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White papersTrade War: The Second Front
Head of Equities covers potential tariffs on Mexico and their implications.
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White papersESG gets physical: The role of real assets in creating a sustainable future
Physical assets, particularly infrastructure and real estate, have a critical role to play in facilitating the transition towards a more sustainable economy and a greener world. As ultimate asset owners, investors are deeply engaged in the issues, and incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations is a fundamental part of an asset manager’s duty to their clients.
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White papersWe can all get along (part II) How bondholders can engage companies for the benefit of all stakeholders
This is the second part of a two-part paper asserting that the shared interests of bondholders and shareholders provide incentives to jointly engage companies – and generate positive outcomes by doing so. In part one, we disproved the claim that the imperatives of bond and shareholders typically diverge and argued that both financial stakeholders have the legitimacy to engage. In this paper, we explain how bondholders can play their part in promoting the interests of all financial stakeholders.
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White papersReal Estate insight: Why we see value in UK social supported housing
With yields in global commercial real estate at all time lows, investors are looking for areas that still offer value. We discuss the compelling opportunities in UK social supported housing.
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White papersReal Estate Summary Edition 2, 2019 - Tenant demand healthy while investment activity slips.
The economy held up better than expected in the first quarter of 2019, while some major central banks have turned dovish. Delayed policy tightening is supportive of real estate and investment activity was weaker across all regions with cap rates levelling off. We think occupier and investor markets look more resilient to any shock from the economy than they were prior to the global financial crisis.
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White papersFocus on the ESG change when scoring sovereigns
At Franklin Templeton, one of our best examples of integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in macroeconomic research comes from the Templeton Global Macro team. The most important distinction in their approach comes from a forward-looking view.
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Nuveen knows: why engagement matters
As global investors, we believe that responsible investing business practices lower risk, improve financial performance and drive positive social and environmental outcomes, providing enduring benefits to our clients and communities.
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White papersResponsible Investment Quarterly Q4 2018
Cloud computing, machine learning and the potential of the, as yet, relatively untapped field of data science have been rapidly rising up the agenda of the investment world. In an industry that is undergoing seismic changes, the capabilities, reach and efficiencies that data science innovation offers have potential to play an important role
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White papersTwo quarters of turbulence: what the pre-Christmas plunge and new year rebound say about markets
World equity indices plunged during Q4 last year before staging a powerful recovery, regaining virtually all the ground they had lost. This extraordinary turn of events may look irrational, but it tells a coherent story about the fragility of investor confidence as we navigate the end of this economic cycle and approach the US elections in 2020
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White papersInterpreting Brexit – impact of a hard or soft outcome
The UK’s departure from the European Union is still up in the air, despite setting a new date in October for leaving There remains no clarity on where the country will stand in terms of a deal by the time the formal process is triggered When the UK finally ...
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White papersGlobal fixed income: it’s time for investors to stay watchful and nimble
In the space of just 12 months, markets have switched from expecting interest rate rises to expecting interest rate falls. Broadly speaking, this means 2019 should be a good year for fixed income. But investors are treading a fine line and need to differentiate between fixed income strategies.
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White papersThreadneedle (Lux) European Social Bond Fund - Annual Social Impact Report
The Fund, the first of its kind in Europe, aims to deliver both a financial and a social return by investing in corporate bonds across Europe. It has a clear focus on supporting positive outcomes for individuals, communities or society as a whole.
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White papersThe Future Of Food: Eat Or Be Eaten
The impact of the food value chain to both the global economy and financial markets is huge But food systems face multiple challenges, from climate change to population growth and unsustainable practices There are investable opportunities with solutions to enhance the sustainability and health of our food systems, and ...
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White papersResponsible property investing 2018
We have been benchmarking the RPI performance of our funds for many years, with our involvement in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) survey growing over that time.
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White papersVideo: Reflecting on six years of Multi-Strategy Credit
As the strategy hits a key milestone in June, Fraser Lundie, Head of Hermes Credit, looks back on how Multi-Strategy Credit has fared in challenging markets since inception.
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Alternative Risk Premia: Why Diversify Beyond Style?
In the world of alternative risk premia, style premia have dominated. But they do have limitations. Investors should consider using a wider variety of strategies.
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White papersHow will the world respond to the next economic crisis?
The longest US economic expansion on record spanned a decade from March 1991 to March 2001. With the country’s current period of sustained growth poised to surpass this 10-year record in July, we examine the possible response to the next crisis.
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White papersIndian elections: political continuity is positive but reform is what matters most
Prime Minister Modi led the NDA to a sweeping victory, with a full majority in Parliament and therefore significant political capital. There was some apprehension in the market ahead of the election and a clear majority will certainly soothe nerves.
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White papersFixed Income: The EU—Singing From 28 Hymn Sheets
How can the latest European Parliamentary elections be described? Sonal Desai, our Fixed Income CIO, covers hamstrung monetary policy and suggests the euro area may be more exposed to financial shocks.
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