All White papers articles – Page 258
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White papersNew money and maybe new powers too: Central Bank Digital Currencies are coming
While it is still too early to see a full launch in a large country, the CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) theme is likely to grow in importance in 2021. Over the recent period, central banks have accelerated their studies and tests in this domain. As an instrument for helping economies adapt to digitalisation, CBDCs are also intended to bolster a state’s monetary sovereignty in the face of new challenges.
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White papersSupply vs demand of EMU EGB in 2021
Euro area sovereign debt issuance vs. ECB purchase dynamics look favourable in 2021. On the supply side, net issuance should decrease vs 2020, thanks to lower aggregated numbers of budget deficits, incoming support from EU funds, and for some countries, the use of increased cash accounts and higher bond redemptions.
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White papersWhy we don’t expect the Fed to taper its bond buying programme this year
In a world where sovereign bond yields are in the hand of central banks, the recent upward revisions of growth expectations for the US economy raised questions about the outlook for the Fed’s monetary policy. Growth is expected to rebound in H2 and very accommodative monetary policy is not a free lunch. The difficulty for the Fed is estimating how sustainable this expected improvement in growth and inflation will be in H2 2021.
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White papersTaper or not taper: a key issue for markets
The Fed is committed to maintaining very accommodative monetary conditions and unchanged interest rates until the economy has returned to full employment and inflation has stabilised above its 2.0% target. But the Fed has so far been vague on what determines the pace of its asset purchases. It is clear that these will have to decline long before it raises its key rates. But when and on what basis?
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White papers2021 investment case in equities and how Japan fits into it
Although the global recovery began to be priced in last year, the current pro-cyclical rotation is likely to continue. Because of the dollar’s weakness, we prefer emerging markets, but Japan has other things going for it that, at the very least, can help balance out the portfolio.
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White papersMarket Scenarios and Risks - February 2021
This month, we maintain the probabilities and narrative of our central and alternative scenarios. We confirm our constructive medium-term view on the “financial recovery regime”, with more caution in the short-term on financial markets, given the virus-dependent news flow.
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White papersThe greenness of the EU budget: implications for fixed income and industry
The EU’s significant budget allocations to address the climate crisis supports the decarbonisation of the economy whilst also securing the permanence of sustainable fixed income.
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White papersIncorporating ESG analysis in infrastructure investing
With sustainability factors more prominent than ever in the path forward for equities, the importance of integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations when investing in real assets such as infrastructure should come as no surprise.
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White papersBuilding affordable communities makes good business sense
The real estate industry must foster affordability or see further European cities make policy interventions
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White papersImpact investing in real estate
How real estate investors can generate positive social, environmental and financial returns.
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White papersBuilding a sustainable future with ESG products
ESG investment has expanded exponentially in recent years, with governments across the world establishing over 500 new meas- ures to promote environmental, social and governance issues over the last decade1.
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White papersA pandemic side-effect: Climate change, front and centre
Once the pandemic is past, the existential issues around climate change will still require action on an unprecedented scale.
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White papersBrexit and UK real estate update – January 2021
Despite dominating discussion for much of the past four years, there has been surprisingly limited reaction to the UK’s deal with the EU.
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White papersWhat Happens When the Game Stops?
Valuations are stretched, but speculative option trading may not necessarily be a sign of widespread, unsustainable froth.
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White papersAccessing the Real Estate Universe in 2021
Each year LaSalle’s research and strategy team estimates the size of the income-producing real estate universe throughout the world, by country, and by segment. 2020 was a turbulent year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and this is reflected in our latest estimates.
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White papersCatastrophe Bonds: Natural Diversification
Following another eventful year in reinsurance, we offer a primer on catastrophe bonds—a growing and genuinely diversifying asset class that we believe is attractively valued.
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White papersGroundhog or Canary?
The recent market gyrations look more like an entertaining sideshow, but it’s worth asking when they might be a signal of something worse.
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White papersEquity factor investing – The impact of portfolio constraints on performance
We investigate the impact of long-only constraints on portfolio performance in the context of the recent underperformance of equity multi-factor funds.
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White papersFixed Income Investment Outlook 1Q 2021
After a year of profound economic and market turbulence, we anticipate improving global growth in 2021. Accelerated vaccine distribution should allow for wider reopening, while the release of pent-up demand and ongoing monetary support will likely help drive renewed expansion.
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White papersData Centres: The Role In Real Estate Portfolios
The network of data centres providing critical infrastructure for European economies presents a unique opportunity for real estate investors. With growth and defensive attributes, the data centre industry has proven resilient in both economic downturns and periods of economic expansion.
