Latest White Papers – Page 129
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White papers2024 Investment Perspectives
As we approach the end of 2023, financial markets are at a critical junction. Major developed market central banks have hit pause on rate rises, prompting considerable uncertainty about what happens next.
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White papersElection watch: 2024 Outlook
With the UK and the US likely to go to the polls, we ask where will the political tides take us in 2024.
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White papers2024 Outlook: China - the growth question
The world’s second largest economy has underwhelmed. Is it time for a turnaround?
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White papers2024 Outlook: Renewables - winds of change
If the energy transition is a must-have in the fight against climate change then renewable energy is in the eye of the storm.
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White papers2024 Outlook: Artificial Intelligence - it’s all in the algorithm
A world enhanced by AI is no longer the stuff of science fiction.
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White papers2024 Outlook: Innovators - a catalyst in the making
Leading innovators played an outsized role in driving returns in 2023. Will we see more of the same in the coming 12 months?
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White papersA just transition: 2024 Outlook
Hope comes in many forms but any attempt to tackle the climate crisis will have to work for the world’s haves as well as the have-nots.
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White papers2024 Outlook: Natural capital - the call of the wild
It’s time for investors to embrace the economic potential of protecting and enhancing the world’s natural resources.
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White papersHigher for longer: 2024 Outlook
As ever, central bank policy has the power to make or break markets.
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White papersThe Federated Hermes 2024 Outlook
2024 will once again be a year where events define the investment landscape. From geopolitical risk, including conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, to the enormous challenges posed by the need for a just transition, investors face volatility and uncertainty. And this is all taking place against the backdrop of the largest election year in history and markets adjusting to ‘higher for longer’ interest rates.
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White papersEngagement case study: Netflix
After engaging Netflix on environmental and social issues since 2018, we have seen improvement in performance and ambition from the company.
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White papersThe overlooked appeal of short-dated euro corporate debt
Corporate balance sheets continue to provide support for opportunities in the front-end of the credit curve in the eurozone.
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White papersEngagement case study: Royal Bank of Canada
With the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services, we were concerned about data governance, fairness, algorithm biases and accountability of AI tools implemented by Royal Bank of Canada.
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White papersGlobal Emerging Markets Equity: Outlook 2024
The GEMs Strategy is biased towards growth and quality stocks while being selective on value, and the team believes the recent outperformance of value stocks vs. growth is unsustainable. The Outlook 2024 report outlines how the Strategy is well positioned to generate long-term value.
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White papersOptimal Decumulation Strategies for Retirement Solutions
Traditional pension systems based on pay-as-you-go (PAYG) have become more difficult to sustain in developed countries as a result of continued population ageing, fewer children in the family and weak economic growth. Over the past decades, pension systems have gradually shifted from defined-benefit (DB) plan to defined-contribution (DC) plan.
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White papersA November to remember
”The slowdown in inflation and economic growth should support bonds and multi-asset investing moving towards 2024.”
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White papersCOP28: Expect Disappointment and You’ll Never Be Disappointed
Four things to look out for amid the pessimism at this year’s climate-change gathering.
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White papersEuropean High Yield: A Clear Case for Active Management
Passive European high-yield strategies may not be as cheap as they appear, and may pose more risk than you think.
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White papersBreaking Down the Liquidity Silos
Breaking down the boundaries between liquid and illiquid assets could broaden our outlook and better align portfolios to our objectives and time horizon.
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White papersResilient private credit fills a growing need across U.S. and Europe
The U.S. and European private credit markets have been a significant success- story of asset management for the last decade. Having begun life as a source of financing for mid-market companies that could not raise funds elsewhere, private credit has grown into a serious and credible competitor to both traditional bank debt and the liquid markets (i.e., the leveraged loans and high yield bonds), something that would have seemed fanciful just a few years ago. Now, private credit players are regularly financing the entirety of multi-billion-dollar debt structures.
