Latest Manager Research – Page 46
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White papersRecent economic data confirms our outlook
”With softer economic growth ahead and the Fed expected to cut rates in 2024, this supports our positive stance on developed and emerging market bonds.”
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White papersThe AI evolution: Where are we heading?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has dominated headlines this year and sparked a rally in technology stocks. Jeffrey Lin and Thomas Lee, Fund Managers, Global Artificial Intelligence (Thematic Technology), believe that generative AI represents a significant technological advancement, with potential benefits extending across a broad range of industries. So how is this disruptive technology translating into exciting new investment opportunities?
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White papersThe tiger that lost its roar: the mystery of South Korea’s underperforming equities
Two countries in the MSCI Asia ex-Japan Index – China and South Korea – have performed noticeably poorly over the last decade and a half. One can explain China’s struggles, amid tensions with the West. But what is going on with South Korea?
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White papersBeyond renewables – what’s next in greenhouse gas reduction?
Renewable energy has been one of the most popular target sectors for infrastructure investors in recent years. With the rising maturity of renewables, returns of traditional projects such as wind and solar have compressed significantly, typically offering single digit Internal Rate of Returns (IRR) in mature markets.
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White papersSchroders Capital Investment outlook: real estate
This Investment Outlook for real estate summarises our experts’ views on the risks and opportunities in real estate markets around the world. We explore conviction themes and the investment strategies we’re using to exploit the opportunities that they provide.
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White papersInspiring innovation: private equity’s role in environmental solutions
The number of companies that have set science-based targets for emission reductions aligned with limiting global warming to 1.5°C almost doubled between just 2021 and 2022, and now stands above 4,000.1 Moreover, 92% of global GDP is now covered by a net-zero target.
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White papersThe smart value-add investor – 2024 edition
When the market turned decidedly negative in early 2022, the strong value-add investment opportunity in the wake of the global financial crisis (GFC) came back to mind for many and inspired a number of real estate players to pursue the strategy. Significant capital has since been raised, but very little of it has been invested to date.
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White papersBifurcation and more: the year ahead for real estate
The past year has been marked by volatility and uncertainty in capital markets. But at least so far many, if not most, real estate occupier markets have proven resilient. But this dynamic is at a critical juncture.
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White papersManaging infrastructure safety requires long-term focus
In complex infrastructure environments, a commitment to safety must be lived every day in order to provide a safe workplace, write Shannon O’Keeffe, Director, Social Sustainability, William Phillips and Nicholas Rivera, Senior Associates, Asset Management at IFM Investors
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White papersEuropean self-storage steps into the limelight
Long considered a niche sector in European real estate, self-storage has attracted growing interest from institutional investors since the pandemic.
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White papersThe property cycle deepens in Australia
The Australian property market has hit a cyclical inflection point that will see intensifying capital pressures force the hands of many real asset owners and creditors over the next two years.
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White papersTune out of the noise and into the trends to capitalise on Asia’s real estate potential
With commercial real estate in developed markets facing challenges, investors are increasingly considering other options.
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White papersMarkets bounce on waning inflation
Markets reacted positively to stronger-than-expected US and UK inflation data this week.
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White papersMoment of truth
A hard or soft landing could throw a harsh light on corporate fundamentals in 2024. In the second set of breakout sessions from our Fixed Income Forum in London on 14 November, attendees learned of the potential in unconstrained credit, the opportunity in investment grade and the crucial role fixed income can play in the sustainability transition.
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White papersInsight across the fixed income spectrum
Federated Hermes’ Fixed Income Forum in London on 14 November, included sessions on the future of money markets, the prospects for emerging market debt, and the attraction of private credit.
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White papersNot your average credit cycle
Geopolitics, hard landings, falling consumer confidence and corporate belt-tightening could all be part of the investment picture in 2024. That was the message from Federated Hermes’ Fixed Income Forum in London on 14 November.
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White papersRethinking retail: centre:mk
Our Q4 real estate case study looks at how centre:mk in Milton Keynes – managed by Federated Hermes – is looking to set a new standard for community engagement and sustainability.
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White papersEmerging markets: Where do we go from here?
China’s myriad medium- to long-term issues present investors with a challenge. For bondholders in particular, the question of investibility in the world’s second-largest economy is a pressing concern. In this update we consider which other markets might offer an attractive alternative.
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White papersUp then (marginally) down again
Markets rose earlier in the week on hopes of an interest rate freeze from the world’s central banks; only to reverse course on the back of less dovish outlooks from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
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White papers2024 Outlook Public Fixed Income
With heightened uncertainty and widespread risks blurring the outlook, our credit market experts explore the future prospects for asset classes ranging from high yield, to investment grade credit, to emerging markets debt.
