All White papers articles – Page 199
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Disruptions Redefine Risk and Opportunity in 2022
Global investment outlook: The ramifications of the pandemic will likely continue to reverberate in 2022, but what does that mean for investors? Our investment teams explore key themes in equity, fixed income and real estate.
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Shooting the rapids in 2022 – Our investment outlook in an infographic
What can investors expect after a year marked by new phases of the pandemic and given the prospect of another year that could see further outbreaks, renewed restrictions on mobility and activity, and a slowing economic recovery?
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The Beginning of the Beginning: Byte, Atom, Gene
Franklin Equity Group is excited about the future; whatever the new year brings, we anticipate enhancements to our ways of life.
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ESG Thema #6 - Carbon-efficient technologies in the race to Net Zero
Although its decarbonisation has been under way for several years now, as highlighted by the strong growth in renewable power capacities, the power sector still accounts for 38% of global energy- and industry-related CO2 emissions.
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The Opportunity in Wind
As the fossil fuel industry, coal in particular, may suffer job losses, it is important to ensure that a low carbon energy transition can work for everyone.
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European long-income real estate: Seeking resilience in an uncertain world
As the trajectory of COVID-19 continues to evolve, Isabel Gossling looks at the implications for European real estate and long-lease strategies.
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The wheels of a Circular Economy go round and round - N°3 The construction sectors: road work ahead
As one of the main contributor in terms of waste and in terms of CO2 emissions, the construction sectors is well aware of the necessity to reinvent itself. Besides, the sector faces strict legislations at the EU level and more specifically in France
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The Fight Against Inflation Has Begun
We think that inflation, central bank policy and real rates will define the battlefield for markets in 2022—but will the most volatile skirmishes come sooner or later in the year?
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How investing in biotech can help achieve the SDGs
From pioneering therapies to renewable food sources, biotechnology has the potential to address many of humanity’s greatest challenges, as aligned to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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The Decarbonizarion Challenge & Path Toward Green Steel
The global steel industry is presented with a number of challenges to reduce its carbon footprint, and this is especially true in emerging markets.
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Outlook 2022 - Bye-bye beta
Despite a fifth coronavirus wave rising as we enter the third year of the pandemic, there are reasons to be optimistic for the economic recovery, explain the Generali Insurance Asset Management Macro Research Team. In fact, a global 60-40 portfolio would have risen nearly 40% since the lows of March 2020.
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Global Insights Outlook 2022: Past The Peak
Heading into 2022, investors face an entirely new set of challenges than they did at this time last year. Global growth has likely plateaued, central banks are starting to remove stimulative support, and for the first time in nearly three decades, portfolios are facing inflationary pressures brought on by supply shortages.
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Key Investment Themes for 2022 - Views from around Generali Investments
2021 saw investors contend with pivotal changes in the macro environment, big developments in ESG policy, and the shifting uncertainties of the pandemic.
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Markets Gird for Reduced Liquidity
ClearBridge Investments continue to recommend a balanced approach to the markets, including both growth and value stocks and with an emphasis on quality companies.
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Revisiting the Term Premium Status
After detailing our findings about the persistently positive term-risk premium across developed market yield curves and how it can affect pension plans’ funded status several years ago, we’re revisiting the topic amid the considerable improvement in plans’ funded status and the corresponding implications for their fixed income allocations.
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Central Bank Palooza
The FOMC showed a hawkish shift but Fed Chair Jerome Powell successfully unwound some to suggest policy normalization won’t derail the recovery.
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U.S. Industrial: Will the Outperformance Continue?
U.S. industrial property has continued to be the best- performing commercial real estate (CRE) sector amidst historically robust demand. Institutional-quality industrial investments have significantly outpaced the overall NCREIF property Index (NPI) index since 2011, as well as the other core CRE property types over recent years.
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Re-entanglement: why debt and reality must reconnect
The long-term relationship between credit quality and the global unemployment rate appears to have broken down of late. But why? Fiorino once again probes the debt universe in search of deeper meaning…
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Surging Construction Costs: Implications for Commercial Real Estate
In the year that followed the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, there was an unprecedented surge in construction costs. Nationwide, building materials rose at the fastest pace in a decade from March 2020 to September 2021 (Figure 1). Many key construction material prices climbed rapidly, in particular, lumber, metals, and plastic products (Figure 2).1
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Infrastructure: Defensive Growth, or Just Defense?
ClearBridge Investments believe there is room to run for infrastructure in 2022 as the cost of capital has been in a steady decline over the last decade.