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Whatever happened to the recession - and does it matter for bonds?
Despite interest rates being hiked to their highest level since the mid-2000s and a mini crisis in the US banking sector, the US and other developed market economies remain in relatively robust health. A recession has, so far, been avoided.
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How to think about bonds in this new world
After the global financial crisis (GFC) in 2008, investors reduced their allocation to bonds, and broadly remained underweight the asset class for more than a decade. In 2022, the long period of accommodative central bank policy came to an end as inflation accelerated.
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Shorter versus longer-dated bonds: Is there a role for both in investor portfolios?
Money market and short-dated (one-to-five-year) bond yields are the highest they have been since the end of the 2008/2009 global financial crisis.
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Will Markets Do the Fed’s Job of Tightening Financial Conditions?
In this monthly series, we take a quick, comprehensive look at current macroeconomic themes that matter to clients.
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Private Growth Equity For Climate Protection - Combining highly attractive returns with a positive climate contribution
There is an urgent need to rapidly move to a net-zero future, which highlights the necessity for financial support to scale up technology that already exists and which has proven effective at reducing carbon emissions.
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Global inflation: Have deflationary forces subsided?
Global inflation continues to gradually cool, helped by lower energy prices and the impact of tighter monetary conditions. However, getting inflation back to 2% on a sustained basis could prove more difficult and depend on whether longer-term deflationary forces are able to re-assert themselves.
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China: A giant in transition
For nearly 40 years, investors have seen China as a fast-growing, emergent economy, on its way to achieving middle-income status. More recently a different narrative has emerged, portraying China as stumbling badly, weighed down by excess debt and investment, an aging population, and the end of globalization. Investment Strategist Christy Tan and her colleagues believe the truth about China is neither as optimistic nor as pessimistic as is currently fashionable.
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CIO autumn update: An AI inflection point
AI is one of several structural changes underway, to which we must adapt on behalf of our clients – and future generations.
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Sustainability watch: record temperatures, marine biodiversity and renewable investment
Our selection of sustainability news from October includes news of the hottest year on record, the largest-ever US state investment in renewable energy, and Ireland’s potential to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry.
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Macro Perspectives: Diverging views on the economic path
Are current US market dynamics “too hot, too cold or just right?” What are the impacts of rising interest rates? What is the case for diversification? Our economists discuss these questions in our latest Macro Perspectives.
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Don’t expect rates volatility to decline overnight
The volatility in interest rates has surged over the past two years as central banks have fought this long-lasting increase in inflation. In this weekly edition of Simply put, we explain how this risk evolution has significantly reshaped our asset allocation.
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Sustainable Global Equity, Annual Report 2022-23
This year’s annual report focuses on the UN SDGs and explores how two different trends are supporting progress on a number of objectives.
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A sea change for global shipping
Nordic ferry group Scandlines is completing the construction of one of the world’s first electric freight ferries.
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The COP conundrum
Much has been achieved but much more needs to be done if the COP convention is to retain credibility.
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Risks rise but markets hold steady
The conflict in Israel and Gaza has not moved markets… yet.
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Biodiversity investing: three drivers of alpha
Protecting biosystems is an obligation for responsible investors but we believe it can also bring long-term rewards.
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A view on Italy and its government debt
On 20 October, S&P Global Ratings announced that it was keeping its rating of Italian debt unchanged with a stable outlook. The rating agency’s decision kicks-off a wave of autumn credit assessments and will be followed by DBRS Morningstar on 27 October, Fitch Ratings on 10 November and finally Moody’s on 17 November
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Why renewable energy is such a good fit for private investors
Private investors have been excluded from infrastructure investment in the past. But renewable energy now offers new opportunities both in terms of return and risk management.
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360° Fixed Income Report, Q4 2023: Debt, deficit, dispelling doubts
In our latest fixed income report, 360°, the credit team provide an overview of the key themes shaping the fixed income narrative and their outlook for the remainder of 2023 and beyond.
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Doing good and doing well: Our approach to sustainable fixed income
What are the core principles of sustainable investing, why does it make sense in this environment, and what kind of companies do we look to invest in? Mitch Reznick, Head of Sustainable Fixed Income, shares the team’s view.