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Bouwinvest invests USD 75 million in serviced residences and co-living concepts in Asia Pacific
The Bouwinvest Asia Pacific Mandate has invested USD 75 million in the CapitaLand Ascott Residence Asia Fund II (CLARA II), a private fund managed by CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI). The investment strategy focuses on furnished serviced accommodation and co-living concepts in gateway cities within developed markets in the Asia Pacific region, including Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Australia and Hong Kong.
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India in 2024: a trio of new positive catalysts
2024 will undoubtedly be a year of weaker global growth, largely led by the US and China. Yet we believe the combination of 1) a US soft landing, 2) slowing global inflation and 3) global monetary easing will mean riskier assets perform better. We believe strong returns are possible for Asian equities, especially when GDP growth projections are much higher for Asia ex Japan than for developed market peers.
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How to build a cross-asset value factor
MARS, our Multi-Asset Research Series, focuses on complex topics in the realm of multi asset to bring quantitative investment research back to Earth. This fifth edition addresses some of the complexities of forming a value strategy.
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Powerhouses of growth in South-East Asia
As we look into 2024, we like countries and sectors with dominance in either local macro strength or global exports. We already discussed India in our previous insight. Our two other country overweights are Indonesia and the Philippines. We outline the reasons why in the latest instalment of our outlook series on Asia equities.
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From climate pledge to portfolio: key net-zero policies
In the race to meet the emissions reduction targets set by the Paris Agreement, governments around the world are enforcing policies to decarbonise their economies. This poses a key transitional risk for investors, given the potential impact on industry and business operations. Meanwhile, investors face pressure from financial regulators to provide more information about their portfolio exposures to carbon.
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When the disinflation ride gets bumpy
The spectre of inflation re-emerged at the start of this year, particularly in the US. While we are not suggesting a surge in inflation recalling the increases of 2021 and 2022, it must be said that long-awaited disinflation is unlikely to occur in a straight line. This week, Simply put investigates the roots of a mini-resurgence in price rises.
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Dispelling 3 myths about the small-size effect in equities
As a factor, size is widely understood by equity investors and is often a feature of portfolio construction. With mega caps continuing to dominate market returns, we assess the track record of the small-size factor and dispel three myths that challenge its relevance in today’s environment.
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Asian IT: the global AI enabler
The information-technology sector in Asia is entering a very exciting stage. Profound disruptive change powered by generative artificial intelligence could reshape the world in the next 10 years, and Asian IT is the enabler. Technology hardware is our main pick among sectors in 2024 and the topic of the second in our four-part series on Asian equities.
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Is employment at the heart of US economic growth?
Every economist fetishises their chosen leading indicator for the US economy – be it the ISM manufacturing index, capacity utilisation rate or new home sales. We cannot overstate the dangers of this habit and prefer to base our analysis on nowcasting indicators. But if there is one indicator that represents a syncretism of the economy, it is the labour market. This week, Simply put applies an economic theory linking employment conditions to GDP growth to estimate US output for 2024.
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CIO views: finding value through patient investing
How and where can patience reward investors? Over time, how could patient investors find better value? Across asset classes, our CIOs seek out areas they believe are underestimated or mispriced by the market and could offer superior prospects to investors adopting a long-term approach.