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Why sustainable fashion could be in style for responsible investors
Fashion is one of the biggest industries in the world, generating around $2.5trn in annual sales but at the same time, it is thought to be responsible for a sizeable 10% of annual global carbon emissions – more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined.
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Industry trends to watch in 2023
The last few years have delivered a fair share of ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ setbacks for asset managers and investors. As we come out on the other side, I am excited about the opportunities.
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Emerging-Market Debt Outlook 2023: A Shifting Balance of Risks
Financial markets offered few opportunities for refuge in 2022, and emerging-market bonds were no exception. We expect the past year’s difficult conditions to gradually unwind in 2023, but risks remain, and investors will need to be selective.
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Multi-Asset Allocation Views: Is the growth pause discounted already?
The Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions team believes many developed economies will experience a recession in the coming year as signs of an economic slowdown have been building for a while.
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Healthcare Stocks: An Innovative Remedy for Volatile Times
Healthcare stocks have remained in vogue through volatile markets, driven by increased interest in the sector during COVID-19. Yet the sources of the sector’s appeal run deeper than the pandemic’s effects and can provide resilient return potential through uncertain market conditions in 2023.
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An improved toolbox to manage volatility and provide income
Concerns around inflation have driven core government bond yields upwards to levels not seen for more than a decade
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COP27: Shifting the Global Climate-Change Debate
COP27, the latest United Nations Conference of the Parties, concluded recently with mixed results on some of the key agenda items. In our view, though, the event will be remembered more for the way it shifted the global climate-change debate.
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Special Situations: Fasten your seatbelts—credit markets are going to be bumpy
Benefit Street Partners explore how best to capitalize on the bumps that are creating the beginnings of another fertile special situations investment environment.
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Looking beyond headline risks: European ABS review and 2023 outlook
It has been a challenging year defined by seismic events – from spiralling inflation to rising rates, and war in Ukraine. Indeed, 2022 has seen punctuated bouts of volatility applying great pressure on risk assets – but European ABS managed to outperform many of its peers. Here, we take a look at why this is the case, and what to potentially expect for 2023.
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IG Credit: Well-positioned in a Challenging Environment
In a potential recessionary environment, robust company balance sheets and normalizing yield levels are creating a compelling case for IG corporate credit.
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Emerging Market Insights: Optimism on 2023 outlook
We are optimistic that emerging markets, in particular Chinese equities, can post positive returns in 2023.
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Central Bank Watch: Calibrated tightening begins
The Franklin Templeton Fixed Income (FTFI) Central Bank Watch is a qualitative assessment of the central banks for the Group of Ten (G10) nations plus two additional countries (China and South Korea).
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Biodiversity Equity Report, Q4 2022
In our inaugural edition of the Federated Hermes Biodiversity Equity report, we shine a light on farming. As we face a climate emergency, agriculture is part of the problem – but could also be part of the solution.
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JD.com engagement case study
JD.com has demonstrated its effort to improve its governance and ESG reporting in recent years. The company separated the chair and CEO roles earlier this year and released its first ESG report that focused on its ESG commitment, including climate change mitigation.
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The time is now: Creditors to negotiate stronger covenants in 2023
The current credit environment offers a silver lining for investors in challenging markets, as issuers look to amend and extend debt amid rising rates.
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Impact Opportunities Fund - Quarterly Report Q4 2022
In this quarter’s report, we take a deep dive into the complexities of UN SDG 6, clean water and sanitation, and discuss why it is so vital to life on this planet, the issues surrounding supply/demand, and how to bridge the water gap.
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Always, Sometimes, and Never
MACRO MATTERS: In this monthly series, we take a quick, comprehensive look at current macroeconomic themes that matter to clients.
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ESG in motion: a dynamic forward-looking approach to detect ESG ‘improvers’
ESG investing has seen some headwinds in 2022. The ESG indexes suffered in 2022 in part due to their low representation in areas of the market that have benefitted from higher energy costs, such as the oil and gas sectors, and high representation in growth sectors that have been challenged by rising rates.
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European Fixed-Income Outlook: Stay High Quality in 2023
European bond-market performance was among the worst on record in 2022, as Europe ran the gamut of geopolitical, economic and market storms. While problems persist and we expect further periods of volatility, we believe the worst impact on markets is past and that investors will find opportunities in 2023—particularly in investment-grade and select high-yield credit.
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BBBs in the ‘Old Normal’
A key investment-grade sector retains its appeal, but selectivity may be important.