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Trading the Vaccine Curve
Today, as many economies approach the final stages of their COVID-19 vaccination programs, unlocking activity hard hit by lockdowns, their experience provides an important guide for investors as to how other countries, further behind with their vaccination programs, may perform in coming quarters.
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Europe’s Openness Leans against its Productivity Headwinds
PGIM Fixed Income explain the benefits seen by the European Union as it continues to operate as the world’s most open economic region. Read how this competitive backdrop helps improve productivity and growth.
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Climate emergency: The state of the planet
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report brings together conclusions from the latest scientific studies on the climate system. Aviva Investors’ climate specialist Rick Stathers assesses the evidence and the implications for investors.
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The going gets tough: Can heavy industry decarbonise?
Heavy industry and heavy transport are hard to decarbonise, but this must be done to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Can companies, policymakers and investors join forces to make it happen? The race is on…
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China: Red Moon Rising
China’s equity market saw strong performance in 2020 but has faced a setback this year amid regulatory tightening and other headwinds.
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Asia Game Theater Update: Long Chinese Equities
We’ve recently updated our Asia game theater, and although these changes partly reflect the recent regulatory crackdown in China, our update was independent of recent Chinese equity market volatility.
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China Policy Moves Strengthen the Case for the Local Market
China’s regulatory reforms may be disruptive in the short term, but we see long-term positives.
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On Post-Pandemic Growth and Inflation
Ed Perks examines the factors should likely support economic growth, and how he views inflation.
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Should Today’s “Buy the Dip” Equity Trend Guide a Multi-Asset Strategy?
Under normal circumstances, most investors are momentum chasers and liquidity takers. They buy when markets do well and sell on the way down. But the last 18 months have been far from normal for just about everything, especially investors’ equity buying and selling habits. The buy-low/sell-high paradigm has been uniquely tested in 2021, and investors are jumping in during selloffs almost as enthusiastically as during rebounds.
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What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Taper
Many investors, perhaps scarred by 2013’s “taper tantrum,” are focused on the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will start reducing its bond purchases in the next few months. We don’t think the taper will be disruptive—the Fed has learned from the market’s adverse reaction to that surprise policy turn. But we do see a taper coming soon.
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Votes for change
This voting season saw a notable increase in shareholder resolutions seeking a vote on climate transition plans, and proposals for racial equity audits.
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Southeast Asia’s internet economy: On a fast track
This issue of Trends Reinforced explores investment opportunities in Southeast Asia’s internet economy.
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Time Is Money - Restoring Investor Confidence in Long-Term Cash Flows
As equity style winds shift, investors are still debating the merits of growth versus value stocks. But we believe quality remains the essential focal point, especially amid a low interest-rate environment that has changed the math behind company valuations.
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Inflation Starts Trending Down (Slowly)
After weeks of markets pricing in our slower-growth scenario, the strong U.S. employment report kicked off a slight shift in the narrative.
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Salary or sick leave – the impossible choice
In the fifth article in our series about the social impacts of the pandemic, Emily DeMasi looks at how the lack of national paid family and medical leave policies in the US has contributed to widening inequalities.
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Siemens Energy case study
Siemens Energy is addressing the challenges of the climate transition by setting science-based emissions reduction targets.
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How to unlock opportunities in the sponsor-less SME loan market
Sponsor-less transactions are largely misunderstood. With greater liquidity and mounting interest from institutional investors, can we expect an influx of non-sponsor transactions funded by direct lenders?
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Rubles, Reals, and Institutional Quality
We believe an increased long exposure to the Brazilian real and Russian ruble is justified by the “where” and “why” stages of our investment process, specifically relating to ESG influences (in this case, primarily social and governance factors).
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Understanding wine grape farmland investing
This research outlines the nuances of investing in wine grape properties. It identifies why the U.S. could be the most attractive destination for institutional capital and highlights the most appealing regions within the U.S. to invest. Further insights are provided into total returns, risk, correlations, and portfolio considerations of wine grape investments.
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A watershed for climate change stewardship?
2021 may come to be viewed as a watershed year for climate change and investor stewardship, with votes on companies’ transition plans and COP 26 on the horizon.