Latest Manager Research – Page 175
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White papersTechnology Investing: Volatility, Valuations and Opportunity
Despite increased volatility due to the Russia-Ukraine war and rising interest rates, Franklin Equity Group’s Jonathan Curtis sees compelling opportunities within high-quality technology companies in an increasingly digital world.
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White papersCautious, Not Bearish
Investors may want to position for persistent volatility as growth begins to slow, but we still believe earnings growth supports the case for equities.
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White papersAdopt a Gold Standard for Your Sustainable Investments
From escalating climate threats to growing social challenges, the impetus for creating a more sustainable world has become impossible to ignore. But we can’t rely on governments and philanthropy to solve the problems. Investors have an important role to play by supporting private sector efforts to address the issues that will redefine life on earth for decades to come.
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White papersECB strikes a somewhat dovish tone, despite inflation remaining top priority
After the hawkish surprises of previous meetings, no further acceleration of stimulus withdrawal has been hinted at in April. The ECB fully confirmed both its previous guidance on QE, which is set to end “some point in time” in Q3, and policy sequence, with interest rates to rise possibly, but not necessarily, after QE ends.
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White papersCityWatch | Singapore
Our research team analyzed more than 4,000 cities and identified the top 2% we believe are most attractive to people and businesses, today and in the future. Singapore is one of those cities.
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White papersBuilding resilience with real estate debt
Direct lenders make loans secured by the underlying real estate assets to experienced real estate sponsors. Lenders have the ability to offer more flexible terms not available in the commercial mortgage-backed securities market.
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White papersBonne Récupération: The ECB Moves Gradually, Keeps its Options Open
As expected, the ECB largely confirmed its policy normalisation journey in the coming months, including the tapering of asset purchases over the course of the second quarter. That said, recent data suggest a somewhat accelerated pace of tapering, with the Governing Council now viewing asset purchases as likely to conclude in the third quarter of this year.
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White papersHow can a social taxonomy work as a platform for better social impact?
Developing taxonomies to create guidance for businesses and investors working towards more environmental and social sustainability has been a key part of the European Commission’s action plan. A social taxonomy, however, functions with different parameters than an environmental one, as Malika Takhtayeva, Delphine Riou and Xuan Sheng Ou Yong explain.
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White papersThe renminbi’s creeping internationalisation
China has recently revived talks with Saudi Arabia on settling some oil trades in renminbi in a move that many market players see as a first step towards gradually shifting the global oil trade to the renminbi from the US dollar, creating the ‘petro-yuan’.
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White papersReal Estate Outlook - APAC, Edition 1 - 2022
The economic recovery has been choppy, while inflation has risen across the region. Central banks have moved to tighten policy, but we don’t think this will significantly impair real estate performance. APAC investment activity hit a new record in 2021 and cap rates were flat or fell in the last quarter. Occupier markets were generally healthy and should be buoyed by economic growth in 2022.
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White papersBeyond ESG: The Carbon Price Solution
The net-zero transition requires the rapid development at scale of new technologies, energy-efficient infrastructure, and carbon capture and storage. A carbon price, together with the elimination of fossil-fuel subsidies, would give investors powerful incentives to finance these and other imperatives.
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White papersShould Investors “Buy the Dip” in a Time of Geopolitical Crisis?
Many market pundits have advocated a strategy of “buying the dip” after significant selloffs, but does it always make sense to do so? Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions’ Gene Podkaminer and Miles Sampson explore market reactions to geopolitical events and caution against celebrating the success of this strategy too soon.
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White papersEM Corporate Bonds in 2022: How to Find Truffles in the Mud
Tighter monetary conditions have raised bond yields around the world since the start of the year. Ten-year US Treasury yields rose 80 basis points (bps) in the first quarter, global investment-grade yields 83 bps, and yields on high-yield bonds rose 136 bps.
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White papersFT Fixed Income Central Bank Watch: Race to the top
The Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Central Bank Watch is a qualitative assessment of the central banks for the Group of Ten nations plus China and South Korea.
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White papersRethinking the Credit Liquidity Continuum
As private credit markets have expanded, matured and democratized, eligible investors can now, in a cost-effective and operationally efficient manner, combine liquid and less-liquid credit assets in one portfolio. This allows investors to increase yield profile and potentially reduce volatility and correlation.
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White papersCLOs Well-Positioned Amid Rising Rates, Heightened Uncertainty
In the context of a thin new issue pipeline, secondary market CLOs look more interesting, on balance, relative to new issues.
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White papersSDG Engagement High Yield Credit: 2021 Annual Report
Our 2021 Annual Report outlines how the SDG Engagement High Yield Credit strategy delivered on its colinear objectives: strong financial performance for investors, and future, positive social and environmental impact contributing to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
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White papersHigh Yield: A Strong Case for Floating Rate
While the negative shocks of late have impacted high yield markets, the asset class remains well-positioned overall—particularly loans, which can offer a degree of protection in a rising-rate environment.
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White papersEM Debt: Finding Fundamental Value in a Shifting Landscape
The current environment is challenging, but much like in the past, opportunities are beginning to arise across the EM debt landscape.
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White papersStrategic impetus for sustainable energy in Europe
Energy security has climbed the European political agenda recently, supporting the low-carbon transition. High metals prices act as a short-term headwind but authorities remain committed to a cleaner future, with the region’s central bank working towards “greening” its monetary policy framework.
