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Multi-asset differentiators: tools for an agile climb

Multi-asset differentiators: tools for an agile climb

Our multi-asset portfolios are guided by strategic principles while also recognising the need to remain nimble and adapt to changing conditions.

Designing temperature alignment metrics to invest in net zero

Designing temperature alignment metrics to invest in net zero

Implied temperature rise (ITR) metrics provide an effective means of quantifying the risks and opportunities associated with climate change.  

Designing temperature alignment metrics to invest in net zero

Designing temperature alignment metrics to invest in net zero

Implied temperature rise (ITR) metrics provide an effective means of quantifying the risks and opportunities associated with climate change.  

Rethink net zero: carbon expertise at Silvercrest

Rethink net zero: carbon expertise at Silvercrest

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An unavoidable challenge, an unmistakable opportunity: to best manage risk and capture growth opportunities in the net-zero transition, new expertise is required.

Convertible trendwatch: finding long-term growth

Convertible trendwatch: finding long-term growth

Trends in DNA healthcare diagnostics and renewable energy offer convertible bond investors the potential to capture long-term growth opportunities. 

CLIC™ conversations: decarbonising industry

CLIC™ conversations: decarbonising industry

Audiocast

In the fourth episode of our six-part series on the climate transition, we focus on industry and industrial production. 

Alphorum: pragmatic optimism in fixed income

Alphorum: pragmatic optimism in fixed income

Growth, inflation and tapering expectations. Sharp yield moves and tight spreads. In this constructive yet anxious fixed-income environment, we see value in realism. 

Swiss credit: spotlight on inflation and ESG

Swiss credit: spotlight on inflation and ESG

We consider two issues facing investors in Swiss corporate bonds: inflation concerns and incomplete ESG coverage.  

Digital payments - An innovation continuum

Digital payments - An innovation continuum

Digital payments are continuously evolving and, depending on where you are in the world, show very distinct adoption patterns.

Debunking 7 misconceptions about scope 3 emissions

Debunking 7 misconceptions about scope 3 emissions

Time is up for those arguing that companies' indirect carbon emissions – linked to supply chains or product lifecycles – are too difficult to analyse. 

From hope to secular growth

From hope to secular growth

Markets have moved from the ‘hope’ phase of the cycle to a period of secular growth that favours stock selection.

Portfolio diversification: bonds and beyond

Portfolio diversification: bonds and beyond

Are bonds still useful in portfolios to provide protective buffer? How do shifting bond market dynamics affect other asset classes such as equities?

Rethink net zero: do existing solutions solve the challenge?

Rethink net zero: do existing solutions solve the challenge?

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We believe current decarbonisation solutions do not align investors with the growth opportunities generated by the net-zero transition or accelerate its progress. 

CIO views: inflation offence and defence

CIO views: inflation offence and defence

The topic of inflation has ignited discussions across markets. Our CIOs present their views on how best to navigate a tricky landscape.

Eight reasons why inflation could persist

Eight reasons why inflation could persist

Our CIO for Asia fixed income considers eight medium-term pressures that could cause inflation to persist.

senior Portfolio Manager hire

Silvercrest Investment Managers bolsters fixed income sustainability expertise with senior Portfolio Manager hire

Silvercrest Investment Managers today announces the appointment of Erika Wranegard as Portfolio Manager within the Fixed Income team, as the firm expands its sustainability expertise across global fixed income markets.

Biodiversity vaults onto the G7 agenda

Biodiversity vaults onto the G7 agenda

The recent G7 summit saw the world's top leaders discuss the crucial need for biodiversity conservation, a historic moment that could enhance sustainable investment.

The Chinese equity case and the renminbi conundrum

The Chinese equity case and the renminbi conundrum

The increased popularity of China investment, foreign investments, portfolio flows and its trade surplus call for a potential material appreciation of the renminbi.

The G7’s global green industrial revolution

The G7’s global green industrial revolution

The first ever ‘net-zero G7’ saw world leaders commit to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, while underscoring the level of investment required.   

Copper: driving a new bronze age

Copper: driving a new bronze age

Is a new bronze age on the horizon? Our infographics breaks down the  attractive opportunities copper can provide for sustainable investors. 

Harnessing the power of nature to reduce waste

Harnessing the power of nature to reduce food waste

Losses due to food waste amount to over $1 trillion a year, representing one of the largest investment opportunities that makes up the Natural Capital theme.

Silvercrest Investment Managers appoints Head of UK Wholesale

Silvercrest Investment Managers appoints Head of UK Wholesale

Silvercrest Investment Managers today announces the appointment of Selina Tyler as Head of UK Wholesale, as part of the firm’s strategic growth plan to bolster its presence and product offering in the UK market.

CLIC™ conversations: the transport revolution

CLIC™ conversations: the transport revolution

Audiocast

In the third episode of our series on the climate transition, we focus on transportation - a  sector that accounts for around 17% of global GHG emissions. 

Webinar | Climate Transition

Webinar | Climate Transition

On demand Webinar

Climate change policies and efforts to limit global warming and reach net zero by 2050 are critically dependent on the decarbonisation across all sectors. The challenge – as well as the investment required – is vast.

G7 furthers net-zero momentum

G7 furthers net-zero momentum

The recent G7 summit showed that net zero is a deepening investment theme. LOIM's Christopher Kaminker gives his thoughts on what's to come.

