Latest Manager Research – Page 83
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White papersThe case to stay invested in the lowest rated segment of emerging market debt
Franklin Templeton Fixed Income suggests that emerging market debt investors need to be aware of the underlying spread dynamics that drive overall spread moves. In this paper, they consider those factors and the opportunities available.
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White papersNet Zero investing and its impact on a 60-40 allocation
Global warming and the Net Zero transition have far-reaching implications for investors. In particular, embracing a Net Zero path will impact investors’ asset allocation in two ways.
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White papersHow High Is Too High | Are Infrastructure Valuations Grounded in Reality?
Headline valuations associated with infrastructure transactions have, for years, been subject to mockery, skepticism or a more subtle roll of the eyes, with airports, data centers and towers considered usual suspects. Although the nascent asset class has more or less gone mainstream, higher rates and macroeconomic uncertainty haven’t allayed such oft-cited concerns. So, what do we make of infrastructure valuations in today’s environment?
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White papersNavigating the Juxtaposition | Challenges and Opportunities in Today’s Real Estate Market
The current market juxtaposition – with low vacancies and double-digit rent growth in certain sectors versus market volatility and reduced liquidity – creates a few challenges when it comes to determining the value of a real estate property in today’s rapidly shifting environment. In terms of property valuations, today’s market is feeling a bit like the gameshow, “The Price is Right.” With price discovery happening in real time, we are all determining our own estimates for what we think is “fair market value.”
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White papersOne Man’s Trash | Evaluating Environmental Infrastructure Assets
The concept of something having contradictory qualities depending on the eye of the beholder can be traced back to the first century B.C. Whether the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius coined the expression, or merely repeated it, his is the oldest known reference: “Quod ali cibus est aliis fuat acre venenum” (what is food for one man may be bitter poison to others). You may be more familiar with the modernized adaptation: “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”
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White papersIs the Fed rate-hike pause still likely?
2023 was to be a relatively well telegraphed year, as opposed to 2022 which took investors by surprise. The idea was simple: in 2022, central banks had raised a wall of interest rates to protect our economies from a wave of inflation not seen since the 1970s. These rate hikes were to cause a slowdown in economic growth during 2023 without plunging the world into a deep recession – the ‘soft landing’ scenario.
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White papersESG Viewpoint: what makes supply chain due diligence effective?
Working conditions in supply chains remains a challenging issue that spans virtually all sectors and geographies.
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White papersLooking beyond traditional LDI instruments as de-risking gathers steam
In 2022, we saw one of the most unprecedented movements in global financial markets in modern history. A combination of global geopolitical problems and supply-demand imbalances of goods and services due to the pandemic left the Federal Reserve (Fed) with no option but to try and slam the inflationary brake by hiking short-term interest rates to stop the economy from overheating.
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White papersLondon remains top of the European Thematic Cities Index for the third time in a row
The Swiss Life Asset Managers’ European Thematic Cities Index helps real estate investors make smart decisions on where to invest. The index indicates which European cities are the most well equipped to handle structural transformation in five key areas. Amsterdam has broken into the upper echelons for the first time, followed by Zurich in third place.
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White papersAsia Pacific real estate market update
China’s reopening and the perception that interest rates are near their peak have brightened economic prospects in APAC.
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White papersUnder Pressure
In this interview with AM Best, Ken Griffin discusses how the rise in interest rates has impacted insurers, and what the accounting and capital implications of this environment are.
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White papersThe power of innovation – From niche to norm
Top 10 interview with Joe Azelby on private markets
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White papersCan a weakening US dollar catalyse an emerging market decade?
A weakening US dollar has historically created a positive backdrop for emerging market equities, with the two asset classes inversely correlated, and a sharp decline in the dollar over recent months has led many to claim its decade-long bull run may be coming to an end.
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White papersInflation Quarterly Monitor
In March, the UK Debt Management Office (DMO) announced its borrowing remit for fiscal year 23/24, alongside the Office for Budget Responsibility’s updated forecasts for gross financing. A small downward revision of £3.3 billion was made to the remit in April, resulting in less short and long dated conventional gilts being raised via auctions but no change to inflation-linked gilts.
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White papersUEFA Champions League (UCL) Alphas
Our Systematic Edge team, which has used its quantitative approach to make Super Bowl Champion predictions for over 20 years, has now taken on soccer, too, to predict who will win home club soccer’s most coveted trophy.
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White papersIndian assets are poised for growth in investors’ portfolios
Investors’ attention should be turning to India, which has overtaken China as the world’s most populous country. The country has a lot more going for it than just demographics. We expect GDP growth will average 5.2% per year over the next decade, compared with 3.7% for emerging economies, and a modest 1% for developed markets.
