All White papers articles – Page 72
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White papersAI revolution: What will it mean for private market investors?
AI is already being used to do some things more efficiently, but for private asset investors, its real potential is only starting to be unlocked.
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White papersIndia: an ESG landscape in transformation
The Indian government’s policy commitments around renewables, healthcare and financial inclusion present ample opportunities for companies to align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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White papersFuture Electrification: a window of opportunity
Our global energy system is undergoing a seismic shift toward massive electrification. It will occur over decades, but attractive equity opportunities exist now as revenue pools shift across the value chain, in our view. With a forward-looking view, and leveraging extensive research, we invest in the transition by focusing on three crucial growth drivers.
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White papersWill obesity become a curable disease?
An established class of diabetes drugs could hold the key to solving the obesity crisis. Their new use as an obesity treatment could be highly lucrative for the companies that produce the medicines, in our view. This also has the potential to reshape the healthcare industry.
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White papersThe UK’s trifle with inflation
Brandywine Global: With the Bank of England still struggling to contain inflation, we believe market expectations for additional near-term rate hikes have left gilts attractively valued relative to other G10 countries.
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White papersGreening the Grid: A Tipping Point in U.S. Renewable Energy Production
While demand for renewable energy is on the rise, and the grid continues to “green,” procurement, transmission and accounting of renewable resources is expected to evolve.
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White papersLearning the ropes - Unveiling the attractiveness of real estate investing
Real estate offers investors four key benefits. First, it brings diversification benefits to multi-asset portfolios. Real estate has low and sometimes even negative correlations of returns with other asset classes such as bonds and equities.
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White papersInvesting in real estate impact
From climate change and geopolitical tensions to rising inequality and a shortage of affordable housing, society faces many challenges and investors are seeking ways to be part of the solution.
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White papersIs it time for neutral equity exposures?
We have become used to a fast-paced cycle after 2020. The pandemic compressed the entire business cycle into just a few quarters, but also produced a much slower and persistent phenomenon: an inflation wave that, to date, remains a vivid concern for central banks and markets.
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White papersAmundi Pension Funds Letter n°18
Every June, Amundi welcomes clients from around the world to its investment forum in Paris to discuss the new trends shaping investment. That the world has been approaching a critical juncture has been a stable topic of the past few years. But this year, the consensus was clear: We have embarked on a new era.
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White papersExpert insights: car parks, the facilitators of the liveable city
There are several clear trends in the European mobility sector. We see a transition from fossil-fuelled vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) and an increasing pressure on city infrastructure due to continuing urbanisation and the increasing number of cars.
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White papersDecarbonising real estate: What will it take in challenging conditions?
Real estate asset owners are working towards ambitious net zero targets which call for all buildings to be carbon neutral by 2050. However, challenging economic conditions could slow progress. In this environment, increased integration between asset management and ESG teams is imperative.
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White papersThematic ESG research: impact of natural hazards on rents
Swiss Life Asset Managers presents its new publication “Thematic ESG Research” for the first time. The new research series sheds light on sustainability trends and addresses innovative ESG research issues.
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White papersSmart ESG model portfolios
Create custom, ESG-integrated strategies using objective impact data and advanced quantitative frameworks
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White papersThe case for commercial real estate as part of a well-diversified portfolio
The investment landscape has been significantly impacted by the shift in the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy beginning in March of 2022.
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White papers2022 Stewardship Annual Report
Read about how we embrace responsible, active ownership by engaging with investee companies and voting proxies, with the goal of maximizing long-term value of our clients’ assets.
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White papersPathways to progress - Unveiling the attractiveness of infrastructure investing
Infrastructure covers a wide range of sectors that provide essential services to citizens, including assets that satisfy the energy, transportation and communication needs of society. Infrastructure can also extend to other industries such as waste and water, healthcare, and other necessities.
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White papersNasdaq Rebalance Spotlights Risks from Supersized Set of Stocks
Even benchmark-makers are starting to address the supersized influence of heavyweight stocks. Nasdaq’s plan to reconfigure the weights of its constituents should prompt investors to think about the broader concentration risks in US equity markets, particularly in passive portfolios.
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White papersEnergy efficiency: Innovating in environmental solutions
Impact investors seek out companies providing innovative solutions for the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. This case study considers how one impactful company, Schneider Electric, aims to help reduce global emissions by creating innovative energy-efficiency solutions for buildings and industry.
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White papersHow cost-conscious buy and maintain strategies seek to avoid pitfalls in credit investment
Buy and maintain (B&M) strategies can have the same characteristics and potential benefits of traditional credit portfolios. They can provide the yield, spread over government bonds, income and potential returns from the bonds held, as well as the potential to fulfil investors responsible investment objectives.
