All White papers articles – Page 41
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White papersQuarterly Equities and Multi Asset Outlook – Q3 2025
In a market environment dominated by macro headlines, this outlook challenges conventional thinking by focusing on the power of company fundamentals. It explores how equities can thrive even amid weak economic data and highlights the risks of overreacting to broad macro signals. With insights into geopolitical shifts, sector-specific dynamics, and valuation opportunities, the report equips institutional investors with a nuanced view of where to find value—and how to position portfolios for resilience and long-term growth.
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White papersInvesting in the nature and climate transition: Creating value beyond traditional sustainable timberland management
There’s a growing consensus that the inexorable nature and climate transition taking place across the globe will have profound implications for the world economy. From where we sit as a global asset manager, this ongoing, multifaceted transition also implies a vast and rich spectrum of possibilities—many of them still emerging— for discerning asset allocators.
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White papersScaling for success: creating value in mid-market infrastructure
In the mid-market infrastructure market, scaling a business into a fully functional institutional platform and capturing the associated scale premium are powerful drivers of value at exit. Among value-add approaches, buy-and-build can unlock significant growth. Over the past decade, InfraVia has consistently scaled platforms through a balanced combination of organic growth (CAPEX) and acquisition-led expansion (M&A).
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White papersTimber’s tipping point: why global demand is set to outpace supply by 2050 according to Gresham House analysis
The ongoing increase in Greenhouse Gas emissions from human activities since the industrial revolution is a major contributor to climate change and rising global temperatures; average global temperatures have risen by 1.2°C according to The National Centre for Atmospheric Science, 2025. There is a strong global consensus that urgent and extensive action is needed, both to limit future warming and to adapt to a changing world to reduce the impact of climate change.
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White papersThe evolution of Real Assets and the key to overcoming growing complexity
Real assets fund managers are pursuing ambitious growth targets the coming years to stay ahead of competitors in today’s market, however, they are also facing increasing complexity in their operations and reporting requirements to support such growth ambitions.
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White papersThe case for growth markets infrastructure
We firmly believe that the global investment landscape is being shaped by three mega-trends: decarbonisation, digitalisation and deglobalisation. These trends are generating what we think are strong opportunities to invest in critical, essential service sustainable infrastructure.
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White papersEmerging Markets Debt: Is It What Your Asset Allocation Needs?
Emerging Markets (EM) may be uniquely positioned to help portfolios with income and return potential within a world of many changes. One supportive tailwind for Emerging Markets Debt (EMD) is the fading of U.S. exceptionalism — a period when U.S. economic growth and asset returns attracted enough of the world’s capital to more than compensate for the potential negative effects of large trade and fiscal deficits.
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White papersOpportunity Amidst Uncertainty
Beyond the short-term market impacts of trade tensions and geopolitical risk events, we are constructive in our medium-term outlook for the global economy and risk assets.
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White papersThe WHO’s WHO of Swiss real estate 2025
UBS managers continue to be recognized as leading figures in Swiss real estate
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White papersOn the rise? Exploring potential returns within the UK commercial real estate market
Annual capital growth in the UK commercial real estate (CRE) market turned positive for the first time since 3Q22 by the end of last year. In 1Q25, capital growth accelerated, hitting 1.4% on an annual basis. That may sound small, but income return boosted the annual total return to 6.3% on a non-levered basis during the same period.
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White papersHealthcare Stocks: An Investing Prescription for Growth and Stability
Healthcare stocks present an exciting investment opportunity, with attractive valuations and strong growth potential driven by demographics and AI adoption. Despite policy uncertainty, healthcare’s defensive nature also offers stability for volatile times.
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White papersIndependence Day’s big tax bill
Ballooning US federal deficits will heighten investors’ concerns about the sustainability of US fiscal policy, pushing them to look for opportunities arising in other areas.
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White papersInvesting in private equity infrastructure – Opportunities and insights
Among the current investment opportunities, private equity infrastructure stands out as a compelling option for investors seeking stable, long-term returns. Rodolphe Brumm sheds light on the intricacies and promise of this private assets segment.
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White papersThe enduring power of dividends
Dividend strategies can be a valuable addition to investors’ portfolios, offering the potential for steady income and long-term growth. They have been overlooked lately, but in a world of lower stock market returns and uncertainty, it may be time for investors to rediscover the enduring power of dividends.
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White papersCautious Optimism Amid Policy Uncertainty
Despite ongoing policy uncertainty and tariff-related volatility, we are cautiously optimistic thanks to resilient economic fundamentals, broadening equity market performance, and the potential for pro-growth policy shifts later in the second half of 2025.
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White papersTargeted investment: Untangling the building and the grid
Integrating the right metrics into the investment process can help to effectively promote sustainability and boost returns.
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White papersRelative Value & Tactical Allocation Q3
MetLife Investment Management expect a more moderate decline in economic activity as the shock from “Liberation Day” tariffs fades and, as policy evolves toward an end state, consumers and businesses begin to behave more normally after initially pulling back sharply in response to the volatility.
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White papersWhat keeps central banks awake in 2025?
Insights from the 31st UBS Reserve Management Seminar
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White papersThe Dollar: Half Awake in a Fake Empire?
The dollar is now less of a safe haven and investors should respond accordingly. Having said that, the lack of any viable alternative means that a shift away from the dollar is likely to be slow rather than sudden. Indeed, despite all the angst and column inches, there is zero evidence of significant outflows from US assets so far.
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White papersProducing in Europe for Europe: why reindustrialisation is the next big real estate play
We explore Europe’s focus on resilience, highlighting prospects in securing supply chains and spurring innovation.
