Latest Manager Research – Page 252
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White papersThe latest on the carbon trading market and a keen appetite for offshore wind assets
Carbon pricing in the EU Emissions Trading System, or ETS market, is entering a new phase, signalling that decarbonisation is well under way in the energy sector and that reducing industrial CO2 emissions will be next, as the EU moves towards its net zero emissions target for 2050.
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White papersHigh-yield bonds – Everything is relative!
Investors can still find value in the European high-yield bond market even after a more than volatile 2020 in which risk premiums fell.
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White papersGlobal Data Centers - Asia Pacific Excerpt
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the largest economic shock in generations. Significant disruption across all segments of the economy has resulted in severe recessions globally.
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White papersGlobal Data Centers - European Excerpt
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the largest economic shock in generations. Significant disruption across all segments of the economy has resulted in severe recessions globally.
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White papersGlobal Data Centers - America’s Excerpt
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the largest economic shock in generations. Significant disruption across all segments of the economy has resulted in severe recessions globally.
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White papersMarket scenarios and risks - March 2021
This month, we maintain the probabilities and narrative of our central and alternative scenarios. We confirm our constructive medium-term view on the “financial recovery regime”, with more caution in the short-term on financial markets, given the virus-dependent news flow and inflation concerns.
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White papersChina and EM: growth and policy Q&A
Our emerging markets strategists attempt to answer some of the questions often asked by our clients.
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White papersAll bubbles are not equal
Predicting the growth and bursting of bubbles is a difficult task, even considered as impossible by some. In fact, bubbles can last for a long time and are only apparent when they burst. Calling them too early can lead to suboptimal allocation. However, there are signs of market exuberance, particularly in the tech sector.
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White papersAn expected improvement in corporate fundamentals bodes well for bondholders
We expect business fundamentals to improve in the coming months, especially for low-rated companies. The ratings momentum in HY, as measured by downgrade/upgrade volumes, has already turned positive.
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White papersCredit spreads vs bond yields in the current cycle
The move in rates is just one factor of the macro backdrop that can drive spread trends, but one that worked quite well in past cycles and therefore worth focusing on in the current recovery phase.
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White papersQ4 earnings season: an impressive resilience that supports our pro-cyclical views
Given the context, Q4 2020 corporate earnings proved resilient. The regions least impacted by the pandemic, such as EM (+25%) and Japan (+20%), experienced notable increases.
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White papersCovid, productivity and long-term growth: further secular stagnation or positive reversal?
While the spectacular Covid shock may easily lead to exaggerate extrapolations, it cannot be ruled out that it will matter for long-term productivity and growth. However, the effects could work both ways. Reasons why the current crisis could further worsen “secular stagnation” are many, yet there are also a channels through which it could work positively.
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White papers22@ – innovation in Barcelona
Barcelona is in the middle of one of the most ambitious urban renewal projects in the world – and PATRIZIA is in the thick of it. With 22@, the city is seeking to transform the historic but run-down industrial district of Poblenou into a dynamic and innovative district. Greg Langley reports.
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White papersMajor Shifts in Real Estate : A wake-up call for real estate investors?
Featuring representatives from Franklin Templeton’s specialised real estate investment teams and the Urban Land Institute, our webinar panel explored a sector caught between one economic cycle ending and another yet to begin. At the same time, COVID-19 is accelerating huge structural changes that could be transformative for the market.
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White papersEurope Real Estate sector report - Spring 2021
Long leases and strong covenants have shielded office landlords from the very worst impact of the COVID -19 pandemic, though there are signs of some stress creeping into the occupier market. In the short term, nearly all markets across Europe are expected to see yields stay relatively flat despite rent growth pausing or turning negative. A significant bifurcation appears to be occuring between core and secondary investments, asset quality, tenant quality, and gateway and non- gateway markets.
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White papersHow Deep Are The Scars?
What helps reconcile market euphoria with the very mixed global data is that central bankers remain concerned about the pandemic scars and have reiterated their accommodative stance.
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White papersReal Estate Outlook – Edition 1, 2021
The rollout of vaccines gives rise to cautious optimism that the economy will improve in the second half of the year as lockdowns can be lifted.
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White papersAEW Research Report - February 2021
Retail spending for 2021-22 is forecasted to grow at 4% pa amid consumers’ pent-up demand. This implies that the worst might be over for retailers and investors, although the precise speed of the recovery might vary with vaccine distribution rates.
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White papersReal Estate House View - Europe 2021
While e-commerce growth in Europe is thought to have averaged at around 10% in 2020, China may have experienced up to 30% growth. It is all about live streams, interaction via social media and being part of the product and its use over the phone. There is a “consumer-centric” vibrancy in China’s e-commerce market, while the west has a “tech driven”, top down approach.
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White papersReal Estate House View - Switzerland 2021
The current resilience of the swiss real estate market largely stems from its focus on the residential sector. As rents are not directly impacted by the lockdown measures, investors are therefore focusing on this “safe haven”.
