Latest Manager Research – Page 312
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White papersShifts & Narratives #1 - Do not give up on fundamental valuations
Today, most investors are at a loss regarding what to think of the notion of value and valuations and, even most importantly, how to use it in portfolio construction.
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White papers*In finance, you have to talk about the blue economy*
As awareness of the importance of the blue economy grows, finance can – and must – make a major contribution.
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White papersThe case for private U.S. commercial real estate In search of investment returns
The investment landscape since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) more than a decade ago has been significantly impacted by a sea change in central bank policies, ushering in a period of unprecedented low interest rates and increased adoption of Keynesian approaches. Post-GFC, the Fed remained very deliberate in its removal of accommodative policy to ensure stronger growth and achieve its inflationary target of roughly 2%.
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White papersInvestment Outlook: You asked, we answered
Our Global Views team attempts to answer some of the questions often asked by our clients.
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White papersMarket Scenarios and Risks - April 2021
Significant progress in managing the pandemic, massive fiscal impulse in the US, and boosters in the RoW amidst accommodative monetary policies.
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White papersMacroeconomic Picture - April 2021
United States: thanks to fiscal aid and still extremely accommodative monetary policy, the US economy will likely recover much of the ground lost during 2020, returning to prepandemic levels around mid-year, while the labour market will take longer to recover fully.
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White papersEconomic Outlook: can things ‘only get better’?
Looking at the rest of 2021 through a macro lens feels a bit like 2009: one would hope that ‘it can only improve on the year before’. Which, surely it must. Stimulus extensions, accelerating vaccine roll-out (notably in the UK), base-effect, and expectations of more are all raising confidence, supporting risk-assets and promising macro improvement.
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White papersSpring has Sprung from Seeds of Spending
In the U.S., fiscal stimulus and vaccine rollout are already leading to improvements in the service sector.
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White papersReal Estate Outlook – Europe, Edition 1 - 2021: Caution required
The European economy ends 2020 fairly battered and bruised as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit hard, both in terms of infections and the wider economy.
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White papersWhat Markets are Missing Beneath Brazil’s Messy Headlines
While a lot of things have gone wrong for Brazil, it is fair to say that the gap between market prices and economic fundamentals has gone too far.
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White papersESG: Three Challenges High Yield Managers are Tackling Today
From influencing company behavior to seeking better data disclosure, high yield managers are pushing the envelope when it comes to ESG.
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White papersSpeculative grade default cycle: an earlier peak and an expected benign trend
Extraordinary policy intervention has made this HY default cycle unusually short-lived, helping to limit quite significantly the rise in defaults among mid- and high-rated speculative grade companies. A turn into a more benign falling trend over the next quarters looks likely, in light of improved macro perspectives, expected progress in vaccinations and encouraging signals from financial drivers.
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White papersThese 3 laws drive innovation and investment opportunity
You’ve probably heard of Moore’s Law, the observation that semiconductors would get meaningfully faster and cheaper over time, improving computing power. But what about Flatley’s Law and Wright’s Law?
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White papersAmid a US economic boom, how high can rates go?
The possibility of an economic boom this year has stoked worries about higher inflation and prompted a sharp selloff in US Treasuries.
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White papers“The Best of All Possible Worlds!”
Clearer evidence is emerging that in most major economies the joint monetary, fiscal, and health policy response to the pandemic is proving faster, bigger, and better-targeted than we expected.
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White papersAllocating to real and alternative assets: a framework for institution…
Institutional investors have significantly increased their allocation to real and alternative assets, such as private equity, real estate, infrastructure and private debt, over the past decade, with the objective of enhancing the return or the expected yield of their portfolio, as well as improving its diversification.
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White papersMind the rebalancing gap
The 12 months ending 31 March 2021 saw the largest positive divergence in returns between global equities and bonds in nearly 50 years.
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White papersBiden’s infrastructure plan – A golden egg from the Easter bunny?
Valuations of clean energy stocks, as represented by the iShares Clean Energy index, (an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that we view as a proxy for the clean energy equity sector), are now up by around 16% from the lows in early March.
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White papersVaccines, illiquidity and managers called Dave: What does the data say? Our monthly data-inspired series
In the first of a new monthly series, we take a visual approach to illustrate topical data themes in economies, markets and beyond.
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White papersSustainability in a World in Transition
We believe that 2020 marked an important turning point for companies and investors alike. Not only are sustainable criteria becoming ever-more important for investors, rapid societal and technological change is driving a corporate evolution. This is creating disruption across a number of key areas generating opportunities for active managers.
