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Global Equity Observer
• Nov 27, 2023
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Bruno Paulson
As long-term investors, we want our companies’ pay plans to encourage longer-term thinking over short-term opportunism. We favour incentive schemes that align goals with shareholder interests, structured on sensible and disciplined performance-based targets. And we take the compensation process seriously, with our proprietary Pay X-Ray scoring system and established principles based on 20 years of talking to companies about executive pay.
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Caron's Corner
• Nov 20, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, CIO of the Portfolio Solutions Group, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Tales From the Emerging World
• Nov 17, 2023
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Jitania Kandhari, Amol Rajesh
Despite growth in EV sales, oil demand has continued to increase over the past decade. With increased supply discipline and very attractive shareholder returns, we see a compelling outlook for oil prices and energy equities, Jitania Kandhari and Amol Rajesh of the Emerging Markets Equity Team explain.
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Insight Article
• Nov 16, 2023
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Global Listed Infrastructure Team
The long and short term outlook for global listed infrastructure (GLI) appears strong. GLI could benefit from a recessionary environment, as it has a history of outperforming global equities in challenging economic periods. Furthermore low volatility of earnings, stable cash flows and higher income component relative to global equities continue to be the key elements of the asset class. The MSIM Global Listed Infrastructure Team explores.
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Sustainable Investing
• Nov 16, 2023
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Fixed Income Team
The Calvert Fixed Income team actively engages with Green Bond market players to promote robust sustainable financing frameworks that help effectively catalyse capital towards environmentally and socially impactful projects, transparent disclosures, and reporting.
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PATH
• Nov 10, 2023
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Jim Caron
With bond yields near 5%, US GDP coming in at 4.9% in 3Q and volatility increasing, we have reduced both risk and our duration underweight. We believe that the Fed may be losing patience and the risk of another hike is higher than reflected in current valuations.
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Market Monitor
• Nov 06, 2023
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Get a quick overview and dive into market data with our comprehensive, visual review of global economic and asset class performance presented in charts and graphs.
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Caron's Corner
• Nov 06, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, CIO of the Portfolio Solutions Group, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Insight audio
• Nov 02, 2023
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Neha Champaneria Markle
Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Head of Private Equity Solutions Neha Champaneria Markle joins Private Equity Fast Pitch’s Jeff Henningsen to talk about where she sees opportunity in the current environment, her team’s investment process, as well as her career trajectory and advice for those just starting out.
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Sustainable Investing
• Nov 01, 2023
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Rachel Smith, Barbara Calvi
In its annual Engagement Report, the Fixed Income organisation provides details on how their investment teams are working with bond issuers on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues to help generate better financial and sustainability outcomes.
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Caron's Corner
• Nov 01, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, CIO of the Portfolio Solutions Group, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Insight Article
• Oct 31, 2023
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Laurel Durkay, Mona Benisi
The MSIM Global Listed Real Assets Team explores why investing sustainably matters in real estate, who is setting the priorities for sustainability, how we integrate ESG into real estate investing and where we see sustainability trends evolving.
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Calvert
• Oct 31, 2023
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Calvert Research and Management
The energy transition will be complex, but in our view it’s this complexity that creates a rich opportunity set for investors intent on making a positive global impact, in addition to pursuing solid financial returns.
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Calvert
• Oct 31, 2023
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Calvert Research and Management
This paper discusses how as corporate DEI performance improves, Calvert refines its methodology to recognize those gains and promote improvement, thus helping to identify leaders and improvers. It discusses the Calvert Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index Series and the strategies derived from them, and notes that Calvert’s DEI indexes have each outperformed their broad market benchmark since inception as of September 2023.
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin
• Oct 31, 2023
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Fixed Income Team
Fixed income markets remain challenging, making it difficult to have a high degree of confidence about what will come in 2024. What does it mean for investors?
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Market Alert
• Oct 31, 2023
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Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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Global Equity Observer
• Oct 30, 2023
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Bruno Paulson
Alongside the early winners of the AI gold rush, the International Equity Team believes there are others for whom the benefits of GenAI will take longer to emerge but will be significant over time. These “slow burners” will not only generate value from AI, but also have the pricing power to hang on to the resulting benefits. This challenge is easier in relatively closed systems, or “Walled Gardens,” that include proprietary data.
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Caron's Corner
• Oct 30, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Insight Article
• Oct 30, 2023
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Vikram Raju, Jake Van Koevering
In this piece, Vikram Raju, Head of Climate Investing for Morgan Stanley Private Credit and Equity, and Jake Van Koevering, Lead Investment Principal on the 1GT Team, discuss the opportunity in Private Equity climate growth investing.
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Insight audio
• Oct 27, 2023
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Fixed Income Managed Solutions
John Dillon, Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Managed Solutions Team, discusses trends and opportunities in the municipal markets. Listen now.
