Outlooks – Page 95
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China: 6 reasons why - it poses a unique portfolio optimisation opportunity now
The second largest economy globally – China – is forecast to overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy by 2030
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Uncertainty and Rapid Change Creates Opportunities in Global Small Caps
It has been said that the one constant is change. Change may be inevitable, but I don’t think anyone anticipated the speed or severity of change global markets have experienced so far this year. While the coronavirus pandemic and resulting recession have pressured economies and investment markets alike, they have also created opportunities for global small-cap investors who can adapt quickly to shifting conditions.
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Antimicrobial resistance and the challenge for pharmaceutical companies
A lack of research and development into new antibiotic classes compounds the serious threat that antimicrobial resistance poses to public health. In the fifth article in our pandemic series, Kimberley Lewis explores the role of pharmaceutical companies and how we engage on this key topic.
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Global Equity ESG: H1 2020 Report
Combining attractive fundamentals and good or improving environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics, the Federated Hermes Global Equity ESG Fund targets innovative companies that anticipate tomorrow’s challenges today.
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Mena Market Outlook: Managing The Economic Fallout
How are MENA countries and companies coping with the coronavirus? Get insights from our emerging markets team in the region.
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The Glass Is Still Half Full (For Now)
World economies have rebounded from lockdowns faster than expected despite much differentiation among them. Much still depends on further progress in managing COVID-19 and continuing policy stimulus.
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SDG Engagement High Yield Credit: H1 2020 Report
Seeking twin objectives of strong financial performance and positive social and environmental impacts that contribute to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we launched SDG Engagement High Yield Credit in October 2019.
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Low-carbon investing across all our quantitative strategies
As a future maker, BNP Paribas Asset Management has put sustainability at the core of its investment process. This is reflected in our commitment to a low-carbon environment. Portfolio decarbonisation has been of primary concern in our overall strategy of sustainability integration.
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Is There Opportunity in COVID-19 Valuation Dislocations?
Capital markets have rebounded from their COVID-19-induced lows, but impacted industries have lagged substantially. That pessimism may be overdone in some cases, creating opportunities for multi-asset investors to exploit dislocations.
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Hong Kong-China Equities: Accelerating Areas of Opportunity
As COVID-19 slowly loosens its grip on China, it has become clear that many of the long-term structural trends shaping the markets remain intact or have even accelerated—creating investment opportunities in Hong Kong-China equities.
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Pushing on an Open Door: COVID-19 is Intensifying Long-term Macro Trends…Especially Debt Overhangs
The COVID-19 pandemic has had historic—and nearly immediate—repercussions for society, the global economy and policy. The aftereffects will last for many years, reinforcing long-term trends including deglobalization, populism and mounting debt.
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The digital divide, fracturing society
Without connectivity and digital skills large sections of society are at risk of being marginalised in the new economy. Senior investment strategist Daniel Morris talks to Anu Rames, technology and healthcare analyst for our Sustainability Centre, about the digital divide and the implications for investors.
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Quarantined From Market Risk?
We look at whether “uncorrelated strategies” lived up to their label through the COVID-19 crisis.
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Keep Your Eye on the Loser
The election’s winner will drive market sentiment for the next several months, but the loser could reshape economic policy for the decade.
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Five charts that show Manchester is a city of the future
In this short, visual article we present five charts that show why Manchester is such a rich, vibrant and economically prosperous city. Our view is that the ingredients of connectivity, culture, talent, scale and scientific heritage make the city well-equipped to thrive in the coming years and decades.
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Recovering scenarios and Emerging Themes
Erik Knutzen shares guidance on navigating the range of paths through the recovery and our Playbook 2.0 for capitalizing on investment themes.
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Is Concentrated Investing Riskier in Today’s Uncertain Environment?
In a world of increased uncertainty, many investors’ natural instinct is to “hedge their bets” by diversifying, rather than investing in a concentrated strategy. But this year, a portfolio consisting of just the five largest US stocks would have significantly outperformed. So, is there a way to reduce risk and to capture long-term growth in a concentrated portfolio?
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When Tax Alpha is Negative
It may come as a surprise to discover that tax-loss harvesting can result in negative alpha: Here’s what’s going on.
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Webinar – Nowcasting the US Economy
Join CME Group Chief Economist, Blu Putnam, as he shares insights using alternative data and nowcasting to monitor developments in the US economy.
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Sharpe Thinking: calling time
What’s moving the investment landscape? In these turbulent markets, we bring you views from our portfolio managers, analysts and economists, delivered by our Investment Office – an independent body ensuring that our investment teams perform in the best interest of clients.