All White papers articles – Page 4
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White papersFueling the Future: Investing Across the Global Energy Landscape
Today we stand at a critical inflection point for the energy system. For decades, the world has wrestled with an energy trilemma in balancing multiple goals: reliability, universal access to affordable energy, and mitigating and avoiding environmental harm. However, the complexity of balancing these competing priorities has dramatically increased in a world facing multiple interlocking crises.
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White papersUnlocking Alts: Opportunities in a New Investment Regime
The investment landscape remains uncertain. Interest rates have been stubbornly high, and central banks around the world appear to be moving cautiously before pivoting to a more accommodative policy stance. Economies around the globe are moving along divergent paths, underscored by resilient growth in the US that has outpaced many of its peers.
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White papers2024 Best Ideas: Rethinking Resiliency and Risk
Our 2024 Best Ideas offers investors a look at where we see opportunity, while our case studies show how we help our clients overcome obstacles.
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White papersAbout SDGs, reading the manual with NLP
In recent years, asset management has embraced the Net-Zero paradigm for portfolio construction and the formation of mid- and long-term views. However, delays in climate transition go along with poor achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With only a few years remaining to reach the objectives set for 2030, this paper aims to examine the SDGs’ framework and question its implementation by companies.
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White papersEuropean loans: Why now?
BSP-Alcentra believes the European loan market has a more defensive sector profile, and an allocation to European loans is still very attractive, even within a declining interest-rate environment.
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White papersThe snap election could put QE losses back in focus
Back in 2021, when the Bank of England (BoE) announced the end of quantitative easing (QE) and the beginning of quantitative tightening (QT), few commentators understood how out of kilter the Bank’s balance sheet had become compared to central bank norms. The result has been losses on the BoE bond portfolios that dwarf those of other central banks.
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White papersUnlocking infrastructure opportunities: Top 10 interview with Roland Hantke
Private infrastructure investments are increasingly gaining traction – and for many reasons. Considered a safe haven especially during inflation, infrastructure is receptive to many secular trends currently shaping the global economic scenario. What are these, and how should investors approach this multi-faceted asset class?
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White papersCredit where credit is due
During the past quarter century or so, a blend of European credit would have delivered better returns at lower risk than the standard balanced portfolio
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White papersTailoring the Taylor Rule for a clearer steer on rates
What will happen to interest rates this year? We’ve developed a modified version of the Taylor Rule which might have the answers.
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White papersBiodiversity bonds: the new frontier in fixed income markets
Sovereign, supranational and corporate borrowers are issuing bonds that embed biodiversity protection and restoration goals.
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White papersWill Productivity turn global growth around?
“If these trends continue, global growth over the next decade would likely be sub-3%, compared to just under 4% in the two decades before the pandemic.”
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White papersThe ECB initiates rate cuts after a long gap
“The ECB avoided any surprises for the markets as it reduced policy rates amid decelerating inflation, which could boost appetite for European fixed income.”
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White papersPowering the US Economy
How can the demand growth for power in the US caused by AI be met by renewable energy companies? Read more from Premier Miton’s Jim Wright.
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White papersCocos – a unique flavour combination
Premier Miton’s Lloyd Harris, Head of Fixed Income, highlights how contingent convertibles can offer investors a unique opportunity in today’s higher interest rate environment.
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White papersBond investing when Central Banks are in motion
2024 is establishing a new market dynamic for bond investors. After the great repricing of 2022 and 2023 when market attention was mainly tilted towards inflation, 2024 is increasingly seeing a more balanced focus towards both inflation and growth. Moving ahead, the slowdown in inflation should continue, although reaching the 2% target may take longer than initially expected by the market, and the route is going to be bumpy as inflation remains sticky.
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White papersDecarbonizing transport: Investing in the energy transition
Beyond renewables such as wind, solar and even traditional grid infrastructure, there is a world of clean energy investments that sits in non-electricity industries.
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White papersA core allocation to CTAs might be as wise as going tactical
Timing CTAs is notoriously challenging. We review the pros and cons of several allocation methods to CTAs.
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White papersAgritech: Specialist Investors Reset Valuations
Agritech is an industry that offers some amazing innovations and lots of theoretical potential, but successful investments must be grounded in reality.
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White papersLocal banks lead on physical climate risk
The increased frequency of wildfires and flash flooding is already hitting insurance companies. But what about the climate exposures faced by banks in their mortgage and commercial loan books? Will Farrell investigates.
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White papersAdapting to a shifting liquidity backdrop
Many UK money market funds have been extending weighted average maturities as the BoE considers rate cuts.