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Market Monitor
• Oct 26, 2023
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Multi-Asset Credit Team
Analysis of global credit markets and where we see future opportunities.
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Consilient Observer
• Oct 24, 2023
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Michael Mauboussin, Dan Callahan
We study the sources of total shareholder return (TSR) and tie them to underlying economic principles. This is useful to assess the prospective returns of a stock and to create a framework for flagging value traps. The analysis reveals that few investors in the stocks of companies that pay dividends earned the TSR and refutes the common belief that dividends contribute to capital accumulation. This framework gives investors a checklist of drivers and the tools to assess them.
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Tales From the Emerging World
• Oct 24, 2023
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Jitania Kandhari, Amay Hattangadi
Healthcare in emerging markets is underpenetrated, and as income levels rise, there is growing demand for better insurance providers and healthcare services. Private hospital groups, insurance companies and medical tourism providers can expect pockets of growth in response to these changing dynamics. Amay Hattangadi and Jitania Kandhari of the Emerging Markets Equity team explore.
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Insight Article
• Oct 13, 2023
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Laurel Durkay, Simon Robson Brown, Christopher Fremantle
Explore whether it is time to buy listed real estate stocks, given the near-record wide net asset value discounts, from the Global Listed Real Assets Team.
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Insight Article
• Oct 11, 2023
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Jim Caron, Li Zhang, Kian Masters
Clean technology is critical for reaching net-zero, but its own sustainability risks should not be ignored. Read the latest from our Portfolio Solutions Group for their views on what these risks include and how to best mitigate them.
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Market Monitor
• Oct 10, 2023
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Floating-Rate Loan Group
Insight on loan market fundamentals and the role of floating-rate loans within portfolios.
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Insight Article
• Oct 09, 2023
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Kenneth Michlitsch
As investors seek to diversify their portfolio exposures beyond traditional assets, alternative lending may offer attractive absolute and risk-adjusted return characteristics.
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Caron's Corner
• Oct 09, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Market Monitor
• Oct 09, 2023
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Emerging Markets Debt Team
In-depth review of fundamentals and valuations across emerging markets debt.
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Global Equity Observer
• Oct 06, 2023
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Isabelle Mast
Financials is a value sector – typically cheap and quite frequently not so cheerful. Or is it? We believe that select high quality companies within financials do exist and make excellent candidates for our portfolios. Well-managed companies with strong intangible assets in balance-sheet light subsectors such as exchanges, payments and insurance niches can achieve the combination of high returns, moderate cyclicality and recurring revenues that we favour.
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PATH
• Oct 05, 2023
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Andrew Harmstone, Jim Caron
As equity markets fell for a second month and yields climbed to new heights, we remain aligned with our portfolios’ risk objectives while prioritizing diversification. See the implications of the Fed’s policies amid concerns of a potential recession.
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Market Monitor
• Oct 04, 2023
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Get a quick overview and dive into market data with our comprehensive, visual review of global economic and asset class performance presented in charts and graphs.
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Resilience
• Oct 03, 2023
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Eric Stampfel
Amid the market uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, investors may be seeking ways to add resilience to their portfolios. Long-short equity strategies have the potential to deliver steady returns in volatile markets.
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Caron's Corner
• Oct 02, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin
• Sep 30, 2023
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Fixed Income Team
After modest underperformance in August, bond yields across the world rose dramatically in September. Is it real? The Broad Market Fixed Income team explores.
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Calvert
• Sep 30, 2023
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Yija Chen
In this second paper of our 2023 gender diversity series, we examine changes in the makeup of the U.S. labor force and workforce that occurred partly because of the pandemic—in particular, the effects on women workers. We also explore these trends among other developed economies and offer perspectives on how companies can recruit and retain workers in this new era.
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Insight audio
• Sep 29, 2023
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Fixed Income Managed Solutions
John Dillon, Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Managed Solutions Team, discusses trends and opportunities in the municipal markets. Listen now.
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Consilient Observer
• Sep 26, 2023
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Michael Mauboussin, Dan Callahan
The life cycle captures the stages of a company’s existence, from birth to growth to maturation to decline. Knowing where a company is in its life cycle is helpful for assessing capital allocation, financing costs, governance, and valuation. In this report, we use the cash flow statement to place companies in the proper stage. We then show the average characteristics of companies in each stage, their rates of transition between stages, and the past shareholder returns of each transition cohort.
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Insight Video
• Sep 22, 2023
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Vikram Raju
Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Head of Climate Private Equity Investment Vikram Raju joins ION Analytics’ Giovanni Amodeo to talk about climate investing opportunities for the ION Influencers fireside chat series.
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Sustainable Investing
• Sep 20, 2023
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Global Listed Real Assets Team
The recent 2023 Morgan Stanley Sustainable Finance Summit brought together some of Investment Management’s leading thinkers, research analysts and portfolio managers to discuss and debate contemporary issues related to sustainability. Here is a compendium of the key takeaways.
