All White papers articles – Page 24
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White papersYield Convergence Reshapes Portfolio Strategy
Yield differentials across asset classes have narrowed to historic lows, reshaping portfolio risk and opportunity. In this context, diversifying allocations and locking in higher fixed income yields offers a more compelling risk-reward for multi-asset investors.
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White papersParis Climate Agreement: Why the investment case remains strong
There has been increasing negative sentiment against climate change mitigation and broader sustainable investing in 2025, most notably from the second Trump administration in the US. However, we believe the case remains strong for investors aiming to align with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
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White papersAnother successful year! 2025 GRESB Real Estate and Infrastructure Assessments
Following on from previous years, UBS Asset Management’s Global Real Assets (GRA) sustainability efforts continue to be recognized with strong results in the 2025 GRESB Real Estate and Infrastructure Assessments.
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White papersAI in investment research
As the investment landscape evolves, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies with human cognitive processes emerges as the next frontier in investments.
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White papersInvestment strategies for the new market cycle
Trends in the institutional real estate markets. The sentiment of institutional investors is improving. While recently mainly opportunistic and risk-taking players were active, the larger group of conservatively oriented and risk-averse institutional real estate investors is slowly returning to the markets.
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White papersBeyond quartiles: The alpha reckoning in private markets
Can your fund manager really generate alpha, or just ride the market tide? For decades, private market investors have wrestled with a deceptively simple question, is my fund manager truly skilled, or just riding the wave of the market tide?
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White papersEurope’s real estate renaissance
European real estate markets are finally stepping out from the shadow of their American counterparts, as the global investment landscape undergoes a fundamental transformation. For investors, this presents a compelling opportunity to reconsider European real estate strategies, particularly value-add approaches with the potential for superior returns in an increasingly favourable environment.
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White papers‘Why Now?’ for Listed Infrastructure
Listed infrastructure has matured into a recognised core allocation for sophisticated investors. Once considered a niche alternative, it is now often viewed as an integral part of multi-asset portfolios, providing a unique blend of return, stability, and structural growth. Here we highlight why moderating macro pressures and enduring structural growth drivers reinforce the strategic role of the asset class now.
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White papersBeyond the bounce: The lasting index effect
Why inclusion in the FTSE EPRA Nareit Indexes continues to reshape company performance and investor confidence 20 years on
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White papersMid-market infra – complexity as a new differentiator
Mid-market infrastructure is expanding in scale and ambition, but so too is the complexity of the underlying businesses. Assets are more capital-intensive, interlinked and energy constrained, shaped by rising demand for essential services, evolving policies and technological advancements.
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White papersOut of office? Not quite.
This summer I visited an office campus in Italy where the business philosophy had been put into daily practice. The gym was packed at lunch, classes spilled into the courtyards, and the canteen served wellness on tap. People looked like they wanted to be there. In the stale debate about the office’s fate, that is the only verdict that matters.
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White papersThe €400 billion challenge: Dutch housing market seeks global capital
The Netherlands faces one of the largest housing challenges in Europe. By 2034, it will require around one million additional homes, representing an estimated €400 billion in funding. For institutional investors, this scale is compelling, but not without complexity.
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White papersSolid foundations: The case is building for infrastructure equity
In this article Viktor Dietrich, Research Director for infrastructure, venture capital and natural capital, revisits the case for investing in European infrastructure equity. He suggests reasons why small-to-mid-sized opportunities should feature prominently on investors’ radar.
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White papersWhat is the next chapter for the dollar?
Structural tailwinds that have supported the US dollar over the past three years appear to be fading: global growth is converging, the US Federal Reserve has started to cut rates, and the European Central Bank is set to hike.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - October 2025
US bond yields have declined over the past couple of months, and gold has touched records levels. Global and US equities have also reached new highs on the back of expectations of continued economic strength in the US, the monetary easing cycle, earnings resilience, and AI-led momentum. We see an inherent contradiction here, but agree with the monetary easing aspect. The contradiction arises from the view that if the Fed implements rate cuts mainly to address a slowing economy, then the effects of a slowing economy should already be evident in weak labour markets, consumption, and eventually in corporate earnings.
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White papersTo Buy or to Build?
Buying early in the cycle and building later may feel intuitively correct, but our analysis of historical market data finds that the opportunity is more nuanced.
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White papersA balancing act: how can sustainably managed forests offer investment opportunities while protecting forestland and safeguarding biodiversity?
While the notions of natural capital and nature-based solutions are spreading amongst the investment community, the initial focus has been on a forest’s ability to sequester and store carbon. When it comes to forests as a solution to the biodiversity crisis, very few investors new to forestry investing know what sustainable forest management endeavours to achieve, and why it can indeed be one of the answers to safeguarding biodiversity.
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White papersNavigating volatility: The rise of Cboe Credit Index Futures in a transforming bond market
In an era defined by macroeconomic uncertainty and digital transformation, credit futures are revolutionizing how investors manage risk and access liquidity. Cboe® Credit Index Futures were designed to mirror the liquidity and structure of popular credit ETFs and have seen record adoption in recent years. This growth reflects a broader transformation in how investors manage credit exposure, hedge risk and optimize capital allocation.
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White papersBeyond emerging markets: unlocking benefits of frontier local currency debt
Frontier local currency debt is among the most overlooked corners of the global fixed income market, yet it offers a rare mix of diversification, yield, and - contrary to popular belief - relatively low volatility. Building on the familiar case for emerging market debt, frontier markets take investors a step further into smaller, less crowded economies that remain far off the radar of most global allocators. Few are better positioned for this challenge than Aktia’s Emerging Markets team, which has been managing the Aktia EM Frontier Bond+ strategy for nearly a decade.
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White papersHarnessing thematic indices to support European growth and portfolio resilience
How do you achieve long-term objectives in an environment of uncertainty without sacrificing agility? This is the question being asked by many pension funds and institutional asset managers facing persistent macroeconomic uncertainty, shifting policy dynamics and heightened market volatility. Thematic indices are a compelling solution - not merely as performance trackers, but as forward-looking allocation tools aligned with the ongoing structural transformations in Europe’s economic fabric.
