Swiftnet, a leading telecom tower portfolio in South Africa.
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White papersIf you want peace: How European real estate investors can respond to new geopolitical realities
In December 2024, we wrote, that “if regional procurement increases, European defense contractors will likely need to expand their manufacturing capabilities, which may include a larger real estate footprint.”
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White papersQ1 2025 Investment Grade Private Credit Review & Outlook
MetLife Investment Management’s Private Capital platform originated over $3.75B in Q1 2025 across corporate private placements, infrastructure debt and Private Asset Based Finance. The platform continues to benefit from investor appetite for high-quality yield, deal certainty, and structuring flexibility. Despite macro volatility, private credit remains supported by resilient fundamentals and global diversification. MIM’s focus on bilateral and proprietary transactions continues to help clients access differentiated opportunities suited for long-term portfolios.
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White papersBarings Closes on More Than $2.5bn for Its Portfolio Finance Strategy
Dadong Yan, Head of Portfolio Finance, spoke with Private Debt Investor about Barings’ portfolio finance strategy, which provides insurance companies and other institutional investors access to first-lien, investment grade private credit, while seeking to preserve capital and generate alpha.
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White papersHas the AI stock rally run out of gas?
Twenty-five years ago in March, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite reached its peak, marking the bursting of the dot.com bubble. Investors may have this on their minds as many leading artificial intelligence stocks have run into a wall.
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White papersThe evolution of investor stewardship
With the publication by EOS at Federated Hermes Limited of its 2024 Annual Review of engagement and voting highlights, Leon Kamhi, Head of Responsibility and EOS, reflects on 20 years of stewardship at EOS, and the need to drive real world change.
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White papersWhen geopolitics meets innovation – China’s DeepSeek raises stakes in AI arms race
The emergence of China’s DeepSeek has disrupted the AI landscape and challenged the prevailing narrative about the dominance of the US in this rapidly evolving technology. But could this breakthrough reshape the competitive world of AI – and create potential opportunities for investors?
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White papersA new era? From US exceptionalism to exceptional European value opportunities
After years of being overshadowed, European equities have outperformed their US counterparts this year. As US exceptionalism appears to be waning, investor confidence towards Europe has become more positive. We ask whether this shift could signal the start of a new era for Europe’s stockmarkets.
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White papersThe cascade effect of DeepSeek
An examination of DeepSeek’s success and how we believe it energizes Chinese innovation and changes the future of the global AI race
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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 papersEmerging-Market Equities: The Steep Cost of Missing Out
Emerging-market (EM) equities are off to a strong start in 2025, up 4.5% through March 14 in US-dollar terms. But investors could be excused for being wary. After all, emerging markets have struggled over the past decade.
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White papersWhat’s on Insurers’ Minds: Insights from Industry Leaders
Though geopolitics has come to the fore, insurers are addressing a wide range of other issues.
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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?
