All White papers articles – Page 200
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White papersThe Evolving Opportunity in Real Estate Debt
While the current landscape may be challenging to navigate, it is also shaping a compelling opportunity in real estate debt—from core to opportunistic lending.
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White papersPrivate Credit: An All-Weather Asset Class
As private-credit markets continue to expand in size, choice and sophistication, we believe they should play an important role in well-diversified investment portfolios.
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White papersPrimonial REIM Real Estate Convictions Q1 2023
The unexpected resilience of the European economy has led to an improvement in the business perspectives for 2023. However, the ECB has once again chosen to increase its interest rates to limit the impact of inflation, which is expected to decrease by the end of the year.
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White papersUK real estate review: recession, recovery, renewal
The first half of 2022 saw UK real estate values, led by industrial and parts of the retail sector, appreciate by 6.5%1 despite a backdrop of significant inflation concerns, the invasion of Ukraine and policy rate hikes.
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White papersCompanies and Climate change - A research application of the AIIB-Amundi CCIF*
The 2015 Paris Agreement represented a watershed moment in the global response to climate change. It required countries to commit to Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), outlining and regularly revising a strategy for how they will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as adapt to the changing climate.
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White papersEngagement case study: Pfizer
Pfizer, in response to investor feedback, published its “Industry associations – Report on incongruencies” which provides greater transparency into how its public policy positions are aligned with the trade associations of which it is a member.
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White papersImpact Opportunities Equity Q1 2023 report: The electric revolution
In our latest quarterly update, we consider the future of the electric revolution and ask: Is the EV market at an inflection point? Looking forward, what will prove the best way to play this theme?
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White papersEmerging markets debt: Clouds of political uncertainty set to lift
After a positive start to 2023, emerging market debt investors should keep an eye on four key elections this year, which may create further opportunities in the asset class.
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White papersQ&A: Place based impact investing, and how pension capital can help the UK level up
Two of Schroders Capital’s real estate experts explain why place-based impact investing and pension fund capital are so well aligned.
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White papersSDG Engagement Equity Q1 2023 case study: Brunswick Corp
In our latest case study we look at how Brunswick, a leader in the recreational boating industry, can help drive efforts to reduce the negative impact the boating industry has on the marine environment around the world.
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White papersBanking woes take centre stage
We reflect on a tumultuous week in the banking sector as markets take stock of UBS’s bailout of Credit Suisse. Amid echoes of the past, our experts ask: is there more to come?
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White papersParadise: a development without the divide
Our Q1 real estate case study looks at a 17-acre regeneration scheme that helped revitalise the centre of Birmingham and has a focus on delivering both a financial and a social return.
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White papersMonthly Research Report - March 2023
Residential Remains Defensive In A Higher Interest Rate Environment
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White papersMarkets take a breath after a week of turmoil
Markets stepped back from the brink this week, following intense stress engulfing Credit Suisse and European banks.
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White papersMultinational companies can thrive in tough times
As a portfolio manager, I invest in many large, multinational companies. The most common question I get these days is whether I am worried about the impact of de-globalisation. The risks are clear: rising US-China tensions, the war in Ukraine, increasing trade barriers, broken supply chains, a painful bear market and a slowing global economy.
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White papersWhy change is needed in real estate investing
Why real estate investors need to work harder, smarter, better. Faced with a more challenging outlook for returns, real-estate equity investors must get more sophisticated and active, argue Ben Sanderson and David Hedalen.
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White papersTurning, Not Re-Turning
It makes sense to prepare for the turning point in this cycle—but not by returning to the winners from the last cycle.
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White papersSystematic Fixed-Income Investing Comes of Age
Bond investors have been challenged by heightened volatility and big drawdowns in the aftermath of the pandemic. In response, investors are increasingly seeking systematic strategies, which can generate active returns while mitigating risk and charging competitive fees. In this paper, we explore the principles, processes and benefits of a systematic fixed-income strategy, an investment approach whose time has come.
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White papersColgate-Palmolive case study
Following nearly two years of engagement as the lead for the Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) collaborative engagement with Colgate-Palmolive, the company published its first report aligned with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures’ (TCFD) recommendations.
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White papersBiodiversity: It’s Time to Protect Our Only Home - N°4 Addressing Biodiversity in Food-based Sectors
The global food sector is often cited as one of the primary sectors driving biodiversity loss globally. While the sector heavily exacerbates biodiversity loss, it is also heavily dependent on biodiversity and faces significant associated risks. The impacts to biodiversity are often indirect, primarily through the sourcing of raw materials, making the topic difficult to manage and measure in part due to the sheer scale of global supply chains.
