Latest Manager Research – Page 169
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White papersManaging Challenges in US Equity and Fixed Income Markets Today
US equity and fixed income markets are facing new challenges. Our Ed Perks shares his latest outlook and investment opportunities across asset classes.
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White papersLaSalle Global Partner Solutions
LaSalle Global Partner Solutions (“LaSalle GPS”) is a division of LaSalle Investment Management with a Global AuM of $7bn (as of Q4, 2021). The real estate platform offers investors access to global investment opportunities across private and public equity, and private and public debt sectors through a range of vehicles such as commingled funds, join ventures, co-investments, and listed securities.
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White papersAre pension funds set to flex their financial muscle in climate fight?
Pension allocations to climate funds - including in the private assets sphere - are likely to increase dramatically, with potentially vital consequences in the real world.
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White papersA word with our expert on green bonds
‘The green bond universe is an attractive alternative to conventional debt’
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White papersESG Themes Take Center Stage
Real estate has been at the centre of the broader Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) movement, which includes social and governance priorities alongside environmental ones.
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White papersQuick Thoughts: China—Separating Myth From Reality
Chief Market Strategist Stephen Dover explores five myths about China—and why it remains misunderstood in West.
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White papersOur Net Zero Carbon Pathway
There is no doubt that commercial real estate is entering a period of transition, one in which sustainability and commercial performance will become synonymous. The sustainability credentials of assets and funds will be subject to greater scrutiny by regulators, investors and occupiers. Those slow off the mark will find it difficult to protect and create value.
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White papersAllocation Views - May 2022
Our Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions team suggest broader supply disruptions that continue to hold consumer price inflation at extremely elevated levels, are key factors fueling aggressive rate hike cycles across developed markets.
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White papersAre pension funds set to flex their financial muscle in climate fight?
Pension allocations to climate funds - including in the private assets sphere - are likely to increase dramatically, with potentially vital consequences in the real world.
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White papersHow Ukraine Mission Creep Will Fuel the Next Inflation Wave
And that’s on top of the other risks from war aims that are turning ever more resolute, expansive, and vague.
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White papersDemographics of Migration - ISA2022 Insight Report
LaSalle’s survey of migration demographics Great migrations have contributed to the rise of cities for many centuries. The push and pull factors in the 2020s are not unlike those experienced in history: including pandemics, wars, socio-economic factors, and immigration policies. In our survey of current migration patterns, we discover great variety around the world. Key findings are summarized below:
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White papersShifts & Narratives #17 - Keeping up with climate change in setting long-term asset class views
Today climate change is arguably the most critical long-term challenge that humanity is facing. “Climate action failure” is not only the top longterm threat in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report for 2022, but is also a key element for investors to factor in when building long-term assumptions on the economy and markets.
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White papers3-4 May FOMC meeting: 50bp interest rate hike is bullish for markets
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and statement: On 4 May, the Federal Reserve (Fed) hiked the Fed funds rate by 50bp to 0.75-1.00%, the first back-to-back hike since the second quarter of 2006. The FOMC statement signaled the start of a series of rate hikes. The Fed downplayed the negative Q1 GDP data, while upgrading its inflation assessment.
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White papersConstant chaos: 4.669 reasons why car-tech could outpace insurers
Fiorino explores what’s driving change in the car insurance market – and why incumbents may have to get out of the road…
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White papersInflation-Fighting Properties
Real estate has tended to get a prominent page in inflation playbooks—but do some parts of the market get a particularly strong tailwind from rising prices?
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White papersCould Your Beta Be Better?
In the first of our articles on working with Official Institutions, we look into the importance of regularly questioning the assumptions behind your benchmark.
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White papersUS workforce housing: Driving compelling returns and social good
Affordable workforce rental housing is an oft-overlooked category of US multifamily housing investment given the skills and capital required to turnaround assets. Yet, workforce housing could offer institutional investors a scalable opportunity to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns and target high-impact social good. Crucially, with state-funded affordable housing in the US in short supply, owner-operator platforms focused on improving the quality and condition of housing units could help to deliver positive social outcomes for tenants and surrounding communities.
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White papersMacroeconomic Picture - May 2022
United States: the surge in inflation to a multi-decade high is compressing real incomes and could negatively impact consumer confidence, spending and saving behaviour, as some surveys seem to expect. At the same time, companies’ capex intentions remain high, suggesting that, while US consumption may be decelerating, capex should ...
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White papersHold tight for the Chinese demand shock: faith over fear
The extended lockdown in Shanghai and other cities have shattered market confidence, sending Chinese equity market down again over the month. Taking into account the damage of the zero-Covid policy to the Chinese economy, we expect a recession in Q2 and full-year growth to undershoot the government target by a wide margin (Amundi forecast 3.5% versus the 5.5% official target).
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White papersUpward pressures on inflation are the major market driver
We expect central banks to remain on the hawkish side as long as inflation expectations remain on the upside, as central banks are afraid of losing their credibility. However, the Fed and the ECB are in different positions. The Fed wants to tighten financing conditions to slow demand, as the US economy is running hot. However, the ECB is stuck in an impossible situation: Eurozone inflation is primarily driven by higher energy costs, and a central bank has few “tools” to fight cost-driven inflation without hurting growth.
