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White papers2021 investment case in equities and how Japan fits into it
Although the global recovery began to be priced in last year, the current pro-cyclical rotation is likely to continue. Because of the dollar’s weakness, we prefer emerging markets, but Japan has other things going for it that, at the very least, can help balance out the portfolio.
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White papersMarket Scenarios and Risks - February 2021
This month, we maintain the probabilities and narrative of our central and alternative scenarios. We confirm our constructive medium-term view on the “financial recovery regime”, with more caution in the short-term on financial markets, given the virus-dependent news flow.
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White papersThe greenness of the EU budget: implications for fixed income and industry
The EU’s significant budget allocations to address the climate crisis supports the decarbonisation of the economy whilst also securing the permanence of sustainable fixed income.
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White papersIncorporating ESG analysis in infrastructure investing
With sustainability factors more prominent than ever in the path forward for equities, the importance of integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations when investing in real assets such as infrastructure should come as no surprise.
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White papersBuilding affordable communities makes good business sense
The real estate industry must foster affordability or see further European cities make policy interventions
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White papersImpact investing in real estate
How real estate investors can generate positive social, environmental and financial returns.
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White papersBuilding a sustainable future with ESG products
ESG investment has expanded exponentially in recent years, with governments across the world establishing over 500 new meas- ures to promote environmental, social and governance issues over the last decade1.
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White papersA pandemic side-effect: Climate change, front and centre
Once the pandemic is past, the existential issues around climate change will still require action on an unprecedented scale.
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White papersBrexit and UK real estate update – January 2021
Despite dominating discussion for much of the past four years, there has been surprisingly limited reaction to the UK’s deal with the EU.
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White papersWhat Happens When the Game Stops?
Valuations are stretched, but speculative option trading may not necessarily be a sign of widespread, unsustainable froth.
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White papersAccessing the Real Estate Universe in 2021
Each year LaSalle’s research and strategy team estimates the size of the income-producing real estate universe throughout the world, by country, and by segment. 2020 was a turbulent year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and this is reflected in our latest estimates.
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White papersCatastrophe Bonds: Natural Diversification
Following another eventful year in reinsurance, we offer a primer on catastrophe bonds—a growing and genuinely diversifying asset class that we believe is attractively valued.
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White papersGroundhog or Canary?
The recent market gyrations look more like an entertaining sideshow, but it’s worth asking when they might be a signal of something worse.
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White papersEquity factor investing – The impact of portfolio constraints on performance
We investigate the impact of long-only constraints on portfolio performance in the context of the recent underperformance of equity multi-factor funds.
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White papersFixed Income Investment Outlook 1Q 2021
After a year of profound economic and market turbulence, we anticipate improving global growth in 2021. Accelerated vaccine distribution should allow for wider reopening, while the release of pent-up demand and ongoing monetary support will likely help drive renewed expansion.
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White papersData Centres: The Role In Real Estate Portfolios
The network of data centres providing critical infrastructure for European economies presents a unique opportunity for real estate investors. With growth and defensive attributes, the data centre industry has proven resilient in both economic downturns and periods of economic expansion.
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White papersData Centre: An emerging opportunity here to stay
Once seen as a niche sector within real estate, data centres have come to the forefront as real estate investors recognise how the surging need for data storage and processing is creating demand for high quality data centre real estate.
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White papersPreferred Securities – 2021 Outlook
A brief look back at our expectations coming into 2020, the changes wrought by the pandemic, and the implications for our 2021 outlook
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White papers2021 EMD outlook: In the wake of the storm
The COVID-19 market crisis was a cognitive shock, similar in magnitude to the Great Financial Crisis of 2008. Global investors found themselves surprised and wrong-footed in terms of risk positioning. After all, a pandemic isn’t usually part of the risk management textbook.
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White papersCore Matters: Sustainability and Adequacy in EU Public and Private Pension Schemes
As reported by EUROSTAT1 in 2019, pensions are the main income source for close to one quarter of the EU‐28 population. Therefore, it is very important that pensions should provide retirees with a decent standard of living and protect them from poverty.
