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Value Strategy March Commentary
Our Global Listed Infrastructure funds underperformed infrastructure indices, which marginally underperformed equities for the quarter, largely due to higher weights in rate-sensitive stocks among infrastructure sectors.
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Income Strategy March Commentary
The quarter saw rapid increases in both bond rates and inflation expectations as the economic recovery continued, strongly aided by a quickening vaccine rollout and massive levels of government stimulus.
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Emerging Markets Strategy March Commentary
Stimulus remained plentiful, particularly in the U.S. with Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan approved during the quarter and closely followed by a proposal for a $2 trillion infrastructure bill, broadly defined.
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Nick Langley on AssetTV Infrastructure Masterclass
Portfolio Manager Nick Langley joins an AssetTV Masterclass panel to discuss how infrastructure investments fit in a portfolio, the opportunity for infrastructure given increased policy focus on climate change and whether inflation will be an important factor in infrastructure returns in an economic recovery.
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Inflation, Rising Rates and Their Impact on Infrastructure
Inflation is a pass-through, directly or indirectly, for infrastructure assets and so should have a limited impact on valuations.
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Infrastructure Index February Commentary
The Global Infrastructure Index seeks to provide focused exposure to infrastructure companies by analysing the actual sources of corporate cash flows rather than high-level industry classifications.
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Recession Indicators: Amid Recovery, Inflation Scare Looms
With reopening expected to spark a pickup in activity, fiscal and monetary policy still quite accommodative and the economy facing easier near-term price comparisons, investors are increasingly concerned about the risk of a sharp rise in inflation.
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Public Policy Among Many Tailwinds for Infrastructure
In this video, Portfolio Manager Nick Langley discusses public policy focused on climate change initiatives that connects several trends that underpin the growth of infrastructure assets and earnings.
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U.S. Demographics Not All Doom and Gloom
A growing middle-age population in the coming two decades should support equity markets as the millennial generation enters its peak economic and investment years.
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Sustainability for infrastructure assets
Listen to Portfolio Manager Shane Hurst discuss how ClearBridge Investments incorporates ESG in the investment process.
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GameStop Saga Invites Scrutiny of Brokerage Practices
We do not anticipate material bottom line impacts to brokers, but the discussion around payment for order flow bears watching.
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Valuation of Infrastructure Assets Q4 2020
Listen to Portfolio Manager Charles Hamieh discuss the valuations from Q4 2020 within the infrastructure asset class and why valuations remain attractive on a medium, to long-term excess return basis.
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