All White papers articles – Page 51
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White papersHow to think about bonds in this new world
After the global financial crisis (GFC) in 2008, investors reduced their allocation to bonds, and broadly remained underweight the asset class for more than a decade. In 2022, the long period of accommodative central bank policy came to an end as inflation accelerated.
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White papersShorter versus longer-dated bonds: Is there a role for both in investor portfolios?
Money market and short-dated (one-to-five-year) bond yields are the highest they have been since the end of the 2008/2009 global financial crisis.
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White papersWill Markets Do the Fed’s Job of Tightening Financial Conditions?
In this monthly series, we take a quick, comprehensive look at current macroeconomic themes that matter to clients.
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White papersU.S. Life Sciences Real Estate: The Long-Term Outlook Remains Bright Amidst Robust Secular Demand
Over the past several years, institutional investor interest in purpose-built U.S. life sciences real estate has grown rapidly.1 Several significant secular demand factors, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, have led to historically high public and private capital funding levels.
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White papersTech investing still a priority: Interview with Nicola Goll on technology as the backbone of new business models
Technology is the single most heavily weighted sector for us and this is completely by design, given that it has outperformed other key industries so significantly and for so long.
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White papersPrivate Growth Equity For Climate Protection - Combining highly attractive returns with a positive climate contribution
There is an urgent need to rapidly move to a net-zero future, which highlights the necessity for financial support to scale up technology that already exists and which has proven effective at reducing carbon emissions.
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White papersThe Real Estate Secondaries Market
The secondaries market is experiencing continued remarkable growth and becoming a prominent segment of the private real estate investment landscape.
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White papersCromwell Market Monitor
Market Monitor gives our views on the latest data and trends from the financial markets and their impact on commercial real estate. The latest one covers tightening credit standards, bank liquidity and green financing.
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White papersESG and Investment Strategy: a virtuous relationship
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is a high priority for real estate investors, but there is no agreed industry position on what ESG means in practice for investment strategy.
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White papersGreenwashing: transparency is everything
Many companies have publicly declared their environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies to formalise a commitment to net zero and align to the UN’s sustainable development goals.
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White papersGlobal inflation: Have deflationary forces subsided?
Global inflation continues to gradually cool, helped by lower energy prices and the impact of tighter monetary conditions. However, getting inflation back to 2% on a sustained basis could prove more difficult and depend on whether longer-term deflationary forces are able to re-assert themselves.
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White papersIt’s time to think about nature: Biodiversity and real estate funding
Although the consideration of biodiversity risks remains limited for most assets so far, their longer-term impact is undeniable and needs to be considered when funding real estate.
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White papersPutting the September selloff in U.S. listed REITs into perspective
We’ve argued over the course of this year that markets presented attractive entry points for listed real estate. Recent declines in listed REIT valuations, driven by macroeconomic uncertainty, do not alter this view.
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White papersHow will AI shape the real estate investing landscape?
Artificial Intelligence is a transformative technology that we believe will be a net positive for real estate, though it has the potential to create both winners and losers across the investing landscape.
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White papersChina: A giant in transition
For nearly 40 years, investors have seen China as a fast-growing, emergent economy, on its way to achieving middle-income status. More recently a different narrative has emerged, portraying China as stumbling badly, weighed down by excess debt and investment, an aging population, and the end of globalization. Investment Strategist Christy Tan and her colleagues believe the truth about China is neither as optimistic nor as pessimistic as is currently fashionable.
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White papersPrimonial REIM Germany Perspectives
Global geopolitical tensions have reached a new peak as a result of the war in the Middle East So far, however, it appears that a spillover of the conflict into neighboring countries and direct involvement of the major international powers can be avoided, so that the economic impact in Europe is also low.
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White papersCIO autumn update: An AI inflection point
AI is one of several structural changes underway, to which we must adapt on behalf of our clients – and future generations.
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White papersUK real estate: Performance after repricing?
The UK economy: Reduced drag - LGIM expects both the UK and the US to enter recession before the middle of 2024. This forecast positions LGIM at the lower end of consensus, although the absolute reduction in GDP expected is modest compared to previous recessionary periods.
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White papersSustainability watch: record temperatures, marine biodiversity and renewable investment
Our selection of sustainability news from October includes news of the hottest year on record, the largest-ever US state investment in renewable energy, and Ireland’s potential to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry.
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White papersBeyond the Traditional: Uncovering the Value of Investing in Specialized Real Estate Properties
The concept of diversification is essential to investment portfolios. Diversification involves investing in a variety of assets to reduce risk, while increasing potential returns.
