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EU Taxonomy Reporting Has Perplexed Issuers
Sep 26, 2023 Nakul Jadhav , Amandeep KaurAlthough the EU Taxonomy is a pivotal framework for assessing sustainability in economic activities, it remains a source of confusion. Its correct interpretation will be key to ensure that data is properly disclosed and reporting obligations met.
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Biodiversity and Business: Are Companies Aware of Nature’s Risks?
Sep 25, 2023 Shitiz Chaudhary , Arne Philipp KlugAlthough corporate disclosures around biodiversity- and nature-related risk vary, with growing stakeholder awareness and initiatives such as the TNFD framework, we may see a move toward more standardized disclosures that could help investors better assess these risks.
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What’s Been Driving the Carbon Footprint of MSCI’s ESG Indexes?
Sep 22, 2023 Xinxin Wang , Manish Shakdwipee , Guido GieseWe analyze the index-level carbon emissions of the MSCI ACWI, ACWI ESG and Socially Responsible Investing Indexes, in terms of both financed emissions and emissions intensities, to see what the trends are and what’s driving them.
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Investors do not like to realize losses. We examine the link between this loss aversion — an observed phenomenon in commercial-property markets — and a drop in liquidity in key markets around the globe.
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Biodiversity is the new kid on the block in sustainable investing, and a lack of harmonization makes it a jungle out there. We assessed how biodiversity-labeled and biodiversity-related funds differed in sector and revenue exposure and performance.
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Engagement Is a Powerful Force in Climate Action
Sep 19, 2023 Chris Cote , Harlan TuffordAs the urgency of addressing climate change continues to grow, investor engagement could be key to holding companies accountable for their environmental impact and influencing corporate climate strategies and net-zero commitments.
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The Potential Impact of El Niño on Sovereign Debt
Sep 18, 2023 Alexander Schober , Cole MartinWith a very strong likelihood of an El Niño event forming by the end of 2023, we take a look at the impact such events have had in the past on the debt-to-GDP ratios of global sovereigns and what this could mean for impact investors.
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Office vacancy has reached a record high for properties in central business districts. Forms of compensation to attract people back to offices could include improved mass transit and reduced travel time.
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Nearshoring, Friendshoring and Reshoring: Heads Up to Equity Allocators
Sep 13, 2023 Oleg RubanMultinational corporations’ recent interest in reconfiguring their global supply chains and adopting “China-plus” manufacturing strategies has potential consequences for equity allocators, reaching across countries, sectors and themes.
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Net-Zero Glidepaths for Fixed-Income Portfolios
Sep 12, 2023 Afsaneh Mastouri , Juan SampieriA bond portfolio generates cash flows over time that include coupon payments and the face value of matured bonds, assuming no defaults. With controlled and systematic reinvestment of this cash flow, investors can gradually decarbonize their portfolios on a glidepath.
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Cities that ride booms and busts in commodity prices have in the past achieved strong outperformance in commercial-property returns during booms. Has the recent surge in commodity prices had a similar impact on returns?
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Labeled Bonds Quarterly Market Overview Q2 2023
Aug 31, 2023 Jakub Malich , Anett HusiWe assess the latest trends in labeled bonds, from the overall market to specific bond and issuer characteristics, to identify key developments in the rapidly growing and increasingly diverse labeled-bond market.
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The risk-on market rally continued in July amid several indicators of frothiness as beta and residual volatility posted the highest factor returns in the U.S. by a wide margin and were also strong globally.
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Worries about artificial intelligence supplanting knowledge workers have created more pain for the office market but a broader view of the impact on commercial real estate is vital.
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Understanding the Drivers of Transition-Risk Climate VaR
Aug 18, 2023 Zoltán Nagy , Rob Barnett , Guido GieseClimate stress-testing models like MSCI Climate VaR may be complex, but their main mechanisms can be explained using linear regression. This helps transform input variables into risk outputs, making it easier for investors to understand the primary drivers.