Insurance
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Common ground: Earning a social licence to operate in real asset investing
Successful real asset investing requires acceptance of asset managers’ practices and procedures from a variety of stakeholders. We explore what this means for managers, their clients and investment outcomes.
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Plus ça change…The outlook for infrastructure debt in 2024
Infrastructure demonstrated characteristic resilience in 2023 in the face of significant macroeconomic headwinds. Darryl Murphy from our infrastructure team explains why he expects current themes to persist in 2024.
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Rates, regulation and the dash for cash: The outlook for liquidity investors in 2024
Alastair Sewell answers the seven key questions on the minds of liquidity investors heading into 2024.
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Changing course: Creating a stable investment framework for offshore wind
Better market mechanisms and grid connection arrangements are essential to restore a stable investment environment in the offshore wind sector, as Nick Molho explains.
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Illiquidity premia in real assets: Q3 2023
Our real assets research team crunch the data to see how evolving macro conditions are reflected in private market returns.
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Storm before the calm? Emerging-market debt investors eye peak in US rates
Carmen Altenkirch and Nafez Zouk report back from the recent International Monetary Fund/ World Bank meetings in Marrakech on the implications for EMD investors.
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It’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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Paying fair: The living wage comes of age
Paying employees a living wage is a growing concern for companies and regulators. As this concept gains traction, it should be viewed as a long-term investment in workers and businesses rather than a cost.
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Against the current: Seeking resilience in real estate equity
A broad-based recovery in UK and European real estate looks unlikely in 2023, but discerning investors can still find value, say Imogen Ebbs and George Fraser-Harding.
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How much is too much? Inflation uncertainty weighs on sovereign bond markets
With inflation down from multi-decade highs, monetary policymakers have delicate trade-offs to make as they plot their next steps. Steve Ryder and Daniel Bright assess the possible outcomes and implications for sovereign debt investors.
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Integrating net zero in sovereign bond portfolios: Understanding the impacts, risks and opportunities
Investing in climate transition and adaptation plans today adds to governments’ funding needs, but over time should make for stronger, more resilient economies. How should investors approach this to embed net-zero considerations into their sovereign bond portfolios?
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Three, two, one…Cash returns set for lift-off
With interest rates set to remain higher for longer and inflation gradually falling, money market funds can offer investors a way to access positive real yields on cash, says Alastair Sewell.
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Deals delayed and crowded trades…But investors can still find value in infrastructure debt
Private infrastructure debt still offers a broad spectrum of opportunities, but investors face complex challenges. In this Q&A, our infrastructure debt team contemplate the current state of the market and where it goes from here.
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Mad about the boy: Understanding the economic and investment impacts of El Niño
How much do ocean circulation patterns impact economic outcomes and sovereign risk? Rick Stathers and Carmen Altenkirch assess El Niño, the climate phenomenon driving atmospheric circulation in the tropics, affecting everything from GDP to inflation and social stability.
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Better late than never: European Commission constructive on money market funds
After the European Commission released its long-awaited assessment report on European money market fund regulation, Alastair Sewell discusses the main implications for investors.
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Tipping points and transformation: Getting on the right side of change
Rapid changes in the global economy could tip some sectors into low-carbon phases faster than incumbents expect, with important investment implications.
Pensions
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Illiquidity premia in private debt: Q4 2023
In our latest real assets deep dive, our research team crunches the data to see how evolving macro conditions are reflected in private debt returns.
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Common ground: Earning a social licence to operate in real asset investing
Successful real asset investing requires acceptance of asset managers’ practices and procedures from a variety of stakeholders. We explore what this means for managers, their clients and investment outcomes.
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Plus ça change…The outlook for infrastructure debt in 2024
Infrastructure demonstrated characteristic resilience in 2023 in the face of significant macroeconomic headwinds. Darryl Murphy from our infrastructure team explains why he expects current themes to persist in 2024.
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Rates, regulation and the dash for cash: The outlook for liquidity investors in 2024
Alastair Sewell answers the seven key questions on the minds of liquidity investors heading into 2024.
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Changing course: Creating a stable investment framework for offshore wind
Better market mechanisms and grid connection arrangements are essential to restore a stable investment environment in the offshore wind sector, as Nick Molho explains.
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Illiquidity premia in real assets: Q3 2023
Our real assets research team crunch the data to see how evolving macro conditions are reflected in private market returns.
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Storm before the calm? Emerging-market debt investors eye peak in US rates
Carmen Altenkirch and Nafez Zouk report back from the recent International Monetary Fund/ World Bank meetings in Marrakech on the implications for EMD investors.
-
It’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.
-
Paying fair: The living wage comes of age
Paying employees a living wage is a growing concern for companies and regulators. As this concept gains traction, it should be viewed as a long-term investment in workers and businesses rather than a cost.
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Against the current: Seeking resilience in real estate equity
A broad-based recovery in UK and European real estate looks unlikely in 2023, but discerning investors can still find value, say Imogen Ebbs and George Fraser-Harding.
