Like ESG investing, climate change is an important concern for asset managers and owners, and a new challenge for portfolio construction. Until now, investors have mainly measured carbon risk using fundamental approaches, such as with carbon intensity metrics. Nevertheless, it has not been proven that asset prices are directly impacted by these fundamental-based measures.
With the year starting and the publication of the rating agencies revision calendar for 2021, it is time to take stock of the rating dynamics for EM countries.
With a Democratic US President now in office and a Democratic Congressional majority, investors may be tempted to predict where US equity markets go in the coming months based on which political party is in power. Our suggests that investors may want to use a more nuanced lens when constructing go-forward investment strategy.