All Investors articles – Page 9
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White papersNavigating MiFID II: Winning in the new regulatory environment
With only eight months until the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) comes into effect on 3 January 2018, everyone across the industry has their heads down working hard on solutions to the challenges and opportunities presented by the new regulation.
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Investment through the looking-glass
Stephen Anness and Andrew Hall believe contrarian investors do not merely take the opposite view from the crowd, but examine the consensus, acknowledge its imperfections and demonstrate that a better answer lies elsewhere.
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South Korea: Park strife
The ousting of South Korean president Park Guen-hye from office should accelerate corporate governance reforms in the country, says Ed Wiltshire.
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Top-Line Watch: Investor Considerations in Run-up to 2018
It is approximately 18 months to 2018. And the clock ticks away towards a new world where there could be potentially significant revenue recognition changes due to the revised International Accounting Standards Board and US Financial Accounting Standards Board guidance, which will be effective from 2018.
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Corporate Governance Policy in the European Union: Through an Investor’s Lens
This report provides an evaluation of the corporate governance landscape in the European Union (EU) and sets forth investors’ perspectives to strengthen governance policy and practices.
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Bridging the Gap: Ensuring Effective Non-GAAP and Performance Reporting
Non-GAAP financial measures are a core part of how companies communicate their performance, and they are meant to supplement measures required by accounting standards.
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Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors in Investing: A Guide for Investment Professionals
The practice of considering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues in investing has evolved significantly from its origins in the exclusionary screening of listed equities on the basis of moral values.
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Investor Uses, Expectations, and Concerns on Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Non-GAAP financial measures are a core part of how companies communicate their performance, and they are meant to supplement measures required by accounting standards.
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Data and Technology: Transforming the Financial Information Landscape
In this report, we examine the effects of data and technology on the finance function - the capture/collection of data, their management, analysis, and their use in the production and presentation of financial reports, as well as the audit of those reports.
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Risk & Reward: Q4 2016
A quarterly thought leadership journal covering multiple areas of research and investment strategies.
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Power up: has the time come for renewables?
Europe has led the drive to generate electricity from renewable sources, a trend that is gathering pace around the world and will create a wide array of opportunities for investors.
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Venturing Off the Beaten Path: Private Funds Outlook
Private investors are looking for ways to optimize their portfolios amid slow growth. Steven Costabile, CFA, Global Head of Private Funds Group, discusses opportunities on the horizon in private markets.
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ESG Investing and Portfolio Integration
Interest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors is expanding at a rapid pace among institutional and retail investors around the world.
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Solving the Insurance Equation
Market Insight - Insurance companies don’t need telling that they face one of the most challenging environments in their long histories. The persistently-low interest rate environment, coupled with regulation that puts pressure on their capital requirements and constrains their investment strategies, has left many insurers scratching their heads over the way forward.
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US Market Watch: The Fed Waits for US Voters to Make the Next Move
We think a December Fed rate hike is much more likely if Hillary Clinton wins the election.
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Equity investors should consider the duration of their portfolios
The difficulty in developing a model that accurately predicts equity duration means few managers pay much attention to the concept. And yet, just because it’s a tricky task, doesn’t mean it should be ignored.
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Global trends driving financial markets
Explore some of the key investment themes that we anticipate will exert a critical influence over financial markets for the foreseeable future. They will also be key in determining how we invest our clients’ money.
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Investing in the beneficiaries of China’s new growth drivers
Invesco’s Global Investors’ Forum held the first in a series of discussions on China. Investment professionals from around the globe engaged in an interactive discussion with their colleagues. Stuart Parks and William Yuen started the discussion by sharing their views on the latest macro– economic trends in China and the implications for investors. The conversation was then opened up to their fellow investors for a Q&A. Close to 100 investors across the firm called in to participate.
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The great yield chase
With the S&P 500 and other broad market indices approaching all-time highs, investors are seemingly moving past the market scare that occurred at the beginning of 2016 and more recent volatility generating events such as Brexit.