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Caron's Corner
• Sep 20, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Insight Article
• Sep 20, 2023
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Steven Quattry
Given the challenges of achieving “net zero” through the current global energy mix, nuclear is expected to become a more favored alternative and play a key role in a coordinated global energy transition.
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Insight audio
• Sep 15, 2023
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Fixed Income Managed Solutions
John Dillon, Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Managed Solutions Team, discusses trends and opportunities in the municipal markets. Listen now.
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Insight Video
• Sep 15, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, CIO of the Portfolio Solutions Group, discusses the benefits of investing in dynamic multi-asset strategies in today’s market environment.
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Takeaways & Key Expectations
• Sep 13, 2023
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Andrew Slimmon
In his September TAKE, Senior Portfolio Manager Andrew Slimmon presents thoughts about what could be ahead for equities as the market heads into the last quarter of the year.
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Caron's Corner
• Sep 11, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Insight Article
• Sep 07, 2023
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AIP Hedge Fund Team
The MSIM Hedge Fund Team explores the ways in which hedge funds may directly benefit from a higher cash yield environment making them compelling options as sources of returns and diversification.
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Market Monitor
• Sep 07, 2023
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Get a quick overview and dive into market data with our comprehensive, visual review of global economic and asset class performance presented in charts and graphs.
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Market Pulse
• Sep 07, 2023
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Kevin Lynyak
Kevin Lynyak, Head of Fixed Income Managed Solutions and Lead Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, discusses trends, risks and opportunities in the fixed income markets. Listen now.
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Insight audio
• Sep 05, 2023
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Fixed Income Managed Solutions
John Dillon, Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Managed Solutions Team, discusses trends and opportunities in the municipal markets. Listen now.
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PATH
• Sep 05, 2023
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Andrew Harmstone, Jim Caron
A hawkish Fed appears more concerned with bringing inflation down, than the prospect of recession. With a cooling labour market, slowing conditions, but consumers still appearing resilient, we believe we are taking a hard walk towards a soft landing.
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Sustainable Investing
• Sep 01, 2023
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Barbara Calvi, Anuj Gulati
As active asset managers with a focus on long-term value creation and responsible stewardship, effective engagement is a critical part of our investment process and fiduciary obligations.
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin
• Sep 01, 2023
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Fixed Income Team
The Broad Markets Fixed Income team explains why they believe we are still close to the end of the rate hiking cycle, but why rates may remain range bound until the data proves otherwise.
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Sustainable Investing
• Aug 31, 2023
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Navindu Katugampola
Approximately 50% of global GDP is dependent in some shape or form on nature, but as nature is being depleted we face the loss of an estimated $10 trillion worth of economic reward by 2050. Navindu Katugampola, Global Head of Sustainability at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, spoke with Nik Sekhran, Chief Conservation Officer of the WWF, about the role of investors and asset managers. Read the key takeaways here.
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Sustainable Investing
• Aug 31, 2023
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Gwen Le Berre
Parametric’s head of responsible investing, takes part in a panel discussing the US political environment for ESG investing.
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Sustainable Investing
• Aug 31, 2023
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Eric Carlson
Eric Carlson, Head of Sustainability and Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Equity, discusses energy transition opportunities with India’s largest independent power producer.
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Sustainable Investing
• Aug 31, 2023
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Laurel Durkay
Head of Global Listed Real Assets, Laurel Durkay, shares her insights on environmental, social, and governance factors across real estate sectors and geographies at Morgan Stanley’s Sustainable Finance Summit.
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Sustainable Investing
• Aug 31, 2023
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Barbara Calvi, Thomas Kamei, Mona Benisi, Marte Borhaug
The ESG lead for our Fixed Income, Counterpoint Global, Real Assets and International Equity teams discuss how they incorporate ESG and sustainability into their work, and what collaboration means to them.
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Sustainable Investing
• Aug 31, 2023
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Varun Mehta and Andrew Ford
Greenhouse gas emissions data, especially for Scope 3, isn’t where it needs to be. At Morgan Stanley’s Sustainable Finance Summit, Varun Mehta, Head of Investment Management Sustainability Data & Technology, discussed with his panellists GHG data’s challenges and outlook.
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Tales From the Emerging World
• Aug 29, 2023
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Jitania Kandhari, Audrey Muhirwa
While U.S. residential market dynamics are favorable with strong employment and low loan delinquencies, real estate in other developed economies faces vulnerabilities. China’s struggling property market remains a drag on its economy, but in many other emerging economies increased affordability, shifts in global trade and limited supply will create opportunities explains Jitania Kandhari, Head of Macro & Thematic Research, Emerging Markets Equity Team.
