Latest Manager Research – Page 150
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White papersAre we entering the zone of oversold credit?
With the Aperture Investors SICAV - Credit Opportunities Fund reaching its three year anniversary this August, Simon Thorp looks ahead and explains why long credit stands out in the current environment.
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White papersOpening doors - How secondaries is attracting a new pool of investors
In the past, private equity has been mainly targeted at the institutional investors market, making it hard for other investors to access this asset class. However, more accommodating regulations have allowed semi-liquid solutions to spread considerably – among them, secondaries – attracting a new pool of investors. But what does semi-liquid mean?
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White papersThe impact of credit risk for pension plans engaging with CDI
Cashflow-driven investing (CDI) has gained significant traction in recent years as pension plans have successfully de-risked and strengthened their balance sheets over the last decade. Increasing numbers of plans are able to allocate significant proportions (potentially all of their assets) to fixed income like assets so that cashflow income closely matches expected liability payment, thus providing a simpler hedge and reducing the complexity of portfolios. Investment products, strategies and asset classes have developed to facilitate this approach.
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White papersSqueezed in the middle?
Booms and busts in residential real estate have been historically linked to deep recessions and financial crises, especially when the boom is fuelled by debt. Marcus Cieleback, Chief Urban Economist at PATRIZIA, examines the risks in a time of increasing interest and inflation rates?
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White papersUniquely Japan: Navigating Asia’s largest advanced economy
Economic intricacies and structural challenges are commonplace in Japan. But looking through the lens of individual companies shines a different light on the nation.
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White papersVintage year effects …for wine and real estate
The start of the grape harvest season calls to mind the similarities between winemaking and real estate. Real estate fund managers often borrow vineyard terminology to describe their actions. Seed capital is raised and invested, portfolios are pruned, proceeds are harvested, and funds are classified by their vintage year, meaning the year of fund formation.
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White papersAdvanced Investment Phazer: a guide to dynamic asset allocation
Economic cycles have been a crucial driver for financial markets, making regime-based dynamic asset allocation (DAA) a common practice in supporting optimal portfolio construction. Changes in key economic indicators, monetary policy trends and the evolution of financial leverage have proven a reliable guide in identifying business cycle phases.
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White papersFive ways to fight ESG scepticism
It has been a mixed year for sustainable investment. On the one hand, the financial sector has signed up to net zero commitments en masse – not to mention the sector-wide efforts to prepare for and implement SFDR. On the other hand, scepticism has grown around how deep the implementation of ESG integration and sustainable investment practices really go.
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White papersIs UK real estate heading back to the 1970s?
UK commercial real estate is facing 1970s-level inflation, but does it face the same boom and bust it did over 50 years ago?
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White papersHow to overhaul Europe’s outdated budget rules
Europe’s budget rules are in dire need of an overhaul. A new regime of higher inflation means the European Central Bank cannot on its own support growth or prevent fragmentation. But governments are hampered by fiscal constraints that are too simplistic and which, after years of breaches, lack credibility.
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White papersIs UK real estate heading back to the 1970s?
UK commercial real estate is facing 1970s-level inflation, but does it face the same boom and bust it did over 50 years ago?
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White papersQ2 2022 U.S. Research Perspective
“History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, But It Often Rhymes” - Mark Twain
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White papersHow to smarten up cities
What we need are not new smart cities but ‘smartened up’ cities to deal with the challenges of decarbonization, demography, digitalization and urbanization, argues Mahdi Mokrane, Head of Global Investment Strategy, Research & Investment Solutions at PATRIZIA.
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White papersDespite headwinds, ESG continues to perform
Our latest research shows that despite headwinds, ESG continues to be a strong driver of shareholder returns.
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White papersSuspension of US-China climate talks puts global efforts at risk
Just as the US passed the USD 430 billion Inflation Reduction Act to tackle climate change among other major issues, China has suspended Sino-US collaboration on global warming. Details are not yet available, but the impact on global de-carbonisation could be substantial, especially if last November’s Joint Glasgow Declaration by the world’s largest CO2 emitters is at stake.
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White papersInfrastructure – rising rates and the “natural hedge”
Inflation has accelerated globally as a result of consumer demand, fuelled by fiscal policy, pushing into supply constraints due to COVID-19 and geopolitical upheaval. US inflation is running at 40-year highs and other advanced economies are at or near similar extremes.
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White papersInnovation insights: Forest fires and innovation - the case for long-term thinking
In their latest Innovation insights, Franklin Equity Group examines how in taking a long-term perspective, one starts to understand how a downturn can be healthy for the ecosystem.
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White papersEuro Parity: Threshold or Boundary?
The euro is subject to enormous economic forces that could equally be very positive for the currency or the cause of an even greater fall.
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White papersSocial issues rise up voting season agenda
This year’s voting season saw a rise in shareholder resolutions on social issues in North America and Europe, along with the mainstreaming of management-proposed say-on-climate votes. Amy Wilson and Laura Jernegan examine some of the key meetings and shareholder proposals.
