All White papers articles – Page 15
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Fixed Income Outlook – Not as planned
Another higher-than-expected US inflation number means the US Federal Reserve should be in no rush to cut rates before price pressures subside. With the risk of inflation continuing to surprise to the upside in the near term, we now expect benchmark 10-year yields to potentially retrace to 4.75%, at which point we would likely again go overweight duration.
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Regulation set to supercharge push on plastics
Voluntary plastic goals have yielded little meaningful change on plastic production and recycling. But forthcoming regulatory changes will heighten both the risks and opportunities companies – and investors – must navigate.
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Global growth forecast revised higher, again
”As long as inflation is not resurging, better growth should support equities. We favour a diversified global approach and selective stories, such as India.”
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Forget the politics: Why election uncertainty won’t, and shouldn’t, put investors off the US
Everything about the United States is big – its market, its economy and the companies housed there. It is also continuing to confound investors’ expectations. Many anticipated it would slip into recession in 2023, but this never came to pass. Instead, according to the US Treasury, it delivered above average economic growth over the 12 months because of “growing economic output, labour market resilience, and slowing inflation”.
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Unveiling niche opportunities in private credit
Most private credit managers focus on extending loans to upper and middle market companies owned by large private equity sponsors.
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The Winds of Change: A Closer Look at European Renewable Energy Financing
Guy Haselmann, Head of Thought Leadership at MetLife Investment Management (MIM), recently sat down with Giulia Noli, Director in EMEA Infrastructure, to discuss the current environment for lending to European renewable energy projects.
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Positive Stock-Bond Correlation: Prospects & Portfolio Construction Implications (April 2024)
As part of PGIM IAS’s ongoing research on strategic portfolio construction, we have explored the macro drivers, global linkages, and portfolio construction implications of stock-bond correlation in a series of papers dating back to 2021.
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India: Unlocking the potential
In this latest Global Macro Shifts, India offers new economic and investment advantages, as both long-term reforms and recent, post-pandemic changes in the global economy combine fortuitously, according to Templeton Global Macro.
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Munique: The Inefficiencies Driving Muni Alpha Opportunities
Active municipal bond managers have more flexibility to invest across a wider swath of the market and can add alpha by constructing portfolios that outperform their respective benchmarks.
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Catella European Residential Vision Report 2024 – The Epsilon: From a Mitigation World to an Adaptation World
The Epsilon, or Greek letter ‘E’-shaped trifurcation of real estate investment portfolio valuations along alternative pathways from a decarbonisation ‘tipping point’ was introduced in: ‘The Epsilon Great Transformation of Real Estate Markets’ in our European Residential Vision 2023 report, which aimed to conceptualize the integration of climate change mitigation into investment strategies
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Catella European Residential Vision Report 2023 – The Epsilon: Great Transformation of Real Estate Markets
The catalysts of the energy crisis, surging inflation and geopolitical turmoil ignited by the Covid pandemic and war in Ukraine are forcing an acceleration in the pace of economic transformation needed to confront two of the greatest challenges of our age: climate change and the poor-rich divide.
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Stay Focused on Earnings
Should a sticky inflation release cause investors to revise their outlook for equities?
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Asset Allocation Committee Outlook 2Q 2024
“The economic outlook may have improved, but large parts of the credit and equity markets are already priced for a soft landing.”
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Schroders Capital Investment Outlook: Real Estate H1 2024
We explore the fundamentals underpinning our expectations and views, our conviction themes, the investment strategies benefitting from them, and how we are seeking to position portfolios for outperformance.
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Mapping global elections and what this means for investors
It’s a defining 12 months for the world we live in today and wake up to tomorrow as billions of people across more than 50 countries head to the polls in 2024, although not all national elections will be free and fair. Romil Patel looks at some of the key votes from the world’s oldest to its largest democracies, as well as emerging markets – and what this means for investors.
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Clean Energy – Cyclical Opportunity For Long-Term Investments
Investments in clean energies have rarely been more attractive. The urgent need to tackle climate change is becoming increasingly apparent. Both the public and political decision-makers are well aware of the environmental challenges.
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Macroeconomic and financial market forecasts - April 2024
Macroeconomic forecasts as of 12 April 2024
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Macroeconomics, Geopolitics, and Strategy - April 2024
”The BoJ does not have the right conditions to hike in 2024 or 2025.”
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Cross Asset Investment Strategy - April 2024
”Market sentiment may remain positive if we don’t see an economic slowdown and inflation also doesn’t surprise. However, areas of excess have built up, and underscore the need to remain vigilant.”
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European Real Estate: Why Now?
The European real estate market appears to have passed its cyclical trough—and potentially compelling core and value-add opportunities are emerging across logistics, living, and select areas of the office sector.