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Regulation set to supercharge push on plastics
Voluntary plastic goals have yielded little meaningful change on plastic production and recycling. But forthcoming regulatory changes will heighten both the risks and opportunities companies – and investors – must navigate.
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Global growth forecast revised higher, again
”As long as inflation is not resurging, better growth should support equities. We favour a diversified*global approach and selective stories, such as India.”
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Positive Stock-Bond Correlation: Prospects & Portfolio Construction Implications (April 2024)
As part of PGIM IAS’s ongoing research on strategic portfolio construction, we have explored the macro drivers, global linkages, and portfolio construction implications of stock-bond correlation in a series of papers dating back to 2021.
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India: Unlocking the potential
In this latest Global Macro Shifts, India offers new economic and investment advantages, as both long-term reforms and recent, post-pandemic changes in the global economy combine fortuitously, according to Templeton Global Macro.
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Catella European Residential Vision Report 2024 – The Epsilon: From a Mitigation World to an Adaptation World
The Epsilon, or Greek letter ‘E’-shaped trifurcation of real estate investment portfolio valuations along alternative pathways from a decarbonisation ‘tipping point’ was introduced in: ‘The Epsilon Great Transformation of Real Estate Markets’ in our European Residential Vision 2023 report, which aimed to conceptualize the integration of climate change mitigation into investment strategies
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Catella European Residential Vision Report 2023 – The Epsilon: Great Transformation of Real Estate Markets
The catalysts of the energy crisis, surging inflation and geopolitical turmoil ignited by the Covid pandemic and war in Ukraine are forcing an acceleration in the pace of economic transformation needed to confront two of the greatest challenges of our age: climate change and the poor-rich divide.
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Stay Focused on Earnings
Should a sticky inflation release cause investors to revise their outlook for equities?
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Asset Allocation Committee Outlook 2Q 2024
“The economic outlook may have improved, but large parts of the credit and equity markets are already priced for a soft landing.”
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Mapping global elections and what this means for investors
It’s a defining 12 months for the world we live in today and wake up to tomorrow as billions of people across more than 50 countries head to the polls in 2024, although not all national elections will be free and fair. Romil Patel looks at some of the key votes from the world’s oldest to its largest democracies, as well as emerging markets – and what this means for investors.
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Clean Energy – Cyclical Opportunity For Long-Term Investments
Investments in clean energies have rarely been more attractive. The urgent need to tackle climate change is becoming increasingly apparent. Both the public and political decision-makers are well aware of the environmental challenges.
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Macroeconomic and financial market forecasts - April 2024
Macroeconomic forecasts as of 12 April 2024
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Macroeconomics, Geopolitics, and Strategy - April 2024
”The BoJ does not have the right conditions to hike in 2024 or 2025.”
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Cross Asset Investment Strategy - April 2024
”Market sentiment may remain positive if we don’t see an economic slowdown and inflation also doesn’t surprise. However, areas of excess have built up, and underscore the need to remain vigilant.”
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European Real Estate: Why Now?
The European real estate market appears to have passed its cyclical trough—and potentially compelling core and value-add opportunities are emerging across logistics, living, and select areas of the office sector.
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Amundi Asia Responsible Investment Views 2024
Asia, led by China, is at the forefront of the global movement towards sustainable development, heavily investing in green technologies. The region accounts for approximately 70% of the $470bn global investment in clean energy technologies necessary to meet the 2030 Net Zero Emission Scenario demands
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The new 60:40 portfolio
Investors are witnessing a democratization and diversification of the private markets asset class similar to the way Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) changed stock investing in the early nineties. Demand for private market solutions has risen sharply, with investment managers and investors alike struggling to work through the hurdles to get private capital into the asset class.
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ECB’s next move should be a rate cut
”Inflation remains the main driver of central banks’ policy actions. We could see more appetite for European bonds as the ECB looks on track to start cutting rates in June.”
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A window of opportunity for European equities
Equities have performed very well in the first quarter of the year. Where do we go from here?
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Gold: “Things are now in motion that cannot be undone…”
A false sense of security as the economic cycle appears to be returning to ‘normal’. It’s not.
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Cutting to the chase on ESG
In this study we conduct a thorough analysis of the performance metrics associated with the sub-criteria that comprise environmental, social, and governance (ESG) pillars, focusing on equity markets.