All Strategies articles – Page 13
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White papersThe whys and hows of impact investing
Impact strategies are becoming more commonplace as investors push for greater change through their investments. With many institutional investors, consultants and wealth managers looking to meet client demands for impact investing, we explore what it is and what it brings to a diversified portfolio.
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White papersWorking the Margins
While this is no time to be making major calls on asset allocation, in our view, there are abundant opportunities for generating incremental returns.
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White papersDo better volatility forecasts improve risk-based portfolios?
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 third edition completes our previous research on range-based volatility measures – or models that account for intraday patterns – by asking if such measures could improve the return profile of a risk-based portfolio.
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White papersCould green hydrogen be the hero of net zero?
Green hydrogen has been put at the centre of many net-zero initiatives for good reason. Also known, on account of its versatility, as the Swiss army knife of long-term decarbonisation, it can provide turnkey solutions for those industries where greenhouse gas emissions are harder to suppress – solutions which can be seen as critical if climate goals are to be met. Edward Lees and Ulrik Fugmann explain.
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PodcastRecession Risks Are Rising—Are You Prepared?
In this podcast, Jamie Newton, head of Global Fixed Income Research and deputy head of Sustainability at Allspring, and Rick Hartley, senior vice president and client advisor on the Insurance Solutions team, discuss reasons the U.S. economy has remained resilient to date, the signs pointing to a possible recession on the horizon, and strategies investors can use to prepare for it.
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White papersNotes from the Road…or the Boarding Gate
This short note draws out common themes from our recent conversations and meetings with clients across the US, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. The questions we were asked ranged from monetary policy and inflation to strategic asset allocation, the impact of artificial intelligence and market liquidity.
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PodcastMake the Most of Your Offseason
The summer can be a slower time for financial advisors and their business. Dr. Rick Jensen, world-renowned performance coach, sports psychologist, and author, and Scott Engroff, sales manager and senior vice president for Intermediary Sales at Allspring Global Investments, discuss how advisors can use that downtime in the offseason to take their game to the next level.
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White papersA Case For: Sustainable Climate Bond Strategy
Our climate-aware investment process aims to enable investors to immediately improve their portfolio’s carbon profile and reduce climate risk, while maintaining target returns.
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White papers3Q 2023 Strategic Investment Outlook
A narrow market, led higher by a small number of stocks, has been doubly painful for many investors in 2023.
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White papersPrivate asset allocations in open-ended funds
Allocating to private assets in open-ended funds can offer investors benefits such as diversification, but there are drawbacks, too, like illiquidity. In this second article in a three-part series drawn from a recent paper, we look at how asset managers can construct portfolios for open-ended funds that include allocations to private assets, providing a way for smaller investors to gain exposure.
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VideoIntroduction to the Neuberger Berman Tactical Macro Fund
(6:46) In this short video, Lead Portfolio Manager, Bob Surgent introduces the Neuberger Berman Tactical Macro Fund, highlighting some of the key characteristics he prioritizes for macro investing strategies.
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VideoMegatrends – Value
(1:58) Client Portfolio Manager, Nicole Vettise examines the opportunities for value style equity investors in the current environment.
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White papersPM Spotlight: From Math Whiz Intern to Head of Systematic Options
Megan Miller, head of Systematic Options, is living proof that investment in interns can yield big returns. Read about Megan and her views on the options market in this issue of PM Spotlight.
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White papersA deeper dive into investor engagement with Japanese corporates
Investors in Japanese equities who have earned their credibility through a deep understanding of Japan’s cultural and corporate landscape could find themselves in a unique position where they may add value to companies through engagement. Here we look at two case studies.
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White papersMacroeconomic and financial market forecasts - July/August 2023
Macroeconomic forecasts as of 17 July 2023
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White papersMacroeconomics, Geopolitics, and Strategy - July/August 2023
The United Kingdom is the only advanced country with wage growth above core inflation, risking a wage-price spiral. Inflation is broad-based and expected to remain much higher than in the rest of the G7, above 6.0% in 2023 and well above 3.0% by end-2024. Growth will be flat at best, but all risks point to the downside.
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VideoA tale of two indices
In our latest video insight, Fraser Lundie, Head of Fixed Income (Public Markets), shares his view on the diverging VIX and MOVE indices, and why he believes the market is at a turning point.
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White papersHow cost-conscious buy and maintain strategies seek to avoid pitfalls in credit investment
Buy and maintain (B&M) strategies can have the same characteristics and potential benefits of traditional credit portfolios. They can provide the yield, spread over government bonds, income and potential returns from the bonds held, as well as the potential to fulfil investors responsible investment objectives.
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White papersMulti asset: taming of the skew
The return distributions for risk assets have taken on a positive asymmetry of late. This quarterly edition of Simply put asks what could trigger the normalisation of return asymmetry and what would the consequences be for risk-based investors?
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White papersThe Meaning Behind the Mean
The headline characteristics of today’s market obscure a wealth of opportunity, in both public and private markets.
