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White papersO’Connor Global Multi-Strategy Alpha Monthly Letter: Anticipated backdrop of greater deregulation and policy changes
The US elections dominated market conversations in November as the Republican party won decisively, with Donald Trump becoming only the second Republican to win the popular vote since 1988. In the subsequent weeks, we have seen the President-elect begin to nominate candidates for various cabinet positions, which has created plenty of sector-level volatility, particularly in areas relating to trade and healthcare
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White papersAI-enabled robotics and automation
Advances in technologies such as AI are likely to create large new market opportunities for innovative firms in the automation market
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White papersEmerging Markets Debt Under Trump 2.0
EMD has been more resilient after November’s election than it was after the 2016 result—so, what has changed, and will this resilience last?
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White papersNavigating the Health Care Industry in Trump’s Second Term
As President-elect Donald J. Trump prepares for his second term in office, the health care industry is poised for a period of potential change, despite his relative silence on policy details. In this case, personnel may make a major difference, and, in our view, investors should prepare for a landscape influenced by health care and budgetary appointments. While market volatility is likely, we believe maintaining an emphasis on long-term trends will be essential in navigating an evolving industry landscape. Understanding the implications of regulatory changes and key administrative appointments will likely be important in identifying investment opportunities.
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White papers2025 Outlook: We have seen this movie before
As we head into 2025, it is hard not to notice several parallels with the past; it feels like we have seen this movie before.
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White papersOutlook 2025: Prospects for the race to net zero
In 2025 mature technologies like solar and wind power as well as electric vehicles (EVs) will continue on their path of exponential deployment - despite some setbacks in some jurisdictions where incumbents start to panic as they realise they have lost ground they may never make up.
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White papersInsurance investment outlook 2025: Navigating evolving markets and regulations
A strong US economy and market, alongside benign economic conditions in Europe and other developed markets have helped insurers strengthen their balance sheets and boost their investment earnings while restoring liquidity buffers.
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White papersPensions investment outlook 2025: US policy uncertainty clouds road ahead
The coming year will likely be characterised by three main drivers: the US’s politically driven polices; structural economic weaknesses and political uncertainty in Europe; and China’s restructuring of its troubled property market.
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White papersLDI market trends – getting things in perspective
The two key barometers of market levels for LDI are long-term interest rates and long-term inflation expectations.
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White papersAllview: Market Risk Monitor - December 2024
Each month, Allspring’s Investment Analytics team assembles a top 10 list of market risks that it believes have the potential to influence investment portfolios.
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White papersEmerging market debt outlook for 2025: Ready for Trump 2.0?
Looking ahead to 2025, the macro environment, in theory, sets the stage for a friendly backdrop in emerging markets (EM), especially given widespread disinflation, which should allow most major central banks to significantly ease rates throughout the year.
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White papersAmundi Responsible Investment Views 2025
The responsible investment market normalization continues, in a year marked by additional transparency requirements and continued companies’ commitments
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White papersEuropean bonds shine ahead of ECB meeting
European bonds have performed strongly over the second half of the year and remain appealing heading into 2025 thanks to projected ECB rate cuts.
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White papersConsolidate with caution – Too much focus on scale could come at the expense of innovation
Last month, in an attempt to boost the UK’s growth trajectory, Rachel Reeves unveiled what she claimed was the “biggest pension reform in decades”. She reckons the UK has been regulating for risk, but not regulating for growth – a view many in the industry would agree with.
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White papersPrivate Markets, Edition December 2024
It gives us great pleasure to announce that going forward, we’ve teamed up with The Red Thread as a means of connecting thinking across our industry. We believe that by unearthing the key threads that run though market trends, our readers should be able to see opportunity and risk with greater clarity.
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White papersWhy Should REITs Be Part of Your 2025 Investment Strategy?
REITs are poised for a resurgence in 2025…As you plan your 2025 investment strategy, consider the unique advantages REITs bring to a portfolio: steady dividend income, capital appreciation potential, inflation protection, and diversification benefits. After years of underperformance, REITs are poised for a resurgence, offering attractive valuations and compelling opportunities for income and growth.
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White papersInvestment Perspectives 2025 Outlook: No time for complacency
Markets took the key events in 2024 mostly in their stride. Will this relaxed view persist over the next 12-months? CIO’s from across our investment teams discuss the likely events and drivers they believe will shape investor returns over the coming year.
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White papersUK equities: don’t believe the doom mongers
Remember Tony Blair? When Labour won a landslide election victory in 1997 after 18 years of Conservative rule, it inherited an economy on the rebound after a bout of inflation and high interest rates in the early 1990s. In the months that followed, sterling surged and UK stocks rallied.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - December 2024
A resilient US economy, the anticipation and eventual victory of Donald Trump and his recent appointments along with risks around inflation have been driving nominal and real yields over the past months. But US equities and the dollar rose amid a belief that the US economy would benefit from Trump’s policies at the expense of the rest of the world, i.e., Europe and some Asian countries.
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White papersInternational equities: Opportunities beyond U.S. dominance
On the back of strong economic growth and a steady wave of technology advancements, U.S. equities have outperformed global equities for nearly 15 years. However, with U.S. valuations reaching historic highs and investors facing evolving challenges like trade disputes and tariff wars, compelling opportunities in international equities and multinational companies could redefine the narrative.
