All White papers articles – Page 32
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White papersUS SMID: Seven questions answered
After a bumpy 2023, small- and medium-sized US companies are now in a good place to outperform in 2024, argues fund manager Mark Sherlock.
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White papersWhere are the best opportunities at the short end of the curve?
Federated Hermes’ Short Term Investments Committee of portfolio managers meets on a monthly basis to provide insights, strategise, and discuss investment opportunities across the short end of the yield curve.
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White papersCrowded out – Asian species feel the heat
Asia is rich in biodiversity but the risk of nature degradation is high due to rapid urbanisation, agricultural expansion and over-fishing. Sonya Likhtman explores the risks facing the region and the implications for engagement with companies in Asia.
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White papersHow do Red Sea disruptions affect global supply chains?
Commercial shipping in the Red Sea has been significantly disrupted by attacks from Houthi rebels operating out of Yemen.
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White papersBiodiversity: the next frontier in impact investing
At its core, impact investing links intricately with the preservation of biodiversity. The vitality of ecosystems and survival of numerous species plays a pivotal role in pressing global challenges like climate change and sustainable development.
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White papersManaging healthcare fundamentals and future performance
Over the past decade, the European healthcare sector has become increasingly popular among institutional investors’ portfolio allocations given its rational, property fundamentals and social impacts in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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White papersPATRIZIA’s ESG journey: navigating sustainability with impactful results
Embarking on an ambitious journey in 2022, PATRIZIA set sail towards a sustainable future, embracing a net- zero carbon strategy. As we navigated through 2023, the year marked the full-scale implementation of our commitment, a testament to our unwavering dedication to decarbonising corporate operations and assets under management by 2040.
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White papersValue investing: no longer “why” but “how”
Value investing has historically been a source of significant excess returns. This also holds true for European equities in which the annualised value premium, determined by the price to book ratio, has equalled 2.97% since 1990 through 2023.
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White papersInvesting in the power of nature
The crisis facing the world’s biodiversity has become front of mind for policymakers and investors in recent years. Investing in natural capital—the world’s stock of natural resources that combine to yield a flow of benefits—represents an exciting investment innovation that can achieve a range of positive impacts and create opportunities outside of traditional investment silos.
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White papersNatural capital: Increasingly considered a key component of modern investment strategies
Investors are turning their attention to natural capital as the depletion and damage to global natural resources are fast translating to financial risks. Nature has subsidised our growth to its serious detriment, creating another existential threat, inextricably linked with climate change.
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White papersActive management drives sustainable forest value & returns
For generations, forests have been recognised by land managers and local communities for the benefits they provide: clean water, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, microclimate stabilisation, aesthetic beauty, and, when actively managed, the sustainable generation of forest products.
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White papersDiversifying with natural capital
Improving efficiency in traditional stock-bond portfolios through diversification may be limited because the average correlation across securities can be high. In contrast, the lack of correlation across diverse natural capital investment strategies offers great potential for efficiency improvements via portfolio design.
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White papersMake time work for you: Comgest Europe Compounders strategy
Time is money. It also has the power to erode value. But what if you could harness this natural force and turn it to your financial advantage?
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White papersThe Bright Future for Secondaries
The secondaries market has the potential to provide investors with a number of advantages amid the challenges of the current market.
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White papersCrossover bonds: a replacement for investment grade
This insight is the first of a three-part series about corporate credit rated BBB to BB, which is also known as crossover.
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White papersAn entry point for Private Equity Real Estate in 2024
The past 12 months have been challenging for commercial real estate. Despite economic growth that is firmly above trend and a robust labor market expansion—both of which tend to predict healthy fundamentals and investment performance—commercial real estate values are down 12.5% from their peak during the current correction that began at the end of 2022
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White papersConsider This: 2024 elections
Political risk is global in 2024: Franklin Templeton Institute’s Kim Catechis highlights key elections to watch across the world in the coming year.
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White papersConfirmation Of Our Private Real Estate Market Rebound Forecasts
In discussions since the release of our 2024 Outlook in Nov-23, many questioned our projected rebound for the European private real estate markets. This report presents supporting analyses to confirm that we remain comfortable with our outlook.
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White papersSmart water networks to battle leaks and droughts in the UK
Picture the scene. Your garden is wilting because of a hosepipe ban introduced as a drought takes hold. Meanwhile, a broken water main at the end of the street is gushing, forcing the local primary school to close for a day before it was fixed.
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White papersSchroders Capital Global Real Estate Lens January 2024: your go-to guide to global property markets
Our latest analysis highlights the key data and trends that matter to global real estate investors.
