All United States articles – Page 29
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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 papersGo Time? The Case for Small-Cap Value
This paper reviews the strategic importance of U.S. small-cap value equities for capital accumulation. We explore the historical record for allocations surrounding recessions and offer insight on relative valuations.
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White papersWhen can we look beyond the recession?
In the latest instalment of Simply put, where we make macro calls with a multi-asset perspective, we look to history to try to gauge when we can start preparing for a post-recession rebound.
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PodcastAll the Credit, Ep. 39: Down to the Wire
Daleep Singh examines the U.S. debt-ceiling crisis, potential outcomes, and probabilities.
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White papersMacroeconomics, Geopolitics, and Strategy - May 2023
Will real bond yields come back down?
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White papersOur key takeaways from IMF’s Spring meetings
Investor sentiment is downbeat, but not overly bearish. With tightening credit conditions, our US growth outlook is lower compared to the IMF’s, while we are more optimistic on China. This supports a cautious stance and a search for opportunities across the emerging world, starting with China.
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White papersStress in US regional banks continues, while the Fed moves towards a pause
The recent banking stress has been a real test of capital and liquidity regulations enacted after the 2008 crisis.
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White papersThe Opportunity Cost of Waiting for Goldilocks
Waiting for a “Goldilocks moment” to add duration back into your portfolio can be costly and difficult to execute. Find out why allocating across duration exposures, or “riding the curve,” may offer a better approach.
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PodcastThe Cost of Waiting for Goldilocks
Janet Rilling and Danny Sarnowski discuss the costs investors can face as they wait for a “Goldilocks moment” to add duration to their fixed income portfolios.
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BlogThe US Inflation Reduction Act: Europe’s response
In the second part of our blog series on the Inflation Reduction Act, EU leaders have outlined a package of subsidies to rival the act. Will it be enough to prevent investment flows diverting to a subsidy-rich US?
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White papersIs This the Final Fed Hike, for Now?
As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to hike its key interest rate, the federal funds rate, by 25 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%), to a range of 5.00% to 5.25%. Despite the banking sector’s ongoing wobbles—most recently, First Republic Bank’s takeover by JP Morgan over the past weekend—the FOMC sees fighting inflation as its highest priority.
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White papersThe Fed Gazes into a Spinning Compass
The Fed raised its policy rate by another 25 bps at its May meeting and hinted that its hiking campaign may have concluded. However, Chair Powell also understandably conveyed some uncertainty.
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White papersThe Inflation Reduction Act: implications for U.S. timberland and agriculture
Aiming to reduce carbon emissions by approximately 40% by 2030, this legislation represents the single largest investment in climate and clean energy solutions in American history. We examine its potential impact on foresters and farmers—and on investments in U.S. timberland and agriculture.
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White papersInstitutional Investor: America’s Top Asset Management Firms
Institutional Investor published their list of America’s top asset management firms, according to the companies owned by them. We are proud to announce that we were ranked within their top 10 list.
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White papersThe Great Reallocation and what it means for fixed income investors
“Income is back in fixed income” – If there was a contest for the catchphrase of the year 2022, this one would certainly be a hopeful contender as it captures the essence of market evolution. The fixed income space has undergone a significant transformation and reallocation implications reverberate into 2023. This has resulted in a year-to-date influx of USD 87bn in global fixed income ETFs.
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White papersHigh yield: charting a steady course through roiling seas
Banking stresses have added volatility to markets already coping with rising rates and recession fears. Still, with corporate fundamentals sound, high yield investors and issuers are more cautious than fearful.
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White papersVirulent inflation may have peaked – but does further danger lurk?
Markets speak to the fluidity of the environment around them. Over the past year, they’ve delivered verdicts on government economic programmes, central bank monetary policy and the energy sector – but how are the markets perceiving inflation today since it became structural a year ago?
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White papersProxy Voting: Engagement Matters
As we kick off our latest NB Votes campaign, we look at what detailed bottom-up knowledge brings to the process, and what can happen when it’s absent.
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White papersUS Commercial Real Estate Outlook: Seeking Calmer Waters in Quality
The COVID-19 pandemic upended the way we live and work by creating secular changes and accelerating trends that were already afoot. For investors in commercial real estate, the results have been mixed.
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