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Global Innovations Driving Zero-Carbon Cement
Company-level metrics provide only half the picture of zero-carbon cement. Our Emerging Market Equity and ESG teams’ on-the-ground analysis provides the other half.
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A thin and last-minute Brexit deal should give temporary relief to UK assets
The deal: the core of the deal is a zero-tariff/zero-quota free trade agreement for goods, but trade will be affected by new non-tariff barriers such as customs checks and compliance procedures. The deal is lighter concerning trade in services, and in most services sectors providers will need to seek approval on a case-by-case basis with national authorities.
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10 predictions for 2021: The world improves, but do markets already know?
At the start of the year, we expected economic growth to pick up modestly and were encouraged by seemingly diminishing macro risks, such as trade policy. Conversely, we were concerned by relatively full stock valuations and thought that market gains could be limited following a strong 2019.
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Spirit of resilience: Market Risk Insights, Q4 2020
Last year, Albert Camus’s 1947 novel The Plague returned to global best-seller lists as people searched for a deeper understanding of the pandemic convulsing society.
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Global Emerging Markets: ESG Materiality, Q4 2020
In our ESG Materiality Newsletter, Q4 2020, we seek to demonstrate our engagement activity with portfolio companies and showcase holdings that create positive impact aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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Liquidity Stress Testing in Asset Management
This article is part of a comprehensive research project on liquidity risk in asset management, which can be divided into three dimensions. The first dimension covers liability liquidity risk (or funding liquidity) modeling, the second dimension focuses on asset liquidity risk (or market liquidity) modeling, and the third dimension considers asset-liability liquidity risk management (or asset-liability matching).
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Private credit markets – adjusting, adapting and responding
Lately, there has been renewed interest to get deals done and enter into negotiations on new investments as private credit markets re-open following a period of relative stability and reduced volatility in publicly-traded markets.
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Europe’s “Man On The Moon” Moments
While 2020 brought many challenges and uncertainties for investors in Europe, there are reasons to be optimistic about the future.
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From property to the portfolio: The ESG opportunity and industry trends
Last month, Principal Real Estate Investors hosted a panel of subject matter experts to discuss Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) developments and trends.
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Public real estate debt: Facing today’s challenges
It is no secret that COVID-19 has had a particularly adverse impact on global real estate markets. But even as headwinds persist, there are opportunities worth considering within the public debt markets.
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How sustainability works in private asset investment
We explain why private assets can align with responsible investment just as well as listed assets.
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Outlook 2021
The heads of our investment platforms welcome the New Year with their views for 2021.
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Global Equities case study: Kurita Water
Our Global Equities strategies hold a diverse range of companies with attractive combinations of long-term fundamentals and good or improving ESG characteristics.
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GCC/MENA Bond Market Update
The result of the US election and positive COVID-19 vaccine developments led risk assets higher. Emerging market (EM) equities and crude oil were among the stronger performers.
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How private credit enhances returns while lowering risk
Private credit has until now been the preserve of large institutions, but that’s changing. We find out why.
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The good, the bad, and the ugly of secondary public equity offerings
The stock market plays a crucial role in helping companies raise finance, but are these raises a good deal for investors?
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What is scientific fixed income investing and why should investors embrace it?
BlueCove was founded in 2018 to research and develop state-of-the-art scientific investment processes applicable to fixed income
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Is sustainable infrastructure the best way to tackle climate change and emerging market poverty?
The emerging market need for huge amounts of infrastructure spending must be met sustainably for the planet’s sake - and that’s good news for investors.
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Imagine – Super-forecasting for those who don’t know
There is always a lot of interest in predicting the future, especially at this time of year when experts telling us what to expect over the next 12 months inundate us. In general, the quality and results of predictions are unimpressive. 2020 has been a case in point.
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Biden time: ESG implications for emerging markets and our portfolio in a post-Trump world
Last month, Joe Biden was hailed the winner of the tightly contested US presidential election. Here we examine the ESG implications of his victory for emerging markets and how it will impact our Global Emerging Markets portfolio.