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White papersGlobal Equity ESG marks six-year anniversary
Six years ago, we launched our Global Equity ESG strategy. The aim was simple: achieve capital appreciation by investing in global equity securities with favourable ESG credentials. Today, we assess how it has achieved this objective since inception.
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White papersSDG Taxonomy
We believe that companies which contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are capable of creating positive social and environmental impacts – and are also exposed to the drivers of future growth. We created the Hermes SDG Taxonomy to find investment opportunities directly connected to the goals by identifying impactful businesses poised to be the growth champions of tomorrow.
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Asia Pacific property: Innovation and the disruption of technology
Structural changes are presenting challenges and opportunities for real estate globally APAC occupiers and landlords are adopting technological and innovative strategies to overcome these challenges Successful strategy implementation should unlock new sources of customer demand, increase space productivity, and improve asset quality Real estate investors could thereby benefit ...
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Evaluating the Effects of China’s Pork Crisis
African swine fever is ravaging China’s pork supply and having a global impact on protein prices. For equity investors, the crisis serves as a reminder that even amid trade-war uncertainty, research into domestic trends can help investors access the country’s vast stock market.
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White papersRobustness, Flexibility and Opportunism in Late-Cycle Investing
When the market starts to anticipate the next downturn, in our view it does not necessarily pay to beat the rush by adopting an underweight in risk assets. While the late stage of the cycle is a time of corporate balance-sheet deterioration, that buildup of leverage can propel a final burst of earnings expansion.
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White papersTackling Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD): Early lessons in climate risk disclosure.
Like many of our investment management colleagues, at Principal Real Estate Investors we have noticed increased interest and questions from our investors on the topic of climate risk, whether through informal discussions or detailed RFP inquiries.
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White papersDelta: the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning?
Are we experiencing the final late-cycle surge in credit markets, or is there more distance left to run? Alternatively, do low policy-rate peaks in heavily indebted economies signal the beginning of Japanification in the US and Europe?
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White papersUS-China trade: continuing the talks while making the war
In our opinion, investors should dismiss the idea that talks could break down, albeit uncertainties remain. Recent work has focused on details and wording, with the majority of the agreement document having been completed. However, several major issues remain, and on these it is largely up to Trump and XI to make final decisions.
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White papersEconomic Crisis And Political Risk Batter Argentina. Way Out Or Opportunity?
The economy is facing severe stagflation. Monetary and fiscal policy are extremely tight, consumer and investor confidence is low, and inflation is proving very sticky amidst wage indexation. Whilst we view the fiscal and monetary mix to be appropriate given Argentina’s macro challenges, it is possible that these measures may not be able to stabilise the economy in time for the elections.
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White papersInvesting for Impact: Our Take
In early 2019, Stephanie Braming, CFA, partner, global head of William Blair Investment Management, participated in The Economist’s Investing for Impact conference in New York City. We later sat down with her to discuss sustainability, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, and the changing demands of the industry.
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White papersAsset Class Return Forecasts - Q2 - 2019
This document includes the perspective of Amundi on asset returns used to build reference portfolios for our institutional clients. A publication issued annually in February covers the major macro and financial foundations of our views, while this one provides a quarterly update of our medium and long-term expected returns by asset class.
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Equity Options Skews: Why No Surprises?
Equity index options are the least surprising of options markets. According to data and the best of our knowledge, out-the-money (OTM) call options have never cost more than OTM puts on equity index options – reflecting the greater concern of a market slump than a rally.
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White papersHigh Yield: Identifying Value Amid Shifting Sentiment
In this Q&A, David Mihalick, Barings’ Head of U.S. High Yield Investments, discusses the volatile swings in investor sentiment that high yield markets experienced over the last two quarters, and where the Barings team is seeing value today.
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White papersGlobal Emerging Markets Equities: Where Do We Stand?
In this Q&A, William Palmer and Michael Levy, Co-Heads for Emerging and Frontier Equities, discuss their approach to accessing the asset class, current trends, and why recent headwinds may be becoming tailwinds.
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White papersGerman Equities Present Opportunities to Combat Headwinds
In this Q&A, Rob Smith, Manager of the Barings German Growth strategy, shares his thoughts on how German equities are positioned to combat various headwinds, and which sectors the team expects future growth to come from.
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White papersApproaching a turning point?
With Australia’s gateway cities of Sydney and Melbourne now entering late stages of growth, is it time for a strategic rotation into the secondary cities of Brisbane and Perth?
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Think Tank Points to U.S. Growth Slowing
Anxious about the U.S. economy? The Conference Board think tank is pointing to growth slowing to 1.5-2.0% but there are no imminent signs of a recession.
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White papersAmplified: the social and economic story of Wellington Place
Intrinsic to our ability to generate positive impacts through RPI is the concept of meaningful place-making: urban places where people want to work and live, in which they take great civic pride, and which they want to support through social, economic, leisure and community-based activities.
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Gold/Silver Options Skews: Upside Risk Ahead?
U.S. monetary policy exerts a strong influence on the skewness of currency, gold and silver options. In a normal monetary environment where short-term interest rates are well above zero, investors tend to be more concerned about gold and silver prices rising abruptly than falling.
