Latest Manager Research – Page 135
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White papersFixed Income Investment Outlook 2Q 2024
Investors continue to wait for clear signals as to the timing and extent of interest rate cuts. After last year’s significant progress on prices, inflation remains elevated and slow in its path toward target levels. That said, although the timing remains uncertain, we believe that the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank will likely begin their downward journey sometime this year.
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White papersEquity Market Outlook 2Q 2024
Powerful investment themes, such as AI, can capture the market’s collective imagination. Taken to an extreme, however, they can also trigger distortions across and within the markets.
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White papersReal Estate Outlook – Switzerland, Edition 1H24
User markets support Swiss real estate values
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White papersReports on extraordinary events - Market reaction to the tariff dispute
Analysis or commentary which is used for exceptionally important or unexpected events. These can be economic, political or socio-economic in nature.
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White papersFinancing the energy transition
Energy security and climate change are driving an unparalleled economic shift in the energy sector worldwide, and reshaping the investment landscape for green energy credit as a result.
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White papersThe Long View: Four megatrends to watch
Innovation is not just a buzzword — it is the lifeblood of investment success. It fuels growth, drives competitiveness and shapes the future of companies. But while innovation is essential, not all emerging trends are created equal.
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White papersWho will finance the green transition? Can central banks help?
”With public debt at unprecedented levels, it is difficult to see how governments could consider contributing any sizeable amounts.”
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White papersFive questions on the impact of carbon taxes on economies and markets
”A carbon tax would have a significant impact on growth and inflation, with Emerging Markets particularly affected.”
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White papersCapital Market Assumptions 2024
Last year we enhanced our Capital Market Assumptions approach by including a social dimension considering the impact of rebalancing labour / profits on earnings. This social component was added to the climate change assumptions introduced in 2022, which evaluate how the future trajectory of the energy transition will affect the key economic variables driving our forecasts (GDP growth, inflation, productivity, etc.), and the way we model asset class behaviour – with regards to earnings growth in particular.
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White papersThe climate-health nexus: risks and opportunities
As investors, we are increasingly considering and assessing the potential impacts of climate change on the economy, financial markets, and our portfolios.
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White papersRotations at play in equity markets
In 2024, the equity rally has weakened in the tech heavy Nasdaq Index which was the leader last year, now in favour of other regions. Large cap companies in the Eurozone and Japan posted double digit returns in Q1.
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White papersEuropean Hotel Sector: Creating value through transformation
The first step in a value-added investment strategy is finding undervalued or illiquid hotels with good micro locations in attractive markets.
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White papersSector spotlight: Dialling up the positivity on telecoms
European telecoms have turned a corner operationally and are in the best financial health for many years. This has led us to upgrade this investment grade sector as an investment proposition, reflecting that its fundamental credit quality is expected to improve in the next few years.
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White papersThe Grey Wave – Opportunities in U.S. Seniors Housing
U.S. Seniors Housing is attracting increased investor focus due to an aging population which will provide landlords with a demand tailwind coupled with some insulation from short term economic cycles. In just the past few years, the larger seniors housing landlords have recast the relationship with their tenants, and this has positioned those property owners to benefit from similar operational improvements already seen across many other commercial property sectors.
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White papersRelative Value & Tactical Asset Allocation Q2 2024
Global Economy is Weighed Down by Geopolitical Crises and Policy Uncertainties
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White papersTime for the Yen to Blossom?
Strong forces still weigh on Japan’s currency, but its long, cold winter may be coming to an end.
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White papersU.S. single-family rentals
In the third part of our Living Sector Series, we focus our attention on single-family rentals, which is one of our highest conviction strategies within the real estate asset class today. Once synonymous with home ownership, the single-family market underwent an evolution following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) due to shifts in economic and demographic dynamics, which changed the way individuals and households think about housing.
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White papersQuantifying carbon and climate risk: IREI interview with Olivia Muir
While reducing carbon emissions is a crucial aspect of ESG, what are other important factors to consider for real estate investors?
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White papersThe appeal of private assets in 2024
The macro environment in 2024 will likely spur demand for private assets from all types of investors in our view. In this higher-for-longer environment, private assets could continue to be a compelling source of risk-adjusted returns, income and diversification.
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White papersPortfolio construction themes
Like surfers bobbing in the ocean as they look for the perfect wave, many investors today believe better conditions will come if they just hold out long enough. But delaying too long could mean missing the ride entirely.
