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Election 2024: Economics, policy and positioning for a soft landing
The S&P 500 enjoyed a solid start to the year, fueled by the Federal Reserve embracing optimism about inflation without sacrificing growth. During Q2, however, evidence of still sticky inflation has reduced the number of expected rate cuts, weighing on market sentiment and resulting in more modest equity gains.
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U.S. Federal Reserve – a close call
The Federal Reserve (Fed) will begin its rate cutting cycle this Wednesday. Market expectations are split between a 25 basis point and a 50 basis point rate cut, as the decision is complicated by conflicting signals of solid economic activity but a weakening labor market. Rarely have market expectations been so torn, so close to a FOMC meeting.
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AI: Transformative technology 75 years in the making
ChatGPT’s arrival took the world by storm in 2022; it’s better to see it as the latest stage of how technology has been changing our lives for decades.
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Private equity fosters agritech innovation
The growth of impact investing in private equity strategies is enabling a broader set of investors to benefit from companies delivering transformative agritech solutions and regenerating broken food systems.
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Will new reforms tackle the ‘Korea discount’?
South Korea’s new ‘Corporate Value-Up Programme’ aims to address the so-called ‘Korea discount’, which sees domestic companies trading at lower price-to-earnings multiples than their global peers.
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Out of sight, out of EM?
A world on fire and a $5.5 trillion need for capital. Will Scholes, co-fund manager of the Premier Miton Emerging Markets Sustainable Fund, puts a long-term lens on emerging markets (EM) investing.
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Bond investing to support positive environmental and social outcomes
Progress on the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development goals is lagging. With the target date of 2030 looming, less than a fifth of the goals are on track. With vital work still to be done, fund managers have an opportunity to address these critical gaps and accelerate progress. Mario Eisenegger, ESG bond manager outlines the role that bond investors can play to generate positive outcomes for both people and planet.
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The rise of semi-liquid secondaries funds
The secondary market in private equity consists of transactions where investors buy and sell existing private equity fund interests. In the first half of 2024, the global secondaries market had an estimated volume of USD 68 billion, which represents a 58% increase on the previous year’s 1H volume of USD 43 billion. The market can be broadly categorized into two main segments: GP-led secondaries and LP-led secondaries.
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DeA Capital Real Estate Launches a New Logistic Fund First Investment In The Novara Province
DeA Capital Real Estate SGR, in partnership with Palm Capital, has established a new Closed-End Real Estate Alternative Investment Fund, fully subscribed by international investors specialised in long-term real estate investments, with the objective of investing significant amounts of capital in the logistics sector in Italy by purchasing both existing properties and properties to be developed.
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The IHA 2024/25 finalists at a glance
The International High-Rise Award is aimed at architects and developers whose buildings are at least 100 meters high and have been completed in the past two years. The jury evaluates the nominated projects with the criteria: future-oriented design, functionality, innovative building technology, integration into urban development schemes, sustainability and cost-effectiveness.