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Listed Infrastructure Powers AI - And Vice Versa
The potential of AI and data growth to drive significant infrastructure investment represents an emerging long-term thematic driver for the listed infrastructure asset class.
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Global Value Improvers Strategy Commentary September 2024
September was a positive month for global markets, as the beginning of the rate cut cycle in the U.S., news of upcoming Chinese stimulus and a broadening of market leadership helped bolster global equities broadly.
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AOR Update: Election Themes and Investment Implications
Election outcomes will determine government policy across four key areas impacting the economy and equity markets: taxes, regulation, trade and fiscal spending.
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Infrastructure Outpaces Equities in Market Rotation
Q3 2024 Infrastructure Income Strategy Commentary: A market rotation to a mixture of defensive, commodity- and rate-sensitive securities benefited listed infrastructure.
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Broadening Market Lifts Infrastructure
Q3 2024 Global Infrastructure Value Strategy Commentary: The defensive and income-producing qualities of infrastructure should continue to become more apparent and reflected in market pricing.
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The Long View: Stick the Landing
A healthier U.S. economy, the start of a rate cutting cycle and aggressive Chinese stimulus all improve the chances of a soft landing.
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Developed Markets Income Strategy September Commentary
We remain defensively positioned as impacts of tightened financial conditions continue to impact the economy.
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Emerging Markets Strategy September Commentary
China’s bazooka stimulus package symbolised a turning point of growth narrative of emerging markets.
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Governance Reforms Power Japan Forward
A new emphasis on corporate governance has helped to revitalise the Japanese market by improving corporate profitability and shareholder engagement while better integrating sustainability disclosures.
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Global Value Improvers Strategy August Commentary
The Strategy outperformed its benchmark, led by stock selection in Japan, the U.K. and the industrials sector, which more than offset detractors in Europe and the materials sector.
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Global Infrastructure Income Strategy August Commentary
In this environment, we believe infrastructure’s defensive qualities and its income stability will become more apparent, as has been evident during recent market selloffs.
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Global Infrastructure Value Strategy August Commentary
We continue to see positive earnings revisions for regulated and contracted utilities, based on that pass-through of inflation and on the growth in their underlying asset bases.
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AOR Update: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
The ClearBridge Recession Risk Dashboard has seen a shift with Jobless Claims improving to green, a development inconsistent with substantial deterioration in the labour market.
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