White papers - all assets – Page 329
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White papersTrade Deals and Political Realities
Could the USMCA accord among the US, Canada and Mexico, and a potential US-China trade deal get approval from the Democrats-led House of Representatives?
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White papersBrexit Do-Over?
Will Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposal win the day for Brexit or will there be another referendum? The British pound is caught in the middle.
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White papersAsset Class Views: Medium and Long Term Expected Returns
We break down asset class dynamics into a long term component (or trend/fair value), mainly related to macroeconomic variables and a medium-term component, explained by economic and financial cycles.
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White papersTrading U.S. Money Market Spreads with SOFR, Fed Funds, and Eurodollar Futures
Learn about using short-term interest rate (STIR) futures as an efficient tool for trading basis spreads between U.S. Money Market rates.
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White papersImpact Report Q4 2018
From ending poverty and reducing inequality to tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests, humanity faces a number of global challenges. Today, investors are realising that companies have the power to address these critical challenges, but bold action must be taken.
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White papersThe future of energy
As we approach ‘peak oil’, what does this mean for the fossil fuel industry and alternative sources of energy?
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White papersDream or dystopia?
Cities will face severe challenges over the coming decades, including digital disruption, population management and climate change. How they adapt to these pressures will determine the winning – and losing – cities of the future.
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White papersHow investors should deal with the liquidity dilemma
The paradox of liquidity (it dries up when most needed) remains one of the key challenges for investors on the aftermath of the great fi nancial crisis and it is resurfacing in this late financial cycle phase.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views – March 2019
If an investor had woken up today after three months and looked at the markets, he/she could reasonably say that not much had changed.
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White papersHedging Repo Exposure in the Treasury Basis with One-Month SOFR Futures
Learn how CME One-Month SOFR futures can be used as an effective tool for hedging Treasury overnight repo exposure.
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White papersChinese consumers: your country needs you
Consumption now accounts for over half China’s economy, but spending is decreasing
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White papersBig Challenges for Equities, Bonds and FX Markets
A series of challenges, from the debt ceiling to Fed quantitative tightening to Brexit, will be confronting a variety of markets.
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White papersWhy SONIA is bored of Brexit
Are you Brexit-Bored or Brexit-Engaged? British financial markets are taking sides, too, in this messy divorce between the UK and European Union.
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White papersEM Debt: Navigating a Shifting Macro Backdrop
After a rocky 2018, the picture may be brightening for emerging markets debt. From rising rates to trade wars, some of last year’s headwinds look to be receding, at least for now. Barings’ Ricardo Adroguè and Omotunde Lawal highlight opportunities they’re currently seeing.
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White papersFed to End Diet
The Fed’s program to shrink its bloated balance sheet post-quantitative easing is drawing to a close earlier than planned as liabilities pose constraints.
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White papers360 – Fixed Income report, Q1 2019
To be considered relevant, a factor must first and foremost be backed by ample empirical evidence. In the absence of such evidence, academic research on multi-asset factor premiums could suffer from ‘p-hacking’ (or ‘data mining’). Recent research by Robeco uses new and previously unused deep historical financial data. The results allay any p-hacking concerns.
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White papersHow Airports Are Flying High: A Social Perspective
Holding airport bonds in our social strategies often raises questions. But aviation brings huge social and economic benefits, and is making great environmental strides
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White papersAsset Allocation Update - Much ado about equities and credit
Equities and corporate bonds often do well together. Over the past 20 years the “beta coefficient” between credit to equities has been 0.5 in both the US and Europe; that is to say, for every 1% rise (or fall) in equity prices, credit markets have tended to return (or weaken) 0.5%.
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White papersIndia: Rupee Faces Significant Risks from April Elections
Indians go the polls in April to elect a new leadership. Can Prime Minister Modi’s party win an outright majority or will India have a coalition government?
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White papersMarket Perspectives - Patience is a virtue
Sunny spots are rare this winter. Economic data in in Europe and China have continued to underwhelm. Key euro area indicators including PMIs, Ifo and Sentix are at multi-year lows, following a sharp contraction in industrial production in Q4. China reported a slump in trade and the slowest annual growth in three decades.
