All Strategies articles – Page 8
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White papers
Merger Arbitrage Investing: When Deals Fall Through
Why we believe a recent failed acquisition is a reminder to think twice about systematic approaches to merger arbitrage.
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Webinar
Watch the Replay - Why 2022 was our best year ever and how to build an all weather direct portfolio for the future
Please see the replay for our latest webinar, – “Why 2022 was our best exit year ever – and how to build an all-weather direct portfolio for the future”. Paul Newsome, Head of Investment Solutions, was joined by Francesco Aldorisio, Partner, Philipp Scheier, Partner, Pieter-Jan Frederix, Partner, and Michael Toedtli, Principal, to discuss the secret ingredients that make a portfolio attractive to investors in all economic climates.
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Video
Investment Playbook for 2023
In this short video, Niall O’Sullivan, Chief Investment Officer, Multi-Asset Strategies EMEA, recaps Neuberger Berman’s investment playbook for 2023.
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White papers
NB Votes: The 2022 Proxy Season
In this challenging economic environment, we believe that quality corporate governance is crucial to creating shareholder value—and that active investment managers have a vital role to play on behalf of their clients.
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White papers
Carbon credits: reinforcing quality for impact and returns
High-quality carbon credits offer a critical tool for channeling much-needed finance to protect and restore nature, and to create sustainable livelihoods for Indigenous and local communities. Following contentious press coverage in recent weeks, we highlight important actions being taken to enhance the ability of carbon credits to meet these challenges.
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White papers
Currency hedging policy for institutions
“Investors should focus on currencies as a potential source of return and risk diversification for a portfolio.”
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White papers
60/40 portfolios: end of the road?
Multi-asset investors face an inevitable question after an historic, and painful, year for equities and fixed income: has the 60/40 portfolio run out of road?
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Video
Small Caps: Why Active Management Matters
The size and diversity of the small-cap universe, combined with a lack of sell-side research, presents a compelling opportunity for active managers with strong, bottom-up stock selection capabilities.
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Podcast
What to look for when allocating assets in 2023
Listen to our quarterly asset allocation podcast with global head of multi-asset Maya Bhandari and chief market strategist Daniel Morris. They review the four key determinants of financial market behavior this year and the investment opportunities that follow from that assessment for the main asset classes.
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White papers
How liquid is the green bond market?
The green bond sector has grown to be a $1trn-plus investable market that has seen a sharp uptick in diversification on the credit side and an increasing number of sovereign issuers.
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White papers
How to Calculate the Most Important Number You Need to Know
For better or worse, the path of this year’s U.S. Consumer Price Index will determine the level of markets.
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White papers
The low volatility anomaly – Still going strong after 50 years
Half a century ago, it became clear that investing in higher risk equities is not necessarily rewarded with higher returns. This low volatility anomaly goes against the traditional belief that there should be an extra reward for taking more risk. The anomaly persists to this day. There is now a range of investment strategies seeking to capture the benefits of the anomaly, including our own.
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White papers
Fixed Income: Navigating emerging market debt in 2023
The Franklin Templeton Fixed Income team believe 2022 was an incredibly challenging year for emerging market debt and developing countries may face some significant challenges in 2023, but there are reasons for optimism.
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White papers
2023 global ETF outlook: Playing defence and investing tactically
What’s ahead for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) globally in 2023? Jason Xavier, our Head of EMEA ETF Capital Markets, explains where he sees areas of growth and opportunity—including smart-beta ETFs, income-oriented strategies, and select emerging markets.
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Video
Who’s Afraid of an Inverted Yield Curve?
The current slope of the US Treasury yield curve is inverted. Two-year yields are higher than 10-year yields, and to us that means that investors are focused on a few things.
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White papers
Mid-Cap ETFs’ Moment
Dina Ting, our Head of Global Index Portfolio Management, offers her perspective on the allure of multifactor US mid-capitalization strategies for 2023.
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White papers
Multi-asset allocation in anticipation of a soft-landing
The performance of both equities and bonds in 2022 tested the resilience of multi-asset strategies and suggested it might be time to rethink how portfolios are structured. This quarterly edition of Simply put questions claims that the 60/40 portfolio is dead and examines whether the unfolding global recession is likely to result in a soft or a hard landing.
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White papers
Our investment teams on the key themes for 2023
In our 2023 Outlook paper, we look back on last year and outline the key themes that could shape markets in the year ahead.
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White papers
When Factors Rhymed
It’s been said that “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” We believe 2022’s factor performance rhymes with several periods in recent history. What message does that send to investors?
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White papers
Multi-Asset Allocation Views: Is the growth pause discounted already?
The Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions team believes many developed economies will experience a recession in the coming year as signs of an economic slowdown have been building for a while.