Outlooks – Page 39
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White papersNot a Pivot
Inflation is resilient and rates keep rising. Our central Stagflation Shock scenario, with persistent inflation and slower growth, continues to play out, though there is mounting evidence inflation may be resistant to policy tightening. Smaller hikes would indicate success, not a pivot in central banks’ resolve.
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White papersKey Considerations When Navigating the Net-Zero Transition
Eighteen months ago, we mapped considerations for the industry’s forward path through the unfolding low-carbon transition (see Transitioning to Net-Zero Investment, April 2021). At the time, the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance had just added five members to their ranks, bringing the overall number of signatories to 42 owners, with a total of $6.6 trillion in assets under management. It was a crucial tipping point for net zero.
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White papersMacro Perspectives: Recession risks, stalling growth and timing policy pivots
Over the past year, central banks have taken aggressive actions to battle inflation. Our economists generally agree that inflation peaked, but they disagree on how long it may take to drop to the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) targeted 2.0% level.
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White papersNew reality for investors: 5 big trends changing markets
There’s a new reality taking shape in global markets.
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White papersAfter a Terrible Year for Markets, What’s Not Priced In?
It’s more or less clear where investors think the world is headed, but they are surely missing something.
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White papersDriving an equitable transition to a low-carbon economy
Rekha Unnithan and David Haddad, co-heads of private equity impact investing, and Radhika Shroff, managing director on Nuveen’s private equity impact team, were recently featured in PEI’s 2022 Impact Investing special report, where they discussed two of the most pressing issues impact investing is working to address: climate change and inequality. In the article, they explain how these challenges are exacerbated during periods of market disruption and why the two issues are closely interlinked.
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White papersESG considerations in securitised fixed income
At Thornburg, we feel a fully integrated investment approach is the most effective way to incorporate ESG factors into securitized fixed income analysis.
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White papersThinking like a business owner
The recent global backlash to the UK government’s tax-cutting plans – along with geopolitical uncertainty, energy security concerns in Europe and ongoing tension between inflation and interest rates – has added significantly to this year’s equity market volatility.
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White papersSustainable investments in Emerging Markets
The lack of data is often the reason why professional ESG analysis of companies and countries has so far focused on the industrialised countries. This is currently changing and more and more ESG funds with a focus on Emerging Markets are being launched. Jürgen Maier, Emerging Markets expert at Raiffeisen Capital Management in Vienna, explains the challenges and opportunities associated with ESG investments in Emerging Markets.
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White papersEarnings era: future performance in private equity
Slowing economic activity together with higher inflation and rising interest rates has shaken global equity markets. As with prior market inflection points, asset owners are taking a close look at current portfolio allocations.
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White papersReaching for net zero across asset classes
LGIM is committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 across all assets under management. Here’s how we’re targeting this goal within different investment capabilities.
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White papersHow so-called “ESG laggards” can drive alpha
Companies that have a poor ESG score but are on track to improve tend to drive outperformance over companies with static ESG records, explain the Investment, ESG and Research teams at Generali Insurance Asset Management1 (GIAM). GIAM is part of the Generali Investments platform.
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White papersDespite headwinds, ESG continues to perform
The latest research from the Global Equities team at Federated Hermes indicates that despite market volatility and the energy crunch, ESG continues to be an effective performance indicator. Our previous research confirmed the link between social and governance factors . In the latest findings, the importance of environmental metrics is evidenced, with the best placed companies performing ahead or in line with peers, while poorly ranked companies tend to significantly underperform.
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White papersBlue Economy: Because protecting our planet requires a sea change
The decision by the United Nations to dedicate the decade 2021-2030 to protecting the oceans reflects an unavoidable reality: that ocean and maritime pollution is a top priority challenge from an environmental, social and economic point of view.
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White papersFueling a new climate response
Commitment to sustainability has been tested this year against a backdrop of war, economic slowdown, and surging energy prices. Despite the difficulties, we believe these problems will ultimately serve to accelerate the energy transition and prompt investors to double down on opportunities for sustainable investing.
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White papersThe BoE vs UK Government: a harbinger of policy clashes elsewhere?
In the latest instalment of Simply put, where we make macro calls with a multi-asset perspective, we examine the recent liquidity crunch in the UK and consider whether similar policy policy-driven conflicts between governments and central banks could trigger further market crises.
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White papersEmerging market equities—why now?
Emerging markets are resilient and better positioned than developed markets to face the current uncertain global environment, according to Franklin Templeton Emerging Market Equity’s Andrew Ness. He makes the case for investors to take a look at this underappreciated and undervalued asset class.
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White papersHow can we make agriculture more nature-friendly?
It’s time to rethink our current wasteful and unsustainable farming practices. As part of the evolution towards a circular bio-economy, we need to replace toxic and inefficient methods that deplete nature in favour of regenerative agriculture, precision farming and nature-positive techniques.
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