All White papers articles – Page 263
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White papersIs the spike in commodity prices sustainable?
For a glimpse of just how volatile commodities currently are, look at nickel markets. Prices doubled in early March. Then they plunged. Then the London Metals Exchange halted trading. This week, the market for nickel — a key component in electric vehicle batteries and stainless steel products — reopened but with strict trading limits.
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White papersMaking the case for climate risk-adjusted refinancing operations
Here is the third in our series of regular articles on current academic research into a range of sustainable investment topics. The papers discussed were presented at the latest annual GRASFI conference.
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White papersBaidu case study - March 2022
Following EOS engagement, Baidu improved its disclosure on human capital management. EOS engagement contributed to the company’s understanding of bestpractice human capital management, leading to improved disclosure.
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White papersAmundi Pension Funds Letter n°14
In this latest edition of Amundi Pension Fund Letter we turn our gaze to China. The world’s second largest economy since 2010, China is now emerging from the United States’ shadow and may well become the world’s leading economic power by 2030.
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White papersPrivate credit markets – staying the course
As volatility and uncertainty buffet publicly-traded markets amid headwinds, how can long-term investors safeguard their returns? Major central banks appear out-to raise rates this year, yet floating-rate private credit could offer attractive protection in a period of higher inflation, in our view. Private lenders also proved their mettle to a range of borrowers through the global pandemic, staying the course even as liquid markets briefly dried up.
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White papersValue stocks still cheap relative to growth sector peers
We expect the environment in the coming few years to be unusually favourable for value relative to growth stocks. Multi-factor equity strategies should prove more attractive for investors. The prospect of rising interest rates as central banks react to higher inflation further complicates the outlook for ‘glamour’ growth stocks.
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White papersSustainability-linked bonds: like Marmite for markets?
Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) have grown rapidly since 2019 but the market’s preferred method for punishing companies that miss sustainability targets is flawed, argues Mitch Reznick, Federated Hermes Head of Sustainable Fixed Income.
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White papersHow to Get the Most From Private Placement Debt
Private Placements can offer fixed income investments with enhanced diversification, risk-adjusted yield and downside mitigation, and as demand grows, we believe investors could benefit from an independent route into the market that is better aligned with their needs.
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White papersEuropean Real Estate: The Build-to-Rent Opportunity
Given the sizeable opportunity set, potential for superior long-term risk-adjusted returns, strong diversification benefits and inflation protection, there is a compelling opportunity in European residential real estate.
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White papersReal Estate Outlook – Global, Edition 1 - 2022
The global economy continues its recovery from the pandemic. However, the rebound has been uneven and interrupted, most recently by the Delta and Omicron variants of COVID-19. Omicron saw the re-introduction of some restrictions which impacted economic activity around the new year and in early 2022.
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White papersCarbon Capture and Storage: Hiding dirt under the rug or a real clean up?
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides the following definition: “A process consisting of the separation of CO₂ from industrial and energyrelated sources, transport to a storage location and long-term isolation from the atmosphere.” CCS has a close cousin in carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) – where CO₂ can be used as a valuable product, for instance to provide the fizz in carbonated soft drinks or to freeze food.
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White papersQ&A: impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on emerging market debt
Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, which has become Europe’s largest ground war in generations, has impacted millions of people and triggered a large-scale humanitarian crisis as vulnerable Ukrainians take shelter or flee their homes. The intensification and spread of the conflict is deeply troubling and is having a devastating impact on those people caught in the crisis.
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White papersWar, Inflation, and Markets
Investors appear to be refocusing on pre-war concerns about economic fundamentals—but finding that this horrific conflict has exacerbated them.
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White papersAt a tipping point
Renewable energy from wind and solar may be clean and cheap, but they are also intermittent and unpredictable. Traditionally, thermal generation such as coal, gas or nuclear are used to offset the limitations of renewables, especially during hours that are not windy or sunny.
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White papersShifts & Narratives #15 - The Green risk premium and the performance(s) of ESG investing
The question of the green risk premium and ESG performance is on everyone’s lips.
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White papersSecuritisation – A source of short-term investment diversification
After years of abundant liquidity and low interest rates, investors are becoming more and more attuned to a pending regime change. Monetary policy is being recalibrated to contain inflation, raising volatility in bond markets. With inflation set to be higher for longer fixed coupon bonds are vulnerable.
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White papersRecycling – The circular economy can help accelerate the global post-Covid recovery
Global Recycling Day on 18 March is a timely reminder of how Covid-19 exposed many failures of a linear ‘take-make-dispose’ use of resources, and highlighted the need for a more circular ‘reduce-redesign-reuse’ approach for many stakeholders including investors.
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White papersThe Future of Offshore Wind
Glennmont Partners CEO and Managing Partner Joost Bergsma, and Ørsted’s Head of Portfolio Development and Strategy, Kunal Patel, were recently interviewed in the 2022 Infrastructure Investor Annual Review.
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White papersStrategies to navigate soaring inflation and rising rates
As central banks try to tame inflation without triggering a global recession, pockets of opportunity can still be found.
