Consultants
There are many reasons why the outlook is bright for China, not the least of which is the most recent Five-Year-Plan with an increased focus on sustainability. Opportunities abound for long-term investors to capture the returns generated by businesses that benefit from these structural changes.
Investors with allocations to emerging market debt now need to understand the true impact on developing economies of long run factors like climate change and human capital development.
Read the latest on what trends investors should be monitoring across the various equity sectors from the portfolio managers at Segall, Bryant & Hamill.
Shifting DC Times, Invesco's award-winning publication is focused on the latest DC thinking across four essential plan components, with concrete ways to turn ideas into action. Download the publication today.
Covid-19, a stepping stone to fixing climate change. There’s a clear inter-play between the global pandemic and climate change, as a new report commissioned by Pictet Asset Management from Oxford University’s Smith School highlights. Discover emerging markets' and investors’- pivotal role in solving the climate crisis.
The US dollar is the dominant global reserve currency. Evidence suggests a gradual, permanent trend towards a multi-currency system. This trend will impact all global investors, across all asset classes. Positioning for this change already makes sense, including short dollars.
Impact finance has become a keystone in the sustainable investing ecosystem. It provides exposure to activities that offer a direct, measurable and positive outcome to society and the environment.
ESG in institutional investing, who decides? Verus CIO, Ian Toner lays out approaching the challenge of building customized ESG advice and service to clients, and outlines the significant resource commitment required to provide tailored support.
Shifting DC Times, Invesco's award-winning publication is focused on the latest DC thinking across four essential plan components, with concrete ways to turn ideas into action. Download the publication today.
The last decade belonged to US equities, but history shows that the winners change, both within and across markets. As markets and economies recover, we see 7 reasons why investors should re-think having all their eggs in that one equity basket.
The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic lockdowns have slashed global growth forecasts for 2020.
With varied expectations around the speed of the economic recovery, we analyse the potential performance of gold across four hypothetical scenarios provided by Oxford Economics: 1) swift recovery 2) US corporate crisis 3) emerging markets downturn 4) deep recession
Our analysis shows that higher risk and uncertainty combined with lower opportunity cost will likely be supportive of gold investment demand in 2020. This could offset the negative effect of lower consumer demand on gold performance as economic activity contracts.
Decision-makers can enhance their statistical toolkit for evaluating portfolios. The Polen Score marries active share with downside capture ratio using a simple formula and could help to evaluate a portfolio’s ability to generate alpha over time.
Invesco's new DC research examines participant investing decision-making. Learn more about the key drivers behind these Forgotten Participants' behaviors and actionable insights for plan fiduciaries. Download our Research Summary today.
The longest bull market in history has come to an end. The coronavirus, combined with oil markets, started the correction in late February 2020. However, even prior this news, many investors have been looking to de-risk portfolios, and low volatility has swelled in popularity.
Do emergency savings equal better retirement? See our latest research for more insights into the needs and challenges for plan sponsors and participants.