All Strategies articles – Page 24
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White papersCharting the unpredictable: Harnessing data-driven solutions to enhance investment decision making
Pension funds, long regarded as the bedrock of long-term financial security for millions of workers worldwide, are currently navigating an increasingly tumultuous landscape. Traditionally conservative in their investment strategies, these institutions now face a confluence of challenges that demand innovative thinking and strategic foresight.
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White papersIncluding ESG in a fund name – cosmetics or effective driver of change?
A recent study by an international team of academics examines whether renaming investment funds to include the term ‘ESG’ is just a cosmetic jump on the sustainability bandwagon – or whether it does have a positive impact in reducing ESG risk and improving ESG performance. Here, we summarise their findings.
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White papersThe Risk-Reward Pick’n’Mix for Investors
Matt Hansford spoke to Private Equity Wire about the $200bn opportunity in portfolio finance, how it can serve as a strategic buffer against volatility and how as an asset class with large transactions, it enables investors to deploy at scale.
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White papersAligning investment strategies and sustainable development goals
The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals promote sustainable development and work with a selection of indicators to help countries develop implementation strategies and allocate resources accordingly.
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White papersEMD: A credible long-term asset allocation candidate
Using cluster analysis and regression techniques, this paper highlights the importance of active management and bottom-up fundamental research in effectively navigating the multifaceted emerging market debt (EMD) landscape.
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White papersSmall Caps: To Index or Not to Index
More investors are taking a passive approach to small caps. Should they?
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White papersLDI market review and outlook: The aftermath of an eventful election season
The summer lull never really materialised this year as geopolitical risk considerations, and a significant election schedule remained at the fore, resulting in changeable investor sentiment and hence relative value opportunities.
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People NewsFlorian Grassl Joins The Investment Management Team At Dea Capital Real Estate Germany
Pan-European investment management company DeA Capital Real Estate is expanding its team in Germany and has now added experienced real estate specialist Florian Grassl as its Director of Investment Management. Florian Grassl’s experience at German and international real estate companies will help him broaden the company’s pan-European strategy, and he will be responsible for expanding DeA Capital Real Estate’s portfolio in Germany.
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White papers2025 Macro Outlook: Slower growth amid geopolitical uncertainty, but opportunities remain
Headwinds are blowing but conditions are supportive, so we see both risks and opportunities in 2025.
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White papersReturn Predictability, Expectations, and Investments: Experimental Evidence
The empirical finance literature documents a puzzling phenomenon: investors tend to adjust their portfolios insufficiently in response to changes in their own forecasts of asset returns. This paper proposes an investment experiment with information treatments to better understand the mechanisms behind this puzzle.
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White papersVenture capital landscape
A closer look at key innovation hubs, Swiss Valley and Silicon Canals
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White papersStrategic Value Dividend: Why now, why always
Dividends offer stability in times of uncertainty, but, as Dan Peris, Head of Income and Value Group, argues, the returns they generate make them a smart choice in any market.
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White papersToo risky to cover?
As extreme weather events increase in frequency and severity, insurance losses continue to mount. Some areas exposed to the worst climate risks are now seen as too risky to cover. Michael Yamoah, Navishka Pandit and Judi Tseng assess the implications.
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VideoDecades in the making: MDT Advisers
While the name might not be familiar, our ‘MDT’ franchise has a legacy spanning over 30 years. In this series of videos, Scott Conlon, Investment Director, Federated Hermes MDT Advisers, takes it back to basics: who is MDT and what makes this approach to quant investing stand out from the crowd?
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White papersAddressing misconceptions with net-zero investing
The journey towards achieving carbon neutrality, or net zero, by 2050 is not only essential for our planet but also increasingly demanded by investors. Motivations for those seeking to align their portfolios with net-zero often vary — spanning financial, societal, and ethical domains — yet many investors hold a common set of misconceptions related to implementation.
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White papersReframing the climate question
How should an investor balance a focus on reducing their climate impact with a desire for financial returns? And how does a company management team accommodate what can often be seen as competing demands?
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White papersHuman capital: the unsung hero of the company valuation equation
Assessing the value of a company can be challenging. Typically, investors start by looking at its financial standing and records that reflect tangible investments, such as machinery purchases and building maintenance costs, to understand the company’s revenue, debt obligations and other expenses.
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White papersArtificial intelligence is everywhere
The capabilities of artificial intelligence are advancing with the investment focus expanding from computing power to include additional layers of the technologies used to build web or mobile applications. As a result, we are finding more opportunities to invest in stocks of companies that are leaders or beneficiaries of AI.
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White papersBudget 2024: public debt switch likely to increase LGPS scrutiny and focus investment time horizons
During yesterday’s Budget announcement the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, confirmed expectations that she will switch to measuring public debt using Public Sector Net Financial Liabilities (PSNFL).
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Asset Manager NewsHines Expands Asia Platform with New Value-Add Strategy
Hines, the global real estate investment, development, and property manager, today announced the intention to launch a diversified close-ended, value-add real estate strategy, to be known as Hines Asia Real Estate Partners (HAREP). HAREP intends to leverage economic and secular growth trends as well as Hines’ active management and operational excellence to achieve its objectives.
