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Solving for a Year of Inflections
The Solving for 2022 delegates voted on what they think will be this year’s best-performing investment category—and here’s why we think they are right.
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Wormhole intelligence shows investors pulled in different directions by market gravity over 2021-22
This just in: The Interstellar Express reports that a vast cache of data has been recovered from Quantum Gravity Well (QGW) 3.14159 that could shed new light on an ancient, defunct civilisation.
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To address climate change, we need to address social inequality
Two of the largest challenges society faces today – climate change and social inequality – can benefit from a joint approach, particularly as investors may have to navigate enhanced regulation in both areas, says Alex Bernhardt, global head of sustainability research.
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Investing in 2022: Four key market drivers
The pandemic and rising inflation were prevailing drivers of markets in 2021. But the economic squeeze which dominated 2020 finally started to loosen its grip, as the world started to get back to something resembling ‘normality’ in the second half of last year.
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Asset Allocation Committee Outlook 1Q 2022
As we enter the new year, most of the global economy appears fundamentally in good shape, as demand continues to recover from the pandemic and supply chains are gradually restored.
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Bolstering Asset Allocation Defenses Against COVID-19
The surge of the coronavirus omicron variant has implications not only for broader asset-class allocations but also for macro exposures within asset classes. We believe that modestly capping exposure to certain COVID-19-sensitive assets can enhance risk management.
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China’s Complicated Year in the Global Spotlight
For the global economy, the consequences of China’s current economic trajectory are much more difficult to tease out.
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Winners of the Italian Recovery Plan (With or Without Draghi)
Which sectors stand to benefit the most from Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan, and what impact, if any, will the country’s next president have on efforts to implement the plan?
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1Q: 2022 Strategic Investment Outlook: Four Strategic Allocation Issues for Asset Owners in 2022
Four strategic issues—from evolving inflation drivers to a reassessment of real-return prospects and liquidity risks for equities—could have far-reaching implications for strategic asset allocations in the coming year. The action points offered in this note include both changes to portfolio structure and potential alterations in approach.
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China’s Economy in the Year of the Tiger
For China, the year ahead holds special political and economic significance. From the Winter Olympics in February to the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th national congress, slated for the fourth quarter, “the world,” as President Xi Jinping has noted, “is turning its eyes to China.”
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Stewardship Matters – Edition 5
Martin Currie: Biodiversity loss presents a real and tangible risk for business, and it is increasingly important that investors consider the potential impact that biodiversity loss might have on investee companies.
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Long-term demand drivers in the logistics sector
More sought-after than ever, real estate investors continue to have a bullish outlook on the logistics sector.
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Nature shock: Grappling with nature-based risk
Could nature degradation prove a significant threat to corporate and financial stability? As climate change accelerates, oceans acidify, deforestation and soil erosion continue and species are lost, this important question is weighing on investors and financial regulators around the world.
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Spectrum 2022 Outlook
We expect a slower pace of growth in 2022 due to monetary tightening and reduced fiscal policy support.
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Shifts & Narratives #13 - Money and psychology of inflation: an investor view
Inflation was the big surprise in 2021. At the beginning of the year, the average US inflation forecast by economists for the end of 2021 was around 2%, while the latest reading in December came in at 7.0% YoY, the highest level since 1982.
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Money and its velocity matter: the great comeback of the quantity equation of money in an era of regime shift
The velocity of money (V) depends on P = the general price level, T = the total amount of goods and services produced and M = the total amount of money in circulation, and can be expressed by the formula V = PT/M.
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China outlook – Some unconventional thoughts
While there appears to be a large degree of market consensus on China’s GDP growth in 2022, there is less clarity on the three to five-year outlook. A raft of issues could slow growth momentum in 2022.
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Potentially volatile European markets present opportunities
Franklin Templeton Fixed Income’s David Zahn sees opportunity despite elevated levels of volatility in European bonds in 2022.
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The Yin and Yang of 2022
Brandywine Global: As the US and China prepare to move in opposite directions, investors should position for potential policy divergence.
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Four insurance portfolio allocation themes for 2022 and beyond
In today’s investment landscape, how can insurers effectively construct investment portfolios to achieve their targets and balance a range of unique requirements? This paper looks at four allocation themes we believe are most relevant to insurance portfolios.