All Strategies articles – Page 36
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White papersCould Your Beta Be Better?
In the first of our articles on working with Official Institutions, we look into the importance of regularly questioning the assumptions behind your benchmark.
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White papersIntegrating Climate Risk Into Strategic Asset Allocation
Is your strategic asset allocation process missing climate risks—and foregoing climate opportunities?
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White papersCustomisation: the new frontier of passive investing
Commentators often oversimplify investing to a binary choice between what they perceive as two competing alternatives: actives and passives. The commentators overlook the fact that choosing a standard index is really an active asset allocation decision. Also, the way an index is constructed ultimately drives the selection of securities and, in some cases, the countries or regions in which an indexed portfolio will invest.
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PodcastPrivate equity has put sustainability firmly in its sights
Many believe that private equity (PE) is particularly well placed to embrace ESG and sustainability given the scale and scope of the industry’s investments and the benefits of a direct ownership model. Together with various initiatives aimed at establishing common standards for ESG integration, PE is sharpening its focus on climate-change resilience across portfolio companies in particular. While this inherently bodes well for other stakeholders like lenders, there is still a role for engagement with borrowers to ensure they demonstrate progress.
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White papersMIPIM 2022 – Making an impact
At this year’s MIPIM conference, environmental, social and governance issues were at the forefront of discussions with driving urban change being the main theme. The insights in this collection of articles, gleaned from our research and the conference, highlight how real estate investors can make a difference and how we can create positive, impactful outcomes.
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PodcastThe Investment Podcast: Opening routes of exposure to consumer assets
Traditionally an area dominated by banks, consumer lending is a well-established asset class, but what’s new is that asset owners can now get access to these assets. In this episode, Jerome Henrion guides us through the diversification benefits, inflationary advantages in the current environment, making sense of a heavily data-intensive asset class with more than a billion data points and the key differences between Europe and the US.
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White papersLarge Cap Value, Inflation Fighter
Large-cap value stocks have characteristics that could make them compelling in the current environment and beyond.
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White papersUpcoming: Principal Speaker Series – A conversation with Dr. Lawrence H. Summers
Join us as we welcome Dr. Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, immediately following the pivotal March FOMC meeting. Seema Shah, Managing Director, Chief Global Strategist at Principal Global Investors, will host a timely and engaging conversation on the state of the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve’s response, and how investors can prepare for the volatile period ahead.
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White papersSpectrum, Q1 2022: The Great Rotation 2.0
Slower growth rates, tighter labour markets, higher inflation and normalising monetary policies provides the classic backdrop to a great rotation from growth to value stocks, as well as a change in fixed income strategy.
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White papersPositioning Liquid Credit Portfolios For Rising Rates & Inflation
Martin Horne, Head of Global Public Fixed Income, discusses how to mitigate the risk of rising rates and inflation, touching on the potential benefits of floating rate assets and short-duration strategies.
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White papers21st century investment governance for large asset owners
The past decade has brought profound change for asset owners of all kinds. The regulatory, social, and economic landscapes have fundamentally shifted, and the investment universe has expanded significantly. These changes pose major challenges to in-house teams at large asset owners including DB pension plan sponsors, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, and wealth management firms.
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PodcastCombatting Higher Rates & Inflation in Liquid Credit Portfolios
How can fixed income investors navigate a backdrop of rising rates and high inflation?
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White papersThe invasion of Ukraine: investment implications
Russian military activity with Ukraine is escalating rapidly, with growing uncertainty. As events unfold, we suggest investors remain focused on their long-term goals, but remain attuned to the potential shifts in and disruptions to inflation, growth, energy prices and global financial markets.
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White papersLevelling up and why the U.K. real estate industry should pay attention
At the beginning of February 2022, the U.K. government announced its long awaited ‘levelling up’ plan to address and close the gap between the rich and poorest parts of the country. An ambitious target of 2030 is set and much needed as, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies1, the U.K. is one of the most geographically uneven countries, with income inequality ranked as one of the highest in Europe.
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White papersSaving the World is Hard
ESG investing has a long way to go, but why shouldn’t global financial markets do their part?
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White papersEquity factor investing – Sunshine after the storm
After a particularly difficult 2020, 2021 proved favourable for multi-factor equity strategies investing in the cheapest, most profitable and least risky companies with the strongest momentum in each sector.
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White papersKishidanomics: Propelling Japan towards the digital future
Swift actions were the approach Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took after assuming the leadership role. From calling a snap election to the size of the economic stimulus package, his decisions seemed like a race against time. So far, they have exceeded market expectations.
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Video2022: An even brighter future for disruptive tech
The pandemic has sped up a transformation in technology that would otherwise have taken years, triggering a sea change in how we work, buy and communicate. Advances in, for example, cloud computing, the internet of things and artificial intelligence are affecting industries as diverse as financial services, healthcare and consumer goods and creating opportunities for investors.
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White papersHotels as the hidden jewel for your ‘beds and sheds’ strategy
Given the disruptive impact COVID-19 is having across all the traditional asset classes, a number of institutional investors are increasingly starting to allocate funds towards alternative asset classes.
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White papers1Q: 2022 Strategic Investment Outlook: Four Strategic Allocation Issues for Asset Owners in 2022
Four strategic issues—from evolving inflation drivers to a reassessment of real-return prospects and liquidity risks for equities—could have far-reaching implications for strategic asset allocations in the coming year. The action points offered in this note include both changes to portfolio structure and potential alterations in approach.
