All White papers articles – Page 240
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The Devil is in the Details
Hear from Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions on the divergence in ESG data and implications for sustainable investing.
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The Future of Retail
For nearly 50 years, shopping centers have been one of the core holdings of an institutional real estate portfolio.
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The Future of Office
Office investing in the post-COVID-19 era comes down to having a view on the outlook for demand and if the risks on that demand outlook are fairly priced in the capital markets.
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Hedge Fund Perspectives
We explore hedge fund strategies with structural appeal in a complex market environment.
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Doomsday at the bank: a spoonful of measures helps the resolution go down
The global financial crisis proved bank failure was not just ancient history or fictional fodder. Fiorino explains why post-crisis measures to fend off future financial meltdowns may have changed the odds but left the possibility of ‘doomsday’ intact.
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Understanding Your Bond Portfolio’s Carbon Footprint
Transitioning to a net-zero carbon economy* is vitally important, and to support that journey sustainable investors should monitor the carbon impact of the corporate bonds in their portfolios. But there’s a lot more to understanding a bond portfolio’s carbon footprint than conventional metrics can show.
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Where to shop in retail real estate
Retail real estate has had a tough time, but we think has been unfairly written off by many investors.
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Fed to keep policy easy despite arrival of economic boom
Evidence continues to mount that a combination of vaccinations and stimulus are creating some of the strongest economic growth data in decades. Even so, the Fed remains committed to easy monetary policy until unemployment falls further and inflation materializes.
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CLOs: What’s Driving the Opportunity Today?
Co-Heads of Structured Credit, Melissa Ricco and Taryn Leonard provide insight into last year’s ‘rollercoaster ride’ in CLOs, and explain why both fundamental and technical factors appear to be aligning to create a strong backdrop for the asset class moving forward.
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High Yield Bonds in View: Energy
Much has changed since the oil-market collapse in the early pandemic days of 2020, when prices actually turned negative.
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Net Zero: the role of capital markets
Martin Currie: David Sheasby, Head of Stewardship & ESG and John Gilmore, Portfolio Manager/Stewardship & ESG Specialist look at the ways that markets and investors can help realise the goal of net zero.
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SDG Engagement High Yield Credit Annual 2020 Report
Seeking twin objectives of strong financial performance and positive social and environmental impacts that contribute to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we launched SDG Engagement High Yield Credit in October 2019.
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All The Credit: Episode 15
This podcast episode provides listeners with, quite literally, a view of all the credit. From corporate fundamentals to sector winners and losers, Rich Greenwood, PGIM Fixed Income’s Head of Credit & Co-Head of EMEA, delivers his insights on the credit market amidst the COVID-19 recovery
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The Mother of All Recoveries
We’ve been referring to the post-pandemic economy as the “Mother of All Recoveries,” with yearly growth at a level not seen in decades. And we expect this recovery/expansion cycle to ultimately be measured in years, not months or quarters.
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How the pandemic has impacted gender inequality
In the first of our new series on the coronavirus pandemic and its broader implications for society, Lisa Lange looks at the disproportionate impact that Covid-19 has had on women, and how this can be addressed.
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Why now is the time for active management in US equities
We believe now may be the best time in recent history to invest with an active approach in US equities.
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Healthcare – Rocked by the pandemic, the prospects are intact
Jon Stephenson, senior portfolio manager for US equities and specialist for healthcare innovators in our Boston office, discusses the outlook for healthcare stocks after a hectic year.
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Three Segments, Multiple Opportunities in Emerging Markets
Brandywine Global discusses a flexible approach to emerging markets, to take advantage of opportunities presented by macroeconomic cycles while also responding actively to risks.
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Shifts & Narratives #2 - Inflation: something deep awakens
One year ago, as the Covid-19 crisis had just begun, we wrote about its potential inflation implications from both a cyclical and a structural standpoint. Cyclically, the crisis was already generating a combination of demand and supply shocks that could only increase short-term inflation volatility and sectoral fragmentation.
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Unveiling the outlook behind China’s distorted Q1 GDP report
China’s economy grew robustly in the first quarter of 2021, at least on the face of it. However, underlying growth momentum has slowed. This should reduce any risk of monetary tightening that investors are worried about.