Latest Manager Research – Page 281
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - December 2021
Halloween ‘ghosts’ of Fed tapering, the Evergrande crisis, and the earnings season did not scare the markets. The Fed telegraphed its message well: while keeping the option to adjust tapering depending on the state of the economy, it reiterated the “transitory” inflation narrative.
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White papersNovo Nordisk Throws Its Weight Behind Patients With Obesity And Diabetes
The world’s obesity and sugar-high problems have healthcare budgets bursting at the seams.
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White papersChina’s zero-Covid policy – Timing, benefits, costs and impact
As more countries opt for ‘living with Covid’, China is sticking with a ‘zero Covid’ policy (ZCP) that has brought significant benefits, although not without costs. China may soon be approaching a turning point where the costs outweigh the benefits.
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White papersEM inflation elevated but still relatively contained; local markets could offer relative value
The gap between emerging market (EM) inflation over developed market (DM) inflation has remained contained this time, in part due to weak economic conditions, muted domestic credit creation and proactive EM central banks. Tighter EM financial conditions should anchor longer term EM inflation expectations.
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White papersRisk and opportunity in Asia credit: Chinese property, regulatory shifts, inflation
We believe at the point of Evergrande default, the contagion are, less financial and more real economy in nature. This is because the overall exposure of the financial system to Evergrande from a top-down perspective is much more manageable albeit there are risks around selected financial institutions with higher exposures to Evergrande.
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White papersDon’t get lost on the road to Paris: How to avoid the unintended consequences of a net-zero portfolio.
Making pledges and setting targets is the only straightforward thing about decarbonisation. More and more, asset owners will need to demonstrate how their approach is enabling them to reach net zero while future-proofing returns within a specified timeframe. It’s a question of understanding the individual challenges presented by each asset class and factoring this insight into a nuanced and sophisticated decarbonisation approach.
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White papersSocial bonds – A tool to effect positive social change
Social bonds have been the fastest growing segment of the market for thematic bonds. Numerous factors are driving their popularity, including their use to address gender inequality and to support pandemic relief.
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White papersThe role bonds play in a portfolio
Building a resilient and balanced portfolio should be a priority for many investors in today’s environment of heightened financial market uncertainty and volatility across a range of asset classes, including equities.
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White papersClean energy investment delivers greener hotels
Hotels are traditionally high energy consumers and high carbon emitters. Focusing on energy efficiency solutions is helping to cut those emissions, as well as delivering benefits to hotel owners and operators, while offering guests the opportunity to make more sustainable accommodation choices.
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White papersSimple Equity Themes for Complex Times
Here’s why we think value and income can offer equity investors both a buffer against uncertainty and an attractive opportunity in an ongoing reflationary expansion.
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White papersShifts & Narratives #11 - Green sentiment: what impact on stock returns and firm’s behaviour?
As a large number of investors turn to green assets, this raises questions about investors’ impact on the economy, in particular through their influence on firms’ valuations and corporate behaviour. Understanding this effect is key for institutional investors, who not only care about the consequences of their investment but also struggle to understand how much of past performances have been driven by changing climate fundamentals and by changing environmental preferences of investors, i.e. “green sentiment”.
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White papersEurope is poised to surprise
Over the past year, European equity markets have more than held their own relative to global equity markets. To the surprise of many, Europe has only marginally trailed the U.S. market while outperforming the broader MSCI World ex-U.S. Index. We believe Europe is poised for further positive surprise looking ahead.
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White papersLithium, Cobalt Lead Charge for Alternative Fuels
As the push towards alternative energy sources gains momentum amid growing concerns over the environment and demand from an expanding electric car industry, the spotlight has turned to battery metals such as lithium and cobalt that are used to store electricity, rallying their prices this year.
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White papersGlobal real estate outlook - Finding value in a new era
Global economies are showing signs of recovery as people adapt to living alongside COVID-19, and attention is turning to what our post-pandemic world looks like. M&G’s latest Global Real Estate Outlook highlights the challenges and opportunities that real estate investors may need to consider.
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White papersMeasuring the value of human capital
Human capital refers to skills, knowledge and experience possessed by an individual or population, viewed in terms of their value or cost to an organisation or country. Within our Environmental, Social and Governance frameworks, human capital is identified as one of the largest drivers of value.
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White papersThe importance of urban regions, before and after COVID-19
Recent data underwrites a so called ‘urban exodus’: a record number of households moved away from the Randstad conurbation to other parts of the country during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. To examine whether the tides are really turning or whether living in cities is actually here to stay, our research paper places the recent relocation trend in a historical context and studies the current underlying fundamentals of the residential market.
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White papersIs the U.K. the Newest Leading Indicator?
An upside surprise in U.K. inflation and improving employment trends reinforced markets pricing a 10–15 bps rate hike by the BoE in December, while energy prices eased following the announcements from China, which could provide downside pressure to market inflation expectations.
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White papersBattling the superbugs
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is growing, although the risk too often goes unmanaged or ignored. Yet the ramifications for public health are huge.
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White papers2022 Investment Outlook - Investing in the great transformation
As the global economy recovers from its pandemic scars and inflation makes its first comeback in decades, the world is preparing to face its greatest ever challenges: the energy transition to fight the inexorable climate crisis and the development of an inclusive growth model.
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White papers4 investment opportunities for a net-zero future
The buzz swirling around the electric vehicle (EV) sector has been front and centre for investors looking to profit from the world’s transition to a net-zero carbon economy.