Repair it, don’t throw it away

Repair it, don’t throw it away

The UK is joining a growing number of European Union nations and US states with a ‘right to repair’ law. What opportunities does this present for investors?  

Silvercrest Investment Managers continues to expand its Global Equities franchise with two senior Portfolio Manager hires

Silvercrest Investment Managers continues to expand its Global Equities franchise with two senior Portfolio Manager hires

Silvercrest Investment Managers today announces the appointments of two senior Portfolio Managers to its Global Equities franchise. 

With five strategic hires, Silvercrest Investment Managers strengthens distribution in Switzerland.

With five strategic hires, Silvercrest Investment Managers strengthens distribution in Switzerland

Silvercrest Investment Managers today announces the appointments of five strategic hires in Zurich and Geneva to expand and further strengthen the firm’s distribution platform in Switzerland.

Convertible trendwatch: pandemic accelerators

Convertible trendwatch: pandemic accelerators

From telehealth to e-learning, convertible bonds enable investors to tap into trends that have accelerated as a result of the pandemic.

Is your decarbonisation strategy future-proof?

Is your decarbonisation strategy future-proof?

We are rethinking net zero because only economy-wide decarbonisation can achieve an emissions-free future. 

Finding net-zero accelerators in the utilities sector

Finding net-zero accelerators in the utilities sector

Our target net zero strategy looks for companies with a credible plan to decarbonise. What's the case for Enel1, a multinational utility? 

Sustainability policies: shaping 2021 and beyond

Sustainability policies: shaping 2021 and beyond

For the TerreNeuve strategy, 2020 was a pivotal year because of the regulatory forces that came into play in major investment markets. 

Quality stocks: our focus amid cyclical inflation

Quality stocks: our focus amid cyclical inflation

Which companies are best mitigating the effects of rising supply-chain and freight costs while aligning to themes including sustainability, digitalisation and the rise of North Asia?

Rethink net zero: an investment imperative

Rethink net zero: an investment imperative

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How can adopting a net-zero mindset enable investors to identify which companies are positioned to succeed or fail in this profound economic transition?

A net-zero solution is more than a low-carbon strategy

A net-zero solution is more than a low-carbon strategy

Investing with a net-zero focus, we look forward and across the entire economy – aiming to decarbonise, diversify and drive the transition.

CIO views: sustainability roads less travelled

CIO views: sustainability roads less travelled

How have unsophisticated allocations to sustainability led to valuation distortions, while over-looking strategies that are pivotal for a CLIC™ economy?

The future of hydrogen

The future of hydrogen

Blue and green hydrogen both have the potential to play an important role in the transition to net zero. 

CLIC™ conversations: the energy revolution

CLIC™ conversations: the energy revolution

Audiocast

In the second episode of our six-part series on the climate transition, we examine the energy sector and the extent of change required on the path to net zero.

Silvercrest Investment Managers launches four Target Net Zero strategies

Silvercrest Investment Managers launches four Target Net Zero strategies

Silvercrest Investment Managers launches four Target Net Zero strategies; outlines flaws in current decarbonisation approaches.

Farming 2.0

Farming 2.0

The development and implementation of smart farming techniques is integral to the advancement of the CLIC™ economy.

Alphorum: transition states in fixed income

Alphorum: transition states in fixed income

How should fixed-income investors respond to higher US growth and inflation expectations while starting strongly in the race to net zero?

Rethink net zero: credit risk and opportunities

Rethink net zero: credit risk and opportunities

Watch our webinar replay: Rethink net zero: seize credit opportunities and manage risks

Convertible high conviction: growth and asymmetry

Convertible high conviction: growth and asymmetry

In this question and answer, Natalia Bucci discusses our high conviction strategy focusing on growth for today’s risk-on environment.

What is Natural Capital?

What is Natural Capital?

To preserve economic growth, we must put nature at the heart of our economy.

Multi Asset Webinar: 2020 rearview and the road ahead

Multi-Asset Webinar: 2020 rearview and the road ahead

Webcast

What lessons can multi-asset investors learn from 2020, and how can they prepare for future shocks? Join us to discover the insights our experts have gained while guiding LO Fund – All Roads, LOIM’s flagship multi-asset strategy, through volatile terrain. 

Rethink net zero: opportunities and risks in Equities

Rethink net zero: opportunities and risks in Equities

How equity investors can identify opportunities in the transition to a net-zero economy while maintaining diversification and reducing risk. 

Semiconductors: the new oil

Semiconductors: the new oil

The pandemic has spurred demand for semiconductors but structural and cyclical forces are set to take it higher.

Convertible trendwatch: the recovery candidates

Convertible trendwatch: the recovery candidates

Convertible bonds offer substantial exposure to companies that we believe will gain from a return to normality. We have dubbed these the recovery candidates.

Proponent of the Climate Transition: 1 year of Silvercrest - Climate Transition

Proponent of the Climate Transition: 1 year of Silvercrest - Climate Transition

A promising start in achieving a lower long-term portfolio temperature than the benchmark, while also outperforming on current carbon-intensity metrics.

Convertible Bonds: Accessing growth trends in 2021

Convertible Bonds: Accessing growth trends in 2021

With economic recovery on the horizon, what combination of growth exposure and downside protection do convertible bonds offer? How the Silvercrest team is accessing thematic opportunities?