White papers - all assets – Page 171
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What it means to be a sustainable investor
The natural world is in crisis: We are losing biodiversity – the very fabric of life – at an alarming rate. Investors would do a poor job if they did not seek to preserve the fabric that is at the heart of building the future that people want and need.
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Allocation Views: Burning US$5 bills
Our Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions team retain the view of heightened levels of inflation and persistent market worries in relation to the peaking of growth in many of the major economies.
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From outside-in to inside-out: Transforming finance for impact
To meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, finance must embrace a holistic approach to managing its impact on the environment. Eric Usher, head of UNEP FI, talks to AIQ about this shift in focus and the importance of public and private sector collaboration.
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Strategic Asset Allocation for a Default Pension Plan
This literature review discusses how to design a default life-cycle asset allocation for a defined contribution (DC) pension scheme. This default option may be the same for all participants, or it could be customised to plan members’ profiles.
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Talking Points: ESG-driven investment strategies in infrastructure
ESG has moved from being a nice-to-have, to being an important part of infrastructure investing and can be used to drive action and outcomes.
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Congress Sets New Deadline, So Do Markets
A general sense of risk-off dominated early in the week as markets faced a “wall of worry.” Lingering concerns over China regulations, stalemates over raising the U.S. debt ceiling, and the stunning spike and volatility surrounding energy prices all weighed on market sentiment.
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Innovation Builds Deep Water Technology Waves
The next decade will see an urgent and widespread boom in investments in innovation across all economic sectors, according to Stephen Dover and Kim Catechis of the Franklin Templeton Investment Institute.
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Fixed Income Views: Persistent, the New Transitory
As the global macro environment continues an improving trend, its beneficial impact may be unevenly distributed. Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Views explores the implications for fixed income investors.
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Actions and words: An interview with Dale Vince
The prominent climate change campaigner and founder of green energy supplier Ecotricity discusses biogas, the energy crisis and the need for a shake-up in government policy to achieve net zero in a wide-ranging interview with AIQ. Words by Miles Costello.
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Market Scenarios and Risks - October 2021
We are maintaining the narrative and the probabilities of the scenarios. The central scenario assumes that the policy mix and improving fundamentals will support the recovery and the markets. Beyond 18 months, we expect US growth to revert to potential amidst a higher inflation regime, while stagflationary pressures rise, in particular across Europe.
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Upcoming 2022 Outlook: From European autonomy to strategic sovereignty
The pandemic has highlighted Europe’s dependency on several critical goods, including pharmaceutical products and medical equipment. The European Union found itself temporarily unable to ensure the security of the population because it has outsourced the production of these critical goods.
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Fixed Income markets: what will be key?
Eurozone and US sovereign bond markets have partially reversed the decline recorded over the summer. The decline in yields was driven by global growth concerns and abundant liquidity. How can fixed-income investors position themselves today?
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The Eurozone Gordian knot: how to reform the fiscal framework without abandoning fiscal discipline?
Reforming the European fiscal framework would improve the resilience of the Eurozone…provided that fiscal discipline is not abandoned.
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Covid headwinds ease as China risks rise
At the time when EMs are navigating towards a healthier environment (Covid cases numbers shifting downward and vaccination rollouts speeding up), China’s selfinduced deceleration is now looming.
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Clearing the Hurdles
On a 12-month horizon, this looks to us like an attractive environment for risky assets, but the inflexion point in the current cycle is proving particularly volatile: adopting a more defensive view in the short term may help investors clear the immediate hurdles.
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The cost of climate change: Action versus inaction
The present global consensus to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero will require immense investment
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The Decisive Eye – Non-traditional property types are no longer niche. Are they the future of commercial real estate?
Europe stands on the cusp of significant changes to its private real estate investment universe. DIGITAL and structural trends, catalyzed by the COVID-19 pandemic, are expanding and enhancing the real estate investment universe.
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POSCO case study
Following engagement on climate change, POSCO strengthened its governance and management framework of climate-related issues. As a co-lead for the company under Climate Action 100+, EOS engaged with POSCO, contributing to the company’s 2050 carbon neutrality commitment and reporting in line with the TCFD’s recommendations.
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Real Estate Sector Report - September 2021
The second edition of our bi-annual real estate sector report includes insights from investment professionals across all four real estate quadrants. It provides current conditions and outlooks for all of the core real estate sectors, as well as non-traditional sectors such as data centers and life sciences.
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Emerging Markets: Poised for a Timely Recovery
The poor performance of emerging market (EM) equities relative to the U.S. equity market over the last decade is a salutary reminder that stock markets and economies are very different beasts. Find out why Origin Asset Management believes EMs are poised for recovery.