Latest White Papers – Page 362
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White papersWhy European Institutional investors are investing in US Municipal Bonds
European institutional investors have been buying increasing amounts of the municipal bonds sold by US states and cities to fund public projects.
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White papersBehavioural Interventions Series: Paper Three Committed, Disengaged, Suspicious or Falsely Secure - What type of pension saver are you?
Saving for retirement is for most a complex and inaccessible topic, which is perhaps why many people switch off rather than engage with it head-on.
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White papersEurope: the scene is set for an(other) historic year
The rise of the populist vote will continue to dominate the political agenda in 2017 as we see elections across Europe. The risks and uncertainty involved in these votes is far more material than it has been in recent cycles.
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White papersWill 2017 herald a commodity bull market?
After commodity prices bottomed in early 2016, demand is outstripping supply once again, suggesting the next bull market may be approaching. Across commodity markets as a whole, we expect 2017 to be another positive year.
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White papersAsian fixed income: can Asian buyers conquer all?
2016 will be remembered for its political events and Asia contributed its fair share. The shock of Brexit and the US presidential election added to the uneasiness that prevailed throughout the year.
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White papersAmundi Outlook 2017
As we enter 2017, we would like to take a step back and reflect on the evolution on the macro-financial system in which we operate.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy: February 2017
The rise in long-term interest rates raises a crucial question: is it a change in regime, a change in level, or a correction within a band of fluctuation that will remain low? The purpose of this article is to answer this question.
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White papersOur Convictions: February 2017
The election of D. Trump to the presidency of the United States had several major consequences on the financial markets
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White papersDoes Anyone Remember What ‘Investing’ Actually Means? – Our Over-Evolved Industry
At the end of last year I attended a two-day institutional investor conference in Singapore. It was well organised and had the added amusement of using ‘Slido’, an app allowing participants to pose live, anonymous questions to the speakers. There was talk about what the election of Donald Trump might mean for asset allocation and whether we should be over or underweight equities, bonds and alternatives.
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White papersThe Big Picture: A Cost Comparison of S&P Select Sector Futures and ETFs
This report compares the all-in cost of replicating S&P Select Sector exposure via futures and ETFs across four common investment scenarios.
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White papersThe owner-operator advantage
The first thing you notice about owner-operators, whether it’s a local restaurant owner or the head of a large corporation, is the passion they have for their business.
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White papersWhy “skin in the game” may mean “out of the index”
Are you underweighted in companies with owner-operator CEOs?
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White papersThree reasons “big banks” are safe for the next five years
Since the fallout from the Global Financial Crisis, it has become somewhat of a game among financial pundits to predict the next crash, crisis, or Lehman-like bank failure that will send systemic shockwaves around the world.
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White papersHuman rights and businesses: how can one assess the corporate responsibility to protect human rights?
Three tensions between society and the individual are at the origin of human rights: the individual’s desire to preserve his freedom, the search for equality, and the quest for brotherhood. After the second world war, the United Nations translated these rights into international texts.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy: January 2017
As 2017 begins, it is helpful to take stock of the key issues coming into focus.
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White papersCredit strategy in a volatile rate environment
2016 was on course to be a strongly positive year for credit with three tailwinds bene ting the asset class in concert.
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White papersThe hunt for quality
For a growth investor like Comgest, focusing on quality is one of the very few practical approaches to increase our odds of invest- ing in companies that will indeed profitably outgrow expectations already priced in their shares. But, identifying quality should not be limited to approximate yardsticks such as earnings standard deviation, a net debt / Ebitda ratio or even a slightly more elaborate Piotroski score. Instead, there is an interconnected relationship between competitive ad- vantage and quality.
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White papersWhat are investors looking for in today's investment environment?
These conflicting times of unconventional monetary policy finds investors balancing their choices in an effort to avoid the risk of capital losses; and, at the same time, avoid the regret of missing what may well be a once-in-a-generation bull market in equities.
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White papersThe end of the beginning: The global economy picks up momentum in 2017
November 1942. Winston Churchill addressed the British House of Commons on the occasion of the first Allied victory to date over Hitler’s armies in all of World War II. General Montgomery had defeated Rommel’s seemingly unstoppable armored Panzers at the battle of El Alamein.
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White papersGlobal Market Outlook for 2017
William Blair Economist Olga Bitel and Portfolio Manager Simon Fennell shared their perspectives on changes in the global marketplace.
