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Low-volatility equities under COVID-19
Many investors consider low-volatility stocks to be reliable defensive equity investments over the long term, delivering higher risk-adjusted returns than traditional market capitalisation indices.
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Exploring the carbon offset market: Issues, reforms and the future
The voluntary carbon market has come under criticism recently after research accusing many offsets of being worthless. Thibaud Clisson takes a closer look at the carbon offsets market, its usefulness and the work being done to improve its integrity.
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Diversity and Inclusion—an Investor’s Handbook
Companies are beefing up their DEI initiatives to attract and retain employees amid increasing regulatory requirements. DEI can contribute to an inclusive corporate culture and provide firms with a distinct edge over less-proactive competitors. For investors, the key is knowing which criteria to look for when evaluating companies.
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It’s not just cars driving the EV revolution in emerging markets
We think green, shared mobility - from electric buses to electric rickshaws - will power radical changes to transport in emerging markets. And bring investment opportunities.
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Stop blaming everything on pension funds
UK pension funds have been blamed for a number of woes affecting the UK’s financial fortunes. However, the suggestion that these could be solved by the wave of a regulatory wand is misguided.
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European market outlook: Clouds on the horizon
After a decade of ultra-loose monetary policy, we are starting to see the intended and unintended consequences of one of the most aggressive periods of monetary policy tightening in history.
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SNB wary of inflation amid seismic FX policy shifts
The SNB lifted rates at its last policy meeting, undeterred by the uncertainty plaguing the banking sector and resolutely focusing on inflation. We explore recent monetary policy developments, including profound changes in how the central bank regards and communicates on foreign currency interventions.
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Sustainable dividends: The pursuit of quality and prudence
With the fight against inflation still under way amid the banking turmoil, dividend-income investment opportunities could grow in importance and play a significant role in total return. In this interview, Aline Avzaradel, portfolio manager of the Capital Group Capital Income Builder strategy, explains her focus towards dividend sustainability, as well as the need to avoid dividend cutters, which can undermine a portfolio’s long-term return potential.
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Plastic waste: linear today, circular tomorrow
The transition to a CLIC® economy that is clean, lean, inclusive and circular means moving away from the current WILD economy that is wasteful, idle, lopsided and dirty. At LOIM, we believe that profound change is required in three key systems, including how we make and use materials in order to transition to a more circular model: nowhere is this more apparent than in plastics.
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How vulnerable is EM debt to volatility spillovers?
At the beginning of the year, the three major factors driving emerging market (EM) debt were US financial conditions, the dollar and global growth. All three look likely to have been changed by the current shock to the banking sector.
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Market nervous on Deutsche Bank, but fundamentals of European banks are solid
“We see a continuation of declining credit growth which is consistent with monetary tightening, but no credit crunch.”
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From Anomaly to Opportunity: High Yields on Short Bonds
Stock and bond markets were shaken by the recent banking crisis in the US and Europe. Although both US and European authorities took prompt action to prevent damage to the financial system and dampen market volatility, these episodes highlight the importance of risk management and the worth of proven investment strategies that can both mitigate risk and generate worthwhile returns.
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Secondary Market Investing: 10 Themes for 2023
If you look at the secondary market today compared to a little over a decade ago in 2010, there was about $10 billion in secondary volume. We were coming out of the Global Financial Crisis, and people were using the secondary market when they were distressed. It was a small industry and there was barely any press around secondaries.
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The More Things Change, Part II
Banking stresses may have tightened conditions enough for policymakers to pause their hiking cycles indefinitely.
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ChatGPT on the wall, should 5G be abandoned at all?
The emergence of revolutionary artificial intelligence chatbot technology has created strong competition among major tech companies, all vying to create their own versions. But 5G also plays an important role in this market.
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Global Investment Views - April 2023
“We are moving towards a more uncertain economic backdrop, with lower visibility on central bank actions. This calls for a prudent stance on risk assets.”
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Fed delivers a dovish hike: a rate cycle peak may be close
”Persistent inflation remains the main policy concern.”
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Why the Post-Pandemic Economy Will Run Hot
As the U.S. Federal Reserve wrestles inflation lower, investors wonder increasingly if its traditional target still makes sense. Should policymakers really insist on driving inflation all the way down to 2%? Haven’t pandemic and war fundamentally altered global dynamics that drove rates ever lower? Isn’t this time … different?
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Equity Diversification in Europe’s DC Market
We explain why global small-cap equities provide strong potential to enhance equity diversification and excess return in European DC markets, especially for active managers.
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Should we resist the temptation to carry?
In the latest instalment of Simply put, where we make macro calls with a multi-asset perspective, we analyse the choice investors currently face between volatile asset prices and tempting carry strategies.