All Strategies articles – Page 7
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White papersAlternative Allocations: The growth and diversification of secondaries
Secondary funds, commonly referred to as secondaries or continuation transactions, purchase existing interests from limited partners (LPs) or assets from primary private equity fund investors. Although once considered a niche strategy, secondaries have matured and now represent a vital cog in the private equity ecosystem, according to Franklin Templeton Institute’s Tony Davidow.
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White papersPredictably Unpredictable: Demystifying the Road Ahead
Unprecedented. Uncharted territory. Like nothing we’ve ever seen before.
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White papersWhat to Expect When Expecting A Recession: A CIO’s Guide to Interpreting the Probability of Recession (PGIM IAS, June 2023)
Recessions are a regularity of the economic landscape. While each recession has its own unique set of characteristics, recessions share common attributes with implications for portfolio construction and asset allocation decisions.
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VideoIf you want to go far, go together: UK Nature Impact Strategy
Ahead of the launch of the Federated Hermes UK Nature Impact Strategy, Eoin Murray, Head of Investment, walks us through the thesis that underpins the strategy’s approach to net zero and nature, and explains why partnering with leading environmental impact investment advisor Finance Earth will take the strategy the extra mile.
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White papersAllspring Climate Transition Fixed Income Strategies
As the world transitions towards net-zero emissions, Allspring’s clients increasingly want to decarbonise their assets. We explain how our climate transition strategies enable this.
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White papersTurning Less into More: How to Improve Equity Outcomes by Reducing Risk
In a world of macroeconomic and market uncertainty, the fear of losing money may deter investors from seeking to capture equity return potential. Is there a way to stay confident when volatility strikes?
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PodcastCoastal Marinas: Charting a Course for Growth
Head of Capital Solutions, Bryan High, sat down with Zayd Hamman, Chairman of Coastal Marinas to discuss how the management team has built an impressive platform for owning and operating marinas in Charleston, SC, and how Barings has partnered with them along the way.
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White papersUnderstanding the Breadth of Investment Opportunities in Capital Solutions
Capital solutions constitute an increasingly popular investment category that seeks to provide equity-like returns with less correlated market risk throughout the credit cycle.
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White papersMeet the Manager: Sandy Pei
In this latest manager profile, we spoke with Sandy Pei, Portfolio Manager for the Asia ex-Japan and China Equity strategies, to learn more about her career beginnings, the team’s value-conscious approach to investing, and why she likens fund management to treasure hunting.
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PodcastCanaries in the Liquidity Coal Mine
Trevor Lavin and Kevin Kneafsey discuss how liquidity stress is playing out in the markets and how it can have profound impacts on all of your investments.
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White papersBlack Book: A Painful Epiphany
The shock of 2022 was that bonds didn’t diversify equity risk. The extreme positive correlation of that year might not persist, but we show that for most of the past 250 years, a slightly positive correlation has been the norm. While it’s hard to identify the consistent forces that have driven this relationship over such an extended period, both the level and volatility of inflation point to the stock-bond correlation remaining in a range from zero to slightly positive.
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White papersConnecting the Disinflation Dots in Multi-Asset Strategies
The Federal Reserve’s latest 0.25% interest-rate hike has likely capped one of its most aggressive policy-tightening cycles in 40 years. And the cumulative 5% policy rate increase in just over a year is now starting to have an effect on rate-sensitive sectors and inflation.
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White papersWhat ‘Data-Dependent’ Feels Like
As central banks become more “data-dependent,” will monetary policy become less predictable and markets potentially more volatile?
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White papersVolkswagen case study
Following the 2015 emissions scandal, we have engaged with Volkswagen through numerous meetings, vote recommendations and a site visit. In that time, it has undertaken a comprehensive integrity project to improve its company’s culture.
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White papersHoming in on Quality in Climate Investing Strategies
Stock selection in a climate investing strategy takes more than just avoiding companies exposed to global warming risks. The process should intersect with an active search for diverse opportunities among companies helping to fight climate change, but with high-quality business models, too.
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White papersPrivate vs. Public Investment Strategies – Reported and Real-World Performance
Based on reported cumulative returns, private assets – especially buyout funds – outperformed public assets by a wide margin from 2005 to 2021. However, this traditional performance comparison is misleading because reported performance of private assets does not reflect the real-world performance experienced by CIOs.
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White papersWhy are fallen angels the pick of high yield?
How could fallen angels offer a high-yield (HY) exposure of superior quality in a strategic allocation? We consider how investors can use these bonds to improve performance potential while mitigating relative ratings risk. In our previous insight of this three-part series, we made the case for a dedicated allocation to the segment due to the ability of price recovery to drive outperformance, and a compelling supply outlook.
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White papersQ2 2023 Strategic Investment Outlook: Balancing the Strategic and the Tactical
Balancing different time horizons always presents challenges. It may be intellectually ugly to hold different positions over short horizons and long horizons, but sometimes the macro setup suggests it’s the right way to proceed.
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White papersIt’s time to take a chance on Europe
For the Sustainable Europe team, strategies that only follow the market rarely outperform the market. With such unjustified pessimism on the region from investors, we think it’s time to take a chance on Europe.
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PodcastRiding the Curve: Isolating Income
The big difference between 2022 and 2023 for bond investors can be summed up in one word: Income. George Bory highlights the opportunities in this week’s episode.
