All Risk Management articles – Page 4
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White papersESG Viewpoint: what makes supply chain due diligence effective?
Working conditions in supply chains remains a challenging issue that spans virtually all sectors and geographies.
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White papersTurning Less into More: How to Improve Equity Outcomes by Reducing Risk
In a world of macroeconomic and market uncertainty, the fear of losing money may deter investors from seeking to capture equity return potential. Is there a way to stay confident when volatility strikes?
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White papersAppetite for destruction
Cattle ranching remains the main driver of deforestation in the Amazon, with land cleared for grazing or the production of soy for animal feed. Sonya Likhtman and Joanne Beatty explain how we challenge companies on their supply chains to preserve and restore this important habitat.
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White papersWhat ‘Data-Dependent’ Feels Like
As central banks become more “data-dependent,” will monetary policy become less predictable and markets potentially more volatile?
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White papersDo volatility forecasts benefit from range-based measures?
MARS, our Multi-Asset Research Series, focuses on complex topics in the realm of multi asset to bring quantitative investment research back to Earth. In this second issue, we continue to explore range-based volatility measures and consider their advantages to improve volatility forecasts versus other estimators.
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White papersListening for the Quiet
The start of 2023 has hardly been calm for equity markets. In noisy environments like this, listening for the quiet is essential for managing portfolio risks and staying on track toward your portfolio objectives.
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White papersGlobal Macro Outlook - Second Quarter 2023
Besides inflation and tight monetary policy, a banking crisis has added to investor anxieties. The bank turmoil won’t likely be a drag to global financial markets. But it does argue for caution when combined with our broader expectations of a sustained period of below-trend growth.
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White papersLow volatility, the hidden factor
Robert Haugen, who discovered the low-volatility anomaly (low vol) in 1972, wrote numerous articles and books to try to popularise what he called the ‘hidden factor’. To some extent, it was only the advent of smart beta investment strategies that turned his dream into reality, as low vol is central to the smart beta approach.
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White papersThe Evolving Opportunity in Real Estate Debt
While the current landscape may be challenging to navigate, it is also shaping a compelling opportunity in real estate debt—from core to opportunistic lending.
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White papersFintech equities: are investors neglecting cybersecurity risk?
Cyberattacks can disrupt corporate operations, compromise customers, damage credibility and draw regulatory fines – weakening the bottom line and therefore fundamentals. In this white paper, we ask: are equity investors accurately pricing-in the impact of hacks on stock prices?
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - April 2023
“We are moving towards a more uncertain economic backdrop, with lower visibility on central bank actions. This calls for a prudent stance on risk assets.”
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White papersChina’s role in global trade and why it still matters
China is a big deal: it singlehandedly accounts for more than 18% of the world’s GDP (gross domestic product). Across the world’s 10 biggest economies it is the top trading partner for eight and a top five partner for the remaining two. It has the world’s largest trade surplus at $676 billion, which is roughly equivalent to the GDP of Poland.
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White papersShould we resist the temptation to carry?
In the latest instalment of Simply put, where we make macro calls with a multi-asset perspective, we analyse the choice investors currently face between volatile asset prices and tempting carry strategies.
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PodcastManaging Investment Risk During a Banking Crisis
In response to the tumultuous month for the banking sector, Randy Mangelsen and John Hockers, co-heads of Investment Analytics at Allspring, discuss the recent bank failings and the risk analysis tools they use to navigate the situation.
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White papersSimply Put(Writing)
PutWrite strategies can improve the risk-return efficiency, liquidity, flexibility and cost-effectiveness of investor portfolios.
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White papersCan UK pension funds improve de-risking by rethinking growth?
Surging rates served only one of three major shocks to UK pension funds in 2022. Add a chronic liquidity squeeze and rebalancing challenges amid asset drawdowns, and there is little wonder why many are focusing on adjusting their low-risk portfolios as they seek to de-risk. But rethinking growth exposures to embed liquidity, diversification and resilience can help smooth this journey, in our view.
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White papersUpdate: Silicon Valley Bank
In the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, several leaders within Allspring’s risk management, fixed income, and equity teams share their perspectives and how their teams have been handling the recent events.
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White papersReal estate debt: Seeking risk mitigation and return potential
Real estate debt continues to demonstrate relative resilience in these volatile times, in our view. Indeed, some three years on from the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic we believe the nature of the asset class continues to offer downside protection and attractive return potential.
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White papersWhat’s in Store for US Insurers in 2023?
Insurers’ risk controls and investment skills faced stiff tests in 2022, as both inflation and interest rates skyrocketed and nearly every asset class endured a sharp selloff. With traditional diversification approaches failing, investors had nowhere to hide.
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White papersExploiting the low volatility anomaly in practice
It is relatively easy to demonstrate the low volatility anomaly – the phenomenon that first came to light half a century ago showing that investing in higher risk equities is not necessarily rewarded with higher returns. Raul Leote de Carvalho explains.
