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White papersAssessing Central Bank Credibility in Emerging Markets
The persistence of inflation in many EMs puts their hard-earned policy credibility at risk. This note looks at the experience and credibility of five major EM central banks during this period.
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White papersEM Local Markets: From Last Hike to First Cut
This post places the pending policy transition in the context of prior, post-GFC periods in order to assess the momentum behind the asset class and the appropriate positioning across countries.
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White papersPlastic has a bright and sustainable future
Plastic has an image problem. This 19th-century invention has acquired a negative reputation because of our wasteful economic model, but plastic is a valuable resource – and the industry has a vital role to play in the sustainability transition. Thankfully, a lower carbon, circular plastics model is taking hold, bringing many opportunities for investors.
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White papersClimate change and cities: adapting real estate investment decisions
Blending physical risk modelling with social, financial and regulatory information will be the difference between prepared real estate investors, and those failing to adapt to climate threats.
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White papersFeeding the world and protecting the planet: A biodiversity and climate challenge for investors
The food industry reaches into every corner of our world. It starts with seed suppliers, fertilisers and tractor producers, continues with farmers and fishing communities, then shifts into processing and manufacturing before ending with retail customers, catering companies and restaurants.
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White papersPM Spotlight: A Mathematician Managing Munis
Nick Venditti, Senior Portfolio Manager of Municipal Fixed Income, has an exceptional background in municipal bond risk. Read this issue of PM Spotlight to learn about his approach to the asset class.
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White papersInflation: Tracking the changing trajectory of Japan’s property market
In recent years Japan’s property market has benefited from a benign environment of ultra-low interest rates – but inflation could change this long-entrenched trajectory. Despite this, Regina Lim, Head of Asia Pacific Research at M&G Real Estate, believes the Japanese property market offers opportunity, with the multi-family residential and logistics sectors set to benefit from long-term trends.
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White papersWhy are we waiting?: Time for UK infrastructure to pick up pace - Aviva Investors
After a slow start to the year, Darryl Murphy ponders what it will take to get the UK infrastructure market moving again.
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White papersU.S. farmland investment returns: continued gains in 2022
Our optimistic outlook for U.S. agricultural investments continues following overall outstanding performance.
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White papersEuropean market view – Q2 2023
Our latest LaSalle European Market View shows how Europe’s economies and real estate markets are being impacted by, and adapting to, the current period of unusual uncertainty.
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White papersOne of the Top Reasons for Retiring Early: Unexpected Job Loss
An important and difficult decision that workers face is when to retire. In a research study by Allspring, nearly half of retirees retired earlier than expected. That can have major consequences.
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White papersChallenges faced by emerging market corporates
Emerging market (EM) corporations with foreign currency debt found life particularly tough during the decade-plus of dollar strength. Weak currencies put pressure on profits among companies with a domestic focus but with hard currency liabilities. High domestic interest rates make for high costs of funding.
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White papersHow strong dollar dynamics impacts emerging markets
Years of strong dollar dynamics have had a far reaching consequences for emerging economies, much of it played out in the currency markets.
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White papersThe stars align for emerging market bonds
The stars are aligning for emerging market (EM) debt. And according to our analysis, there are good reasons to believe these assets – both sovereign and corporate bonds - are on the cusp of an upswing that could last for years to come.
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White papersBiodiversity investment case study: innovative urbanisation
Biodiversity is essential to human prosperity, enabling vital ecosystem services like pollination, flood protection, soil fertility and the production of food, fuel and medicines. In this case study on innovative urbanisation, we discuss ways that cities can integrate nature into the built environment, helping to halt and even reverse biodiversity loss.
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White papersActively exploiting potential in fallen angels
Fallen angels fall for a reason; understanding the reason through an active approach helps avoid bonds that are likely to suffer from further downgrades and detract from performance. We delve into why credit analysis is key and illustrate our approach with two case studies.
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White papersHydrogen and net zero – which ambitions are realistic, and which are less so?
Hydrogen is not an energy source in itself, but more a means of transmitting or storing energy. Its relative expense means we expect it only to be used where it’s the only viable solution.
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White papersBlack Book: A Painful Epiphany
The shock of 2022 was that bonds didn’t diversify equity risk. The extreme positive correlation of that year might not persist, but we show that for most of the past 250 years, a slightly positive correlation has been the norm. While it’s hard to identify the consistent forces that have driven this relationship over such an extended period, both the level and volatility of inflation point to the stock-bond correlation remaining in a range from zero to slightly positive.
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White papersTaking a Time Out? The High Price of Idle Cash
Parking your fixed-income assets in cash may seem like a safe choice in today’s volatile investing environment, but it’s actually a risky proposition. Here are three reasons why sitting on the sidelines can be a dangerous game.
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White papersEuropean ABS: Sailing through banking-induced volatility?
At the beginning of the year, few investors would have predicted that collapses in the banking sector would trigger the next bout of volatility and lead to a significant shift in the trajectory and velocity of monetary policy. The failure of three US regional banks and the rescue of Credit Suisse by UBS, which saw CS AT1 bonds fully written down, has led investors to re-evaluate the level of risk premia required to compensate for taking subordinated exposure particularly within the banking sector.
