All Strategies articles – Page 8
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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.
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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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VideoCan China’s Economy Overcome Xi’s Stubbornness?
While recent policy adjustments signal progress, China Strategist Andy Rothman argues that Xi must further restore confidence among China’s entrepreneurs and consumers to unlock China’s growth potential. Will Xi overcome his stubbornness and make the necessary changes?
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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 papersWhat’s your alternative? How institutional investors in EMEA are thinking about Private Alternatives
Private alternative assets are playing a greater role in institutional portfolios, driven by the pursuit of higher returns, diversification, and the increasing private market investment opportunity set. In a report published in March 2024, management consultancy McKinsey estimated that assets under management in global private markets totalled $13.1 trillion as of June 2023, and have grown nearly 20 percent per year since 2018.
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White papersPart II: Resilient Investing Amid Geopolitical Uncertainty
In an increasingly uncertain environment, PGIM surveyed investors across the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Middle East to uncover how geopolitical risks are changing the way institutions are constructing their portfolios and approaching risk management. The results shed light on the risks that investors fear most, as well as the actions they are taking to either mitigate the potential fallout or capitalize on opportunities that emerge.
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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.
