All Strategies articles – Page 25
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Asset Manager NewsRetail’s Next Act: Could a right sized retail sector offer a compelling risk-adjusted opportunity for real estate investors?
Hines believes a transformed retail sector has emerged after years of turmoil. Investors may very well have missed that brick-and-mortar retail fundamentals have been performing surprisingly well. This, combined with robust job and wage growth, strong consumer sentiment and stabilizing global inflation levels are all signals that the fundamental turnaround in retail should continue.
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VideoHas China’s luck changed?
Chinese stocks have rallied in recent weeks off the back of fresh stimulus measures announced by the Beijing government. Will the rally sustain? And how is the China Equity Strategy positioned to benefit? Sandy Pei, Senior Portfolio Manager, provides her view.
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White papersStewardship case study: AstraZeneca
EOS identified robust succession planning for both the CEO and the chair as integral to the achievement of a long-term strategy.
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White papersThe Rise of AI and ESG
Artificial intelligence (AI) is touching almost every corner of the global economy. But what are the implications for environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues?
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White papersAsset Allocation Committee Outlook 4Q 2024
“We do think the Fed will get the first 100 basis points done quickly, but we see the central bank aiming for a return to a neutral rate, rather than an accommodative one—and in a soft-landing environment that would justify a rate cut pause around mid-year 2025, in our view.”
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White papersAsset Allocation at Official Institutions: Taking the Three Critical Steps
A deeper dive into our optimized portfolios for Central Bank Reserves, Sovereign Wealth Funds and Public Pension Funds.
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White papersIn conversation with Emmanuel Deblanc
A (former) chess player, Emmanuel Deblanc joined M&G Investments as the CIO for Private Markets in 2024. He sits down with Romil Patel to discuss the early days of his career and the journey to the top, why he thinks private markets are at a turning point – and the art of dealmaking in a more competitive world than ever before.
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White papersGlobal Market Perspectives, Q4 2024: Hard to be gloomy
Global policymakers have responded to weakening economic growth, raising the odds of a global soft landing.
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White papersThe three things every engager should know
What three lessons have the SDG Engagement High Yield Credit team learned in the half decade since inception?
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White papersMacroeconomics, Geopolitics, and Strategy - October 2024
If only LatAm’s fiscal policy could mimic its prudent monetary policy stance
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White papersAmplified Volatility Leads to Muted Bets
To get through the current environment, we think it is important not to chase the markets, but to let them come to you.
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People NewsHines Announces Expansion of Hines Global Income Trust Board Of Directors to Bolster Leadership
New director Diane S. Paddison and returning director Laura Hines-Pierce add depth of expertise in strategy and operations and bring diversified perspectives to Hines Global Income Trust
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White papersRisk Factor, Risk Premium and Black-Litterman Model
Risk factor models are now widely used by fund managers to construct portfolios and assess both return and risk based on the behaviour of common risk factors to which the portfolios are exposed. However, fund managers often have subjective views on these risk factors that they may wish to incorporate into their asset allocation strategies.
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White papersDo elections really matter to investors?
Investors seek to track the evolution of the economic fundamentals that serve to anchor asset returns over a long-term time horizon. We look at what they are.
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White papersInvesting for resiliency with alternative credit
Investors have become increasingly uncertain of the investment landscape given the various economic and geopolitical factors which remain in flux. According to the Nuveen Institutional Investor Uncertainty Barometer, investors feel we are in a period of elevated macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty with 93% receiving an Uncertainty Score above the normal level of 50.
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White papersIndex investing as an active decision: implications for equity investors
Today’s passive index investing requires active choices, as customization and innovations in index funds have resulted in new considerations for investors and the potential for greater control.
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White papersPrime Time for CLOs
In this Pensions & Investments Q&A, Adrienne Butler breaks down the qualities that make CLOs a solid investment amid shifting market dynamics and the potential for further rate cuts.
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White papersNext-generation private equity: The art of partnership
Next-generation managers are re-energising the private equity industry from the point of view of both approach and performance.
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PodcastDemystifying Capital Solutions Strategies
Michael Searles, Head of North America – Capital Solutions, explains why capital solutions strategies are garnering increased interest from institutional investors looking to diversify their private credit allocations and gain access to potentially uncorrelated returns.
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White papersEverything Everywhere All at Once
Investors often associate space with large corporations and government agencies such as SpaceX, NASA, JAXA or, more recently, Blue Origin and Amazon’s Project Kuiper. These entities evoke images of rockets, moon missions and high-risk ventures. However, the reality is that the space ecosystem plays a significant role in our daily earth-bound lives, a fact that is frequently underappreciated by the general public and even by seasoned investors.
