All White papers articles – Page 58
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White papersA lesson from life: Is buy-out the only option for DB pension schemes?
A lesson from life: Is buy-out the only option for UK DB pension schemes?
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White papersAre We Forgetting Something Important in Climate Innovation?
In the race for climate innovation, beware of giving short shrift to adaptation.
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White papersLong the Strong
The prolonged adjustment to higher rates is just beginning, and we think it will likely be more painful for some than others.
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White papersPrivate markets – A multi-faceted opportunity for sustainable investors
Asset managers are increasingly applying sustainability criteria to investments in private markets as they seek to take into account growing demand from investors and regulators for investment strategies that incorporate environmental, social and governance considerations. Maxence Foucault, ESG Specialist – Lead on Private Assets, explains.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - October 2023
“Markets have not priced in the risks related to the credit cycle, volatility in inflation figures (to the upside and downside), and any kind of landing for the US economy. We maintain our quality bias.”
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White papersSwiss credit: approximating bond returns
What ingredients go into calculating expected bond returns? Quite a few it turns out. Using a practitioner’s method, we outline one approach to approximating returns for bonds and bond portfolios.
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White papersFixed Income: What’s next for gilts and the United Kingdom?
Gilt prices have been struggling this past year due to surging inflation and interest-rate increases. David Zahn, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income’s Head of European Fixed Income, shares his outlook for the UK economy and why he thinks now is a good time to consider investing in gilts.
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White papers2023 4Q GIC outlook: Stay in the game
Global Investment Committee: Bringing together the most senior investors from across our platform of core and specialist capabilities, including all public and private markets
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White papersLaSalle’s European Cities Growth Index 2023
Our latest LaSalle European Cities Growth Index (ECGI) ranks European cities with the strongest economic prospects based on data inputs of economic growth, human capital, business risk and – for the first time – extreme heat.
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White papersIdentifying ‘rising stars’ amid a darkening fundamental outlook
Despite the uncertainty facing corporate credit investors, several bright spots remain. So-called ‘rising stars’ – where credit quality and ratings are transitioning from high yield to investment grade – are undoubtedly viewed as such, and at this stage of the cycle, this is an area of the fixed income spectrum which could provide an important source of alpha for investors.
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White papersStress testing the foundations: Analyzing the vulnerability of US banks to falling commercial real estate values
The commercial real estate sector’s continued challenges could potentially impact US banks. Franklin Templeton Fixed Income’s Shawn Lyons discusses the ongoing commercial real estate crisis and how US banks are safeguarding themselves against these issues.
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White papersHigher costs of living requires digital flexibility from social housing associations
Higher living costs are already a huge challenge for housing associations and their tenants, and the situation is potentially set to worsen.
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White papersOpportunities in listed REITs today: Outlook for the months ahead
Listed REITs have faced headwinds the past 18 months, with stickier-than-anticipated inflation requiring continued hawkish bank rhetoric, increasing upward pressure on bond yields and negative pressure on real estate values and REIT stock prices.
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White papersInside Real Estate Outlook: Waiting for Godot
In Samuel Beckett’s play “Waiting for Godot”, two characters engage in an endless discussion while awaiting the titular Godot who never arrives. A similar parallel appears to beset global investors waiting for central bankers to signal the end of monetary tightening.
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White papersHigh demand, low supply for life sciences real estate
Interview with Olivia Drew, Portfolio Manager, UK Life Sciences at UBS Asset Management, Real Estate & Private Markets
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White papersA formidable friend in turbulent times
Infrastructure debt is now an established alternative asset class. While it broadly refers to the debt component of an infrastructure asset’s or company’s capital structure, it is by no means homogeneous, with the market covering a range of sub-sectors and risk profiles.
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White papersMulti asset: what do macro and market signals tell us?
We may be in a late phase of the economic cycle and the investment backdrop remains in flux. As many children globally head ‘back-to-school’ in September, our multi-asset team drills into what the data mean and which asset classes are showing more positive signals.
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White papersHow sustainability fits into commercial real estate debt
Two of the strongest current themes in the commercial real estate (CRE) investment market are an increased demand for sustainable investments and a bigger role for CRE debt in investors’ portfolios
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White papersIn this late-cycle phase, how high could commodity prices fly?
We are probably at the end of an economic cycle. Several quarters before some form of ’landing’, a number of market mechanisms typically activate, including the relative outperformance of emerging-market assets, a rise in long-term interest rates and an increase in commodity prices. In this weekly instalment of Simply put, we focus on the future growth potential of commodity prices.
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White papersCapturing upside while providing a downside cushion
With market dispersion near historic highs, we have rarely been so positive in the last two decades about the prospects for both the long and short sides of our portfolio.
