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Global Investment Views - February 2023
Markets are shifting focus away from inflation towards growth, with a slightly less disruptive economic picture for Europe and a more optimistic view on China.
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Why timberland now?
The case for investing in timberland now and for the long term rests on the asset class’s compelling combination of potential financial and environmental benefits.
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Was the last hike the last hike?
This last hike may be the last hike. Here’s where our investment teams’ economic expectations may diverge from the consensus viewpoint and how they’re positioning their portfolios.
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Carbon credit use is reshaping timberland investments
Carbon markets are entering a period of accelerated evolution that now requires the incorporation of carbon values.
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How to Calculate the Most Important Number You Need to Know
For better or worse, the path of this year’s U.S. Consumer Price Index will determine the level of markets.
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What is a CLO?
CLOs provide an efficient, scalable way of investing in floating-rate loans while offering structural protection that has historically performed well through multiple credit cycles.
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The low volatility anomaly – Still going strong after 50 years
Half a century ago, it became clear that investing in higher risk equities is not necessarily rewarded with higher returns. This low volatility anomaly goes against the traditional belief that there should be an extra reward for taking more risk. The anomaly persists to this day. There is now a range of investment strategies seeking to capture the benefits of the anomaly, including our own.
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Macro Matters - Better than feared. Worse than hoped.
In this monthly series, we take a quick, comprehensive look at current macroeconomic themes that matter to clients.
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Sustainability watch: electric vehicles, hydrogen power, and natural capital
A sustainability revolution is underway and we believe it provides one of the biggest investment opportunity in history.
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A framework for navigating uncertainty
Uncertainty over inflation and central bank policy is likely to remain high during the first half of 2023 with a wide distribution of potential outcomes. Despite this, analysis shows that bonds already price in most of the downside risk and are expected to deliver favourable outcomes across a number of scenarios, as highlighted in the chart below.
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Firmer foundations for China’s property market in 2023
The Chinese property sector has been in the headlines over the past year, and not for the right reasons.
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The Investors Have Left the Building
Is money rushing to exit from non-traded real estate because there is more attractive value in listed real estate?
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A Delayed Reckoning
Equity markets had momentum coming into 2023, but has the economic data now become too bad for investors to ignore?
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Lifting the lid on packaging and food waste
In the seventh article in our Insights series on the social and environmental impacts of the global food system, Lisa Lange examines the problem with plastic food packaging, and highlights some positive engagement outcomes.
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European stocks rally as recession fears recede
The re-opening of China’s economy should provide a relative tailwind for Europe compared to other regions.
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China’s structural growth - From opportunities to challenges with risks
After more than 40 years of economic reforms, China is arguably moving from an era of growth opportunities to one of growth challenges, characterised by reform fatigue, resistance to change and diminishing returns on investment. Looking ahead, what will drive China’s long-term growth?
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Bonds are back: credit markets focus during 2023
This year, we expect the global economic environment to feature sluggish growth and an extended period of sustained high inflation. For the credit market, it will be a tale of two halves:
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Come Together: Opportunities Among Divergent Views
If there was ever a market environment that called for unbiased views and the ability to pivot, this would be it. With higher volatility, diverging macroeconomic conditions, and heightened uncertainty, investors are wondering what they could be doing differently and where they should stay the course.
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New food systems: precision fermentation and cultivated meat
Feeding a growing population in a sustainable manner requires an overhaul of existing food systems. Substituting meat for meat alternatives could help reduce global agricultural land use and associated emissions.