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White papersOur thoughts on inflation – And why we just don’t buy it!
In our view, in the wake of the sell-off and reset in valuations for environmental sector stocks in the first half of the year, the fundamentals have never looked more attractive.
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White papersGlobal Resources: Poised for Long-Term Growth?
From decarbonization to renewable energy, there are a number of structural trends unfolding that should provide a supportive backdrop for natural resources going forward.
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White papersFrom Diets to Tech: The Opportunity in Sustainable Agriculture
A technological revolution is reshaping the agricultural landscape, creating opportunities in companies that are increasing the sustainability of arable farming and protein production.
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White papersESG in Asia: Accelerating Momentum
The ESG regulatory landscape in Asia is quickly evolving, making sustainable practices an increasingly integral factor in investment decisions. As a result, Asian companies with better or improving ESG disclosures look well-positioned going forward.
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White papersPowering progress: the Sycomore Global Education Fund
Education is the engine of human progress. The fund managers talk about the main opportunities they see in this underappreciated sector and the strategies they’re adopting to generate value while advancing this key lever in the battle to improve global equality.
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White papersNon-traditional property types are no longer niche – they are the future of commercial real estate
REITs have spearheaded the growth of real estate investors into non-traditional property types. The U.S. institutional private real estate market is also rapidly expanding into these property types and we anticipate a material allocation to non-traditional properties in the future.
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White papersWill the planets align for a green and energy transition?
Sycomore AM believes that through a combination of increased collective awareness, technological innovation and an enhanced regulatory landscape, the planets can align to ensure a meaningful and durable transition. But will they?
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White papersThe Emerging Markets Recovery & The Race Ahead
With the Fed’s “tapering” clock now officially ticking, many Emerging Markets face an even more urgent challenge to tackle the pandemic.
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White papersSustainability-linked LBO loans - fad or future?
The ‘green’ finance revolution shows no signs of slowing down, with sustainable debt issuance continuing to set new records.
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White papersThe inherent risks of crypto currencies – When bitcoin meets China’s CBDC
Increasing regulatory control, due to central banks protecting their economic policy sovereignty and national governments seeking to control climate change, is an imminent risk for cryptocurrencies. In particular, China’s official digital currency is ‘anti-cryptos’.
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White papers* How can the investment industry address the biodiversity crisis? *
It’s never been more important for the financial sector, including the investment industry, to take steps to help safeguard the planet’s threatened biodiversity. In the wake of International Biodiversity Day, ESG analyst Robert-Alexandre Poujade explores the areas in which investors can make a difference.
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White papers* Our roadmap to addressing biodiversity loss *
Biodiversity loss entails physical, transition and systemic risks for investors. That is why BNP Paribas Asset Management believes it is essential to integrate biodiversity into its approach to sustainable investing including reporting on its water and forest footprints and developing common biodiversity metrics.
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White papersData Centres: A Focus on the Tenants
As data centres become an increasingly attractive investment opportunity, it’s important for investors to understand the types of organisations that are driving demand for these facilities.
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White papersGlobal Outlook 2021 Europe - Regional Investment Opportunities
Vaccine rollout should lead to a strong economic bounce-back in the second half of 2021 as services reopen and households spend accumulated savings.
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White papersGlobal Outlook 2021 - Americas
As the vaccine rollout takes effect, the U.S. economy is set to benefit from several tailwinds through the second half of the year, including the prospect of a full reopening, a boost to spending from accumulated savings and further fiscal stimulus. Latin America will take longer to recover.
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White papersGlobal Outlook 2021 - Asia-Pacific
Given our assessment of the outlook for the Asia Pacific economy and real estate market, we identify the following opportunities as being among the most attractive on a risk-adjusted basis over the next 12 months.
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White papersShifts & Narratives #3 - The ‘make it or break it moment’: why investors should care about COP26?
The Conference of the Parties (COP)26 in Glasgow has been hailed as a turning point in the global fight regarding climate change amid a new US administration and a long and strenuous exit from the Covid-19 pandemic. Six years on from the Paris agreement, the objective is clear: limit the temperature rise to 1.5°C above preindustrial averages, which means reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050, and cutting them by half this decade.
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White papersGlobal corporate bonds Q&A with Damir Bettini: selectivity remains key
A year on from the height of the COVID-19 crisis, credit spreads have returned to their pre-pandemic tight levels. Does this present an asymmetric return profile for corporate bonds?
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White papersMid-Year 2021 Outlook
Covid-19 negatively impacted 2020 European growth to various degrees. Regardless of its precise speed, the 2021-22 recovery is expected to be solid. But, this strength is also raising concerns on inflation.
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White papersEurope’s Big Bang moment: How COVID-19 could reshape real estate portfolios
After great disruption often comes great reform. Multilateralism was pursued after World War II to safeguard international security, while the Global Financial Crisis gave rise to regulations designed to improve the stability of the banking system.
