All United States articles – Page 43
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White papersESG: Making Sense of the Mudslinging
What ESG, sustainable investment and impact investment mean at Neuberger Berman, and how they are consistent with active management and the diverse needs of our clients.
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White papersWhat’s in Store for US Insurers in 2023?
Insurers’ risk controls and investment skills faced stiff tests in 2022, as both inflation and interest rates skyrocketed and nearly every asset class endured a sharp selloff. With traditional diversification approaches failing, investors had nowhere to hide.
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White papersIs 2023 the year of value-add?
These are, it has to be said, dramatic times. No sooner than most of the world was starting to emerge from the long shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was confronted with another crisis.
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White papersMacroeconomics, Geopolitics, and Strategy - March 2023
Market measures of financial conditions suggest significant easing over the last three months, but borrowing costs for corporates and households have risen a lot, and are still rising. This has led to market optimism with regard to asset prices.
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White papersCommodities: From Destocking to Restocking
The micro and macro factors weighing on commodities since last summer are starting to reverse—and secular tailwinds are building.
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White papersIPM – Edition March 2023
2023 started with optimism for private markets. The eurozone allayed fears and grew slightly in 4Q22, while the US economy maintained a good pace of expansion. Warm weather curbed energy use in Europe and natural gas tanks remained close to full.
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White papersStagflation Haze
The world is grappling with a combination of once in a generation shocks, producing an uncertain and complex economic landscape.
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PodcastThe Investment Podcast: European High Yield – changing perceptions
To what extent do European High Yield markets represent good value at the moment and is now an attractive entry point?
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White papersWhy the next five years belongs to US SMID
The Equities team explain why, against a backdrop where the US economy is likely to ‘muddle through’, there are exciting investment opportunities in the US SMID space.
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White papersMulti-sector fixed income 2023
2022 was a year for the record books in U.S. fixed income markets. The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (“the Agg”) celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2023. In those 50 years, 2022’s calendar year total return of -13.01% was unprecedented. The prior record was 1994 (-2.92%); in fact, the cumulative total return of the previous four negative years (1994, 1999, 2013, and 2021) was only -7.30%
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Capital Partners maintains strong fundraising momentum across strategies in 2022
$12.3 billion in equity commitments raised across real asset and private equity strategies
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White papersNo time but the present for value-add investing
These are, it has to be said, dramatic times. No sooner than most of the world was starting to emerge from the long shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was confronted with another crisis. As a result of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, energy costs started spiralling last year, causing havoc in economies worldwide. Inflation was already going to be an issue, but the war - by far the largest in Europe since World War II - made the situation far worse.
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White papersReimagining Growth: A Market Beyond Mega-Caps
US growth stocks were hit hard in last year’s downturn, with the mega-caps accounting for nearly half of the market’s decline. Now, the changing contours of the market mean investors can capture a broader array of recovery candidates while incurring less benchmark risk.
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White papersPolitics, Deficits and the Debt Limit
We firmly believe that Congress will ultimately raise the debt limit, but it’s worth remembering that political drama affects markets.
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White papersNASDAQ-100 Index Call Writing Overlays
Monetizing Low-Cost Basis Stock Positions while Preserving Long-Term Stock Alpha
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White papersHigh yield bonds vs. leveraged bank loans: Is now the time to rotate?
Over the last two years, leveraged U.S. bank loans (“loans”) have outperformed their high yield bond counterparts; however, we believe this trend may be coming to an end. The relative outperformance of loans during this period was primarily a function of duration, or more notably in 2022, the lack of duration.
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White papersNon-Investment Grade Defaults: Up From the Lows, but Contained
With defaults rising off of all-time lows, but likely remaining well below recession norms, we remain constructive on high yield and non-investment grade credit.
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White papersMixed messages. Messy markets.
When macroeconomic data give mixed messages about the path ahead, markets are bound to become more challenging. That could be a good opportunity for using volatility to position for an eventual recovery.
