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Rates, regulation and the dash for cash: The outlook for liquidity investors in 2024
10 Jan 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
30 Nov 2023
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
17 Nov 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
8 Nov 2023
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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Against the current: Seeking resilience in real estate equity
19 Oct 2023
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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Three, two, one…Cash returns set for lift-off
7 Sep 2023
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
4 Sep 2023
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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Better late than never: European Commission constructive on money market funds
23 Aug 2023
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
16 Aug 2023
Rapid changes in the global economy could tip some sectors into low-carbon phases faster than incumbents expect, with important investment implications.
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Cash is king (again): Higher rates spurring interest in money market funds
19 Jul 2023
Members of Aviva Investors’ liquidity team explain why rising global interest rates and problems in the US banking sector are fuelling demand for money market funds.
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Waiting games and funding gaps: A mixed picture for real estate debt
14 Jul 2023
The higher rates regime is testing borrowers everywhere. Gregor Bamert considers the implications for real estate debt.
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A broad palette: Enhancing the chances of success in high yield
20 Jun 2023
Pierre Ceyrac and Mark Miller explain the benefits of a global approach when investing in high yield.
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