Latest White Papers – Page 85
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White papersChina’s recovery, is it for real this time?
Beijing has finally moved to fight the rising risk of a debt-deflation spiral with aggressive stimulus measures. Markets are taking this pivot seriously: Chinese stocks have rallied sharply and could have further to run in the short term. What is needed to sustain the recovery in the economy and asset markets is a real sense of conviction – among consumers and investors.
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White papersCLOs Go Mainstream
Rates are on their way down—so why are investors lining up for these floating-rate securities?
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White papersFollowing a bumper 2024, what’s next for the US economy and market?
The US has dominated financial markets this year. The economy has been stronger than expected with GDP growth running at an annualised rate of 3.0% in the second quarter (Q2).
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White papersDo elections really matter to investors?
Investors seek to track the evolution of the economic fundamentals that serve to anchor asset returns over a long-term time horizon. We look at what they are.
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White papersUS election: the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the risk of repeal – Implications for investors
In November the US goes to the polls to decide who will be the next president – the Democrat incumbent Joe Biden or returning Republican nominee Donald Trump. Under Biden, in August 2022 the US introduced the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a federal law which aims to, among other things, invest into domestic energy production while promoting clean energy. It represents the largest ever Congressional investment in the energy transition.
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White papersGlobal equities — a staple ingredient in your portfolio
Empirical evidence shows that equities have been a consistent source of long-term returns, outperforming other asset classes over multiple decades. In addition, that longer equity holding periods may help reduce risk and improve performance.
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White papersWhy institutional investors are turning to data centres
The data centre industry is experiencing explosive demand growth driven by expanding use of technology and structural shifts in how data is consumed.
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White papersChinese stocks rebound
“PBoC’s stimulus has enthused the markets and is a welcome step. For a lasting impact on the economy, we believe additional fiscal measures are essential to encourage consumer spending and improve labour markets.”
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White papersHow emotional bias could drive exploitable market inefficiencies
The propensity for emotion and bias to influence decision making is a common individual experience. But do behavioural traits really drive markets too? Here, we analyse recent real world examples that suggests emotional responses are likely to be a factor behind market ‘episodes’.
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White papersA closer look at European equities
Interview with Arun Singhal, Global Head of Product Management at STOXX.
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White papersInvesting for resiliency with alternative credit
Investors have become increasingly uncertain of the investment landscape given the various economic and geopolitical factors which remain in flux. According to the Nuveen Institutional Investor Uncertainty Barometer, investors feel we are in a period of elevated macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty with 93% receiving an Uncertainty Score above the normal level of 50.
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White papersCapitalising on the EM private credit opportunity set
Polina Kurdyavko, Head of BlueBay EM Debt, explains the key elements in implementing a successful private credit strategy and discusses how select exposure can offer investors an attractive risk-reward balance.
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White papersSupporting the Clean Energy Transition: Opportunities in Emerging Markets Debt
Emerging markets are missing out on the wave of clean energy investment seen since 2020, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA): “Global clean energy investment has risen by 40% since 2020, reaching an estimated $1.8 trillion in 2023, but almost all the recent growth has been in advanced economies and in China. By contrast, other emerging and developing economies account for less than 15% of total investment, despite being home to 65% of the world’s population and generating about a third of global gross domestic product.”
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White papersIndex investing as an active decision: implications for equity investors
Today’s passive index investing requires active choices, as customization and innovations in index funds have resulted in new considerations for investors and the potential for greater control.
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White papersLooking across ETF fixed income markets
For ETF fixed income investors, 2024 continues to be a positive year: most companies have managed to weather a backdrop of macro uncertainty; investors have continued to have access to attractive levels of yield; inflation, while sticky, has been moving in the right direction. Meanwhile, the volatility experienced at the start of August proved to be a storm in a teacup.
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White papersGrowth of the East
The East’s economic power has been building for decades. Buoyed initially by Japan’s industrialization, the region was boosted further by the modernization of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, alongside the rapid rise of China
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White papersWelcome to the Benjamin Button economy
In the 2008 film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the title character played by Brad Pitt ages in reverse, transitioning over time from an old man to a young child. Oddly enough, I think the US economy is doing something similar.
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White papersChina policy: short-term lift or long-term change?
What are the principal measures that have been announced, and what is yet to come?
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White papersPotential Regulatory Risks and Opportunities for Energy Infrastructure Following the 2024 U.S. Federal Elections
The US is at a crossroads ahead of one of the closest contested presidential elections in years. This election has repercussions for every sector of the world’s largest economy and could create significant change depending on whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris are elected to the White House. Potential impact to the energy infrastructure sector has come into focus during the presidential campaign after historic levels of investment under the Biden administration.