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Caron's Corner
• Aug 28, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Global Equity Observer
• Aug 28, 2023
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William Lock, Annabel Stanford
While society may be driven by immediate rewards, the International Equity team would argue that patience in investing leads to enduring results and positive long-term investment outcomes.
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Caron's Corner
• Aug 21, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Insight audio
• Aug 18, 2023
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Fixed Income Managed Solutions
John Dillon, Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Managed Solutions Team, discusses trends and opportunities in the municipal markets. Listen now.
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Insight Article
• Aug 18, 2023
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Vishal Gupta, Ritesh Gupta
Indian retail is not a single, homogeneous market but an array of hundreds of smaller markets with differing local tastes. The Emerging Market Leaders team takes a look at the keys to success.
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Takeaways & Key Expectations
• Aug 14, 2023
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Andrew Slimmon
Responding to questions from those on the front lines, in his August TAKE, Senior Portfolio Manager Andrew Slimmon shares his thoughts for what could be ahead for the equity markets.
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EDGE
• Aug 09, 2023
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Counterpoint Global
Counterpoint Global looks back across almost two decades of dedicated research on disruption—and the ways it reinforces our long-term mindset, helps us manage risk and reduce errors of omission. Diving into studies of digital advertising, cloud computing and the approaching wave of AI, the team reviews both how we approach disruptive change research and how that research has benefited Counterpoint Global in capitalizing on unique investment opportunities.
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Caron's Corner
• Aug 07, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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PATH
• Aug 07, 2023
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Andrew Harmstone, Jim Caron
It may very well be the beginning of the end of the hiking cycle, as inflation continues to ease. However, we remain nimble and well-positioned to manage fat tail risks. Read here what it means for our portfolios.
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Market Monitor
• Aug 04, 2023
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Get a quick overview and dive into market data with our comprehensive, visual review of global economic and asset class performance presented in charts and graphs.
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Tales From the Emerging World
• Aug 03, 2023
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Steve Quattry
Nigeria's new reform minded president looks to accelerate economic growth for Africa's largest economy, leading to investment opportunities targeting the rising consumer.
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Insight Article
• Aug 02, 2023
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Laurel Durkay
Data centers have benefitted significantly over the past two decades given the exponential growth in data. The advent of artificial intelligence is set to drive demand even further creating compelling investment opportunities in the REITs market.
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Market Monitor
• Aug 02, 2023
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Multi-Asset Credit Team
Analysis of global credit markets and where we see future opportunities.
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin
• Jul 31, 2023
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Fixed Income Team
U.S. recession risk keeps receding, with many analysts, including the Fed research staff, now saying the highest probability scenario is no recession at all. But, despite this increased optimism, inflation has been behaving well. The Broad Markets Fixed Income team explains why this can be good for financial assets in their monthly outlook.
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Global Multi-Asset Viewpoint
• Jul 31, 2023
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Cyril Moulle-Berteaux, Sergei Parmenov
MSIM's Global Multi-Asset Team discusses their investment perspective in the latest viewpoint: "Has Japan Finally Exited Deflation?"
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Global Equity Observer
• Jul 31, 2023
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Bruno Paulson, Emma Broderick
As artificial intelligence enters its next chapter, the early winners of the “AI gold rush” have been the semiconductor and cloud computing providers. But the surge in generative AI also included two surprises: the speed of consumer adoption and the lack of barriers to entry. While the full impact of AI remains unclear, the International Equity Team continues to invest through its high-quality lens, focusing on further opportunities in cost reduction and value creation, and with an eye on risks.
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Engagement Report
• Jul 27, 2023
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Marte Borhaug
The latest edition of Engage, the International Equity Team’s semi-annual update on their ESG engagement activity.
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Insight Article
• Jul 27, 2023
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AIP Hedge Fund Team
In recent years, multi-manager platforms (Multi-PMs) have completely transformed the hedge fund world. In this FAQ, we answer fundamental questions about these Multi-PMs. What are they and why are they attracting so many investors?
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Caron's Corner
• Jul 26, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Market Alert
• Jul 26, 2023
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Andrew Slimmon
Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.
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Insight Article
• Jul 26, 2023
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Vikram Raju, Adam Ross
In this piece, Vikram Raju, Head of Climate Investing for Morgan Stanley Private Credit and Equity, and Adam Ross, Principal on the 1GT Team, define Avoided Emissions, and why they play a crucial role in the path to net-zero.
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Consilient Observer
• Jul 25, 2023
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Michael Mauboussin, Dan Callahan
We examine the demographics of public companies and their patterns of wealth creation. We focus on the last half century in the U.S. and review the “births” and “deaths” of public companies. We also discuss changes in market composition. Nearly 60 percent of companies have failed to create value, and 2 percent have created 90 percent of the aggregate wealth. This suggests two strategies for portfolio construction: seek broad diversification or aim to own the wealth creators.
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