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How much is too much? Inflation uncertainty weighs on sovereign bond markets
With inflation down from multi-decade highs, monetary policymakers have delicate trade-offs to make as they plot their next steps. Steve Ryder and Daniel Bright assess the possible outcomes and implications for sovereign debt investors.
-
Integrating net zero in sovereign bond portfolios: Understanding the impacts, risks and opportunities
Investing in climate transition and adaptation plans today adds to governments’ funding needs, but over time should make for stronger, more resilient economies. How should investors approach this to embed net-zero considerations into their sovereign bond portfolios?
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Three, two, one…Cash returns set for lift-off
With interest rates set to remain higher for longer and inflation gradually falling, money market funds can offer investors a way to access positive real yields on cash, says Alastair Sewell.
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Deals delayed and crowded trades…But investors can still find value in infrastructure debt
Private infrastructure debt still offers a broad spectrum of opportunities, but investors face complex challenges. In this Q&A, our infrastructure debt team contemplate the current state of the market and where it goes from here.
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Mad about the boy: Understanding the economic and investment impacts of El Niño
How much do ocean circulation patterns impact economic outcomes and sovereign risk? Rick Stathers and Carmen Altenkirch assess El Niño, the climate phenomenon driving atmospheric circulation in the tropics, affecting everything from GDP to inflation and social stability.
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Better late than never: European Commission constructive on money market funds
After the European Commission released its long-awaited assessment report on European money market fund regulation, Alastair Sewell discusses the main implications for investors.
Commercial borrowers
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Inflation, volatility and net zero: The outlook for real estate equity
Ben Sanderson and James Stevens from our real estate team discuss risks and opportunities for property investors amid changing work patterns, rising inflation and the race to net zero.
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Illiquidity premia in real assets: Q2 2022
Our real assets research team crunch the data to see whether the effects of rising inflation and interest rates are being reflected in private market returns.
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Long income, short ESG windows: Matching real estate long income and responsible investing timelines
Luke Layfield looks at how real estate long income can help address clients’ ESG responsible investing objectives and how respective timelines for implementing change can be best aligned.
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The time for action is now: Incorporating carbon into private markets
Our real assets research analysts explore the whys and wherefores of understanding and managing the carbon footprint of their portfolios.
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That déjà vu feeling: The outlook for UK infrastructure
Darryl Murphy assesses the current state of the UK infrastructure market and the likely drivers of activity in 2022.
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European long-income real estate: Seeking resilience in an uncertain world
As the trajectory of COVID-19 continues to evolve, Isabel Gossling looks at the implications for European real estate and long-lease strategies.
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An investor’s perspective on the UK’s Net Zero Strategy
Darryl Murphy assesses the implications and opportunities for infrastructure investors.
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Disclosures, trade-offs and green premia: The future of sustainability in real assets
The path to a sustainable future for private markets is full of opportunity but also complexity, as Laurence Monnier and Ed Dixon explain.
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COVID and beyond: Why the greenfield data infrastructure boom is set to continue
The global pandemic may have accelerated demand for data infrastructure, but the underlying drivers behind the growth of data centre markets go far beyond short-term factors, explains Laurence Monnier.
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Measuring the mythical: Quantifying the green premium in real estate
The green premium is an elusive concept. Our research team reviews the academic literature and crunches some numbers to try and quantify the extra pricing power afforded by more sustainable commercial properties.
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COVID, climate and Black Lives Matter: The stories that defined 2020
We select some of our key pieces of content in a year of unending drama.
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When equity becomes debt: The untapped potential of amortising-lease real estate
Pension schemes seeking alternatives to bonds may find amortising leases a compelling option, writes Luke Layfield.
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Five charts that show Manchester is a city of the future
In this short, visual article we present five charts that show why Manchester is such a rich, vibrant and economically prosperous city. Our view is that the ingredients of connectivity, culture, talent, scale and scientific heritage make the city well-equipped to thrive in the coming years and decades.
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How to build back better, greener and faster: A 10-point plan for UK infrastructure
Boris Johnson has called for an ‘infrastructure revolution’ to help lift the UK economy out of its coronavirus-induced malaise. Private capital could and should play a large role alongside the public purse in delivering on that ambition, as Darryl Murphy sets out in a blueprint for the industry.
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COVID-19: Is there still a premium for illiquidity?
One of the immediate consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a marked reduction in investors’ risk appetite. But will their appetite for the illiquidity premium in private markets also disappear? Laurence Monnier explores.
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'Mastering the real estate cycle'
The cyclicality of real estate creates opportunities for well-informed investors. However, determining where a market is in the cycle can be difficult, so we have developed a tool that can help investors overcome this challenge.
The Little Book of Data
Good data visualisation makes us see the world anew. The sixth edition of The Little Book of Data presents original and curated visuals, charts and graphics to offer a fresh perspective on topics shaping our world.
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