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Climate Impact Pledge: Tackling the climate emergency
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Climate Impact Pledge: Tackling the climate emergency

The second annual results of our Climate Impact Pledge showcase the corporate leaders and laggards on climate action; we are encouraged by improvements across sectors but will continue to press companies to meet this era-defining challenge.

Remaining bullish as the cycle goes on
Outlook

Remaining bullish as the cycle goes on

Responsible investing: factor friend or foe?
Index

Responsible investing: factor friend or foe?

Can environmental, social and governance concerns (ESG) fit within a factor-based portfolio? In this article, we tackle two issues: the inconsistency in methodologies for ESG scoring, and ways to integrate ESG considerations into factor portfolios.

Brace for a credit squeeze
CIO Outlook

Brace for a credit squeeze

Unfortunately for markets, our bearish outlook for 2018 came to pass. For 2019, the key question is how tightening fnancial conditions will impact heavily indebted borrowers – and whether this raises the risk of recession.

Investing in the twilight zone
Outlook

Investing in the twilight zone

The economic expansion of the last decade has been a consistent tailwind for financial assets. We see next year as the start of the twilight zone between expansion and an eventual downturn that will likely mark the end of the cycle.

Keeping calm and staying invested
Multi-Asset

Keeping calm and staying invested

US midterms: three scenarios for investors
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US midterms: three scenarios for investors

The American midterm elections are approaching and the crystal ball gazing has begun. Here’s what investors should consider regardless of whether the US votes for a ‘distilled Donald’, the ‘Democratic double’ or a ‘divided democracy’.

America first… but for how long?
Multi-Asset

America first… but for how long?

Whether you’re looking at equities, bond yields, currencies or economic strength, it’s the US that’s been leading the charge. Is this likely to continue?

Good growth, poor politics
Multi-Asset

Good growth, poor politics

Developments in trade tensions, emerging markets and European politics may determine the trajectory of markets over the coming months.

Expect the bumpy journey to continue
CIO Outlook

Expect the bumpy journey to continue

Investors have been buffeted by a large number of negative headlines in 2018. We remain of the view that tightening global liquidity conditions are likely to exacerbate market volatility.

LGIM’s Climate Impact Pledge: The results so far
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LGIM’s Climate Impact Pledge: The results so far

"We are publicising the global corporate leaders and laggards on climate change."

Battling Behavioural Biases
Multi-asset

Battling Behavioural Biases

What the Stone Age can teach investors
Multi-asset

What the Stone Age can teach investors

A brief discussion of some of the behavioural biases that can explain factor premia.

The monetary policy squeeze
Fixed income

The monetary policy squeeze

What should investors make of rising yields, higher volatility and wider credit spreads?

10 investment biases (you didn’t know you had)
Multi-asset

10 investment biases (you didn’t know you had)

John Roe, Head of Multi-Asset Funds, takes readers on a whistle-stop tour of 10 behavioural biases that can hinder investment performance.

Boom then bust?
Multi-asset

Boom then bust?

Why voting matters for index investors
Index

Why voting matters for index investors

The ‘one share, one vote’ standard has been in place since 1940 but the number of companies with unequal voting rights is on the rise.

EMD: Stronger fundamentals are first line of defence in trade war
Fixed income

EMD: Stronger fundamentals are first line of defence in trade war

While trade tensions have escalated in recent months, we believe the case for emerging markets remains compelling - if investors know where to look.

Overcrowding and capacity in factor-based investing: Should we be worried?
Index

Overcrowding and capacity in factor-based investing: Should we be worried?

Many investors combine concerns over overcrowding in factors with capacity fears. We want to help separate these terms and provide some clarity over the current state of factors.

Why we shouldn't be too miffed with MiFID II
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Why we shouldn't be too miffed with MiFID II

While the financial reforms pose risks to trading, we can take heart from the benefits of greater transparency, says Ed Wicks, Head of Trading at LGIM.