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To find out where the markets are headed, it’s important to understand the dominant themes at work today – from ESG investing to artificial intelligence to geopolitical tensions. Our investment experts offer their insights and analysis to help you make more informed decisions.

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Impact investments are the future

For a long time ‘investing in a good cause’ was not regarded as an investment activity in the strict financial sense, but was assigned to the area of charity. The reason for this is the lack of an intention to generate returns. But any tension between good purpose and yield is only illusory and impact investments help bridge the gap.

by Barbara Rupf Bee | 19/12/2019

Investment themes & strategy

Is momentum-driven investing dead?

The underperformance of momentum-driven investment strategies in the recent past has caused some investors to wonder: Is momentum dead as a risk factor? Kai Trinkies, Team Lead Conusltant Relations, likes to discuss this issue with Thomas Zimmerer, Global Co-Head of Multi Asset at Allianz Global Investors.

by Thomas Zimmerer | 03/12/2019

ESG-Rahmenwerk für Staatsanleihen aus Schwellenländern

Investment themes & strategy

An ESG framework for EM sovereign bonds

The creditworthiness of an emerging market country is dependent on many factors. Typically, investors focus on a range of macroeconomic variables, such as fiscal deficits, debt levels, or the stock of foreign exchange reserves.

Investment themes & strategy

Capital market implications 2019/2020

Our capital market implications give you a brief summary of the baseline macroeconomic scenario. In our world map of political risks, we also take a look at existing and potential hot spots.

Investment themes & strategy

Being a rational optimist

The world is becoming a better place. All the indicators concur: increasing life expectancy on every continent of the planet, falling child mortality and child labour, rising prosperity and, from a global perspective, declining inequality. Wherever the forces of creative disruption are allowed to unfold, we have every reason to be rational optimists. But what does this mean for investors and others?

by Hans-Jörg Naumer | 03/12/2019

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Global Asset Management Colloquium 2019: focus on artificial intelligence and new media

Blessing or curse? Virtually no other trend is growing as fast as global digitisation – with an enormous impact on society and the capital markets of the future. The Global Asset Management Colloquium 2019, held in Königswinter, examined the growing potential, but also the dangers, stemming from this trend, such as in traditional sectors of the economy.

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Energy transition and sustainable resourcing

Climate change is shifting investor priorities and driving wider adoption of sustainable business models, which seek to “meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.

by Stephanie Rowton | 20/09/2019

Steven J. Berexa talking about Artificial Intelligence

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How do you identify winners using Artificial Intelligence?

Global Chief Investment Officer Equities Steve Berexa explains the potential for active asset managers to embrace Artificial Intelligence as an Investment strategy & theme.

by Steven J. Berexa | 04/09/2019

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Brexit isn’t significantly impacting Europeans’ travel plans

Travel agents surveyed in Germany, Italy and Spain said the looming Brexit has not impacted their clients’ travel plans thus far, while sources in the UK said the impact they have seen has mainly been related to concerns about passports, visas and exchange rates.

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Impact investments are the future

Is momentum-driven investing dead?

An ESG framework for EM sovereign bonds

Capital market implications 2019/2020

Being a rational optimist

Global Asset Management Colloquium 2019: focus on artificial intelligence and new media

Energy transition and sustainable resourcing

How do you identify winners using Artificial Intelligence?

Brexit isn’t significantly impacting Europeans’ travel plans

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