Have higher rates made private equity trickier to do?
Low interest rates have helped the private equity industry to flourish over the last 15 years, providing ample capital to finance deals. But a lot has changed in the last two years as rates have surged. This shift, however, will affect different parts of the market in different ways. The thematically-driven and partnership-centric approach Federated […]
What’s behind the boom in direct lending?
An allocation to direct lending, focused on the right strategy, can provide an investor with low volatility, limited correlation to other asset classes, diversification to underlying industries, quarterly cash income and an element of inflation protection. The sharp rise in interest rates over the last two years has resulted in higher yields at a time […]
GEMs ESG Materiality, H2 2023
spotlight on China
Asia ex-Japan Equity: Letter to Investors
South Korea – enough is enough
Asia ex-Japan: Finding value in an undervalued opportunity set
Price-to-value ratios in the overlooked Asia ex-Japan region are now highly attractive for those with the ability to seek out opportunities. The team’s contrarian approach and disciplined, price-aware investing style is well suited to the current environment. Watch the video below to learn more about the strategy’s fundamental, bottom-up process, how the team manages risk, […]
The squeeze is on
Fast reading Corporates face the double whammy of a lacklustre economy and muted earnings. With yields likely to stay relatively high through 2024, corporates looking to refinance can also expect a higher cost of capital. This presents a challenging scenario, particularly for highly levered corporates which typically make up the CCC part of the market. […]
Markets soar on rate cut hopes
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SDG Engagement Equity Q4 2023 case study
Silicon Labs
Are EM growth stocks set to rebound?
Fast reading Emerging market (EM) growth stocks have underperformed EM value by 23.8% from end-2020 to October 2023. EM value’s outperformance comes despite the fact that it carries almost twice the amount of leverage compared to EM growth1. In the face of rising costs of capital, there is a reduction in operating profits available for […]
Sustaining the momentum
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