Examines rising existential risks to
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BOSTON and TORONTO, Oct. 24,
2022 /PRNewswire/ - Manulife Investment Management
today released its latest Global Intelligence report,
highlighting new research from the firm's investment teams across
public and private asset classes. Titled "Historic Headwinds," the
report explores topics related to some of 2022's greatest
challenges, from Russia's invasion
of Ukraine and spiking inflation
to rural banking deserts and pandemic-related structural shifts.
Key themes include global food security, political instability,
carbon offsets, climate solutions in the face of the global energy
crisis and the broader impact on sovereign bond markets, and the
role that both governments and asset managers can play to help
bridge Asia's widening gender
pension income gap.
"Financial markets are facing a confluence of headwinds this
year not seen in a generation," said Paul Lorentz, CEO,
Manulife Investment Management. "While we'll continue to
seek out opportunities to build resilient portfolios for our
clients, we're pleased to also share our investment research, which
seeks to explore the potential longer-term impacts of today's
events."
Global Intelligence topics include:
- Food scarcity, energy insecurity: assessing sovereign ESG
risks from the Russia-Ukraine conflict—This article
examines the sovereign ESG risks—including second-order economic
and sociopolitical dislocations in Europe—triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- Carbon credit use is
reshaping timberland investments—Global timberland
specialists explain how the accelerating evolution of carbon
markets and subsequent need for the incorporation of carbon values
are changing the traditional calculus for timberland owners.
- Food price inflation: 10 implications—We examine the
impact of food price inflation on economies across the world. The
article makes the case for why food security must be recognized as
a major investment risk with far-reaching economic, social, and
geopolitical implications/. For example, these effects include the
rising inequality of wealth and intensified geopolitical tensions
between developed and emerging nations.
- Building community: a new look at the role of U.S. regional
banks—We assess the gap between the reputation of regional U.S.
banks and the needs they fill and detail how the services these
institutions provide improve conditions for consumers and society
by facilitating small business financing, serving as an oasis in
banking deserts in largely rural areas, and filling a critical need
in traditionally underserved areas of banking.
- Observing Asia's gender
pension disparities—This article explores the gender-related
challenges and opportunities found within Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia that drive gender inequality at
retirement, concluding that structural imbalances at every stage of
women's lives are responsible for financial challenges in later
life.
More information and the full report are available here.
About Manulife Investment
Management
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Corporation. We draw on more than a century of financial
stewardship and the full resources of our parent company to serve
individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide.
Headquartered in Toronto, our
leading capabilities in public and private markets are strengthened
by an investment footprint that spans 19 geographies. We complement
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asset managers from around the world. We're committed to investing
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