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White papersHome away from home
Fragilities within the global trading system have accelerated the shift towards nearshoring, with developing countries such as Mexico standing to benefit from this change.
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White papersRamping up the US-China chip rivalry: Who will suffer the most?
In another turn of the screw in its ban on tech and chip exports to China, the US is proposing to block direct company investment in advanced tech areas such as artificial intelligence, 5G wireless and quantum computing. How much China suffers will depend on whether the country has enough knowledge to sustain its own development of advanced tech. There is evidence that it has.
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White papersNo systemic risk from SVB failure, but watch out for areas of vulnerability
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a commercial bank that specialises in serving start-ups in Silicon Valley, has been shut down by regulators.
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White papersUpdate: Silicon Valley Bank
In the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, several leaders within Allspring’s risk management, fixed income, and equity teams share their perspectives and how their teams have been handling the recent events.
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White papersCrisis Management: Investment Analytics Update
The Investment Analytics team provides ongoing analytics and investment risk oversight for client portfolios. This note discusses the team’s rapid response to the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
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White papersMulti-asset Allocation Views: “Magical Mystery Tour”
In this Allocation Views, our Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions team believe the prospect of policy rates remaining higher for longer has been a reality check on investor sentiment and helps to reinforce the team’s preference for a moderately cautious view of stocks.
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White papersA step-by-step guide to measuring social impact in real estate
There’s no benchmark for social impact investing, but investment is gaining traction. We explain how we measure place-based impact.
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White papersA non-bank lender approach to commercial real estate
Our latest private markets newsletter looks at how a non-bank lender can help institutional investors better deliver on their medium- to long-term investment targets and drive attractive relative returns.
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White papersAsia logistics property: A boost in return potential?
Asia Pacific e-commerce growth continues to outpace the rest of the world, supporting demand for more and modern logistics property in the region. Real estate price adjustments as well as emerging investment opportunities could further boost return potential.
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White papersReal estate’s “SOS”: how to future-proof a major asset class
Owners and managers must focus on sustainability, operational excellence and finding new solutions (SOS) in management and investment, to keep pace with changing market dynamics.
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White papersTechnology investment in the built environment and the path to net zero
The transition to net zero will almost certainly be one of the most significant capital outlays in history.
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White papersReal estate debt: Seeking risk mitigation and return potential
Real estate debt continues to demonstrate relative resilience in these volatile times, in our view. Indeed, some three years on from the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic we believe the nature of the asset class continues to offer downside protection and attractive return potential.
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White papersJittery markets fear return of bigger rate rises
Markets have begun to price in a 50bps rate rise by the Fed in March but are awaiting key economic data which will reveal if the US economy has started to slow.
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White papersHow dangerous are 0DTE options?
The tell-tale signs are present: high trading volumes, retail investor buy-in and bloggers competing with Wall Street technicians for airtime. Is the craze for 0DTE – zero-day-to-expiry – options fomenting a meltdown on the scale of 2018’s ‘Volmageddon’?
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White papersSoftware to power the EV revolution
The EV revolution is well underway. Passenger EVs now account for 9% of all vehicles sold globally and in major markets such as Germany and the UK, EV penetration is 26% and 21% respectively. For the carbon conscious, this is good news. And for investors, some opportunities are clear e.g. power grid upgrades, renewables, charging point infrastructure. However, at Igneo Infrastructure Partners, we look at the less obvious opportunities also.
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White papersGerman Office Report
The macroeconomic environment could hardly be more challenging at present. The war in Ukraine has now been going on for a year and the inflation rate has also risen to around 8% in 2022, the highest level in over 40 years.
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White papersPM Spotlight: A World of Experience in Managing Portfolios
Read this issue of PM Spotlight with Alison Shimada, head of the Total Emerging Markets team. Her diverse international background adds deep perspective to managing emerging market equity portfolios.
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White papersESG Viewpoint: The challenges of realising zero-carbon cement
Can cement emissions be curbed, while still allowing for crucial infrastructure growth?
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White papersPM Perspectives: Dynamic Growth Equity
In this edition of PM Perspectives, Tom Ognar, CFA, managing director and senior portfolio manager of the Dynamic Growth Equity team, discusses his pure growth approach to investing in today’s challenging markets.
