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Next Generation Commodity Benchmarks
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Next Generation Commodity Benchmarks

By Dr. Harsh Parikh — Nov 5, 2020

The RASA™ framework identifies commodities sensitive to high inflation or low growth and provides commodity weights to construct customized benchmarks.

What's In Your Real Assets Portfolio? Introducing RASA™
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What's In Your Real Assets Portfolio? Introducing RASA™

By Dr. Harsh Parikh — May 21, 2020

There is a wide mix of real asset funds, which complicates fund selection, using RASA™ investors can identify funds aligned with their investment objectives.

Institutional Gold!
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Institutional Gold!

By Dr. Harsh Parikh — Nov 29, 2019

There is a place for gold-related assets in portfolios separate from commodities and energy equities for its diversification and macroeconomic hedging benefits.

The Diversity of Real Assets: Portfolio Construction for Institutional Investors
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The Diversity of Real Assets: Portfolio Construction for Institutional Investors

By Dr. Harsh Parikh — Apr 22, 2019

A wide diversity in macroeconomic and market sensitivities across real asset classes and subsectors implies choice of assets differs with investment objectives.

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Investing in Energy
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Investing in Energy

Dec 7, 2020

PGIM’s IAS and Jennison discuss the role of energy equities and opportunities for investors during the energy transition.

Investing in Agriculture
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Investing in Agriculture

Aug 31, 2020

PGIM’s IAS and PGIM Real Estate discuss role of agriculture, particularly farmland, in an institutional investor’s portfolio.

Institutional Investing in Commodities
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Institutional Investing in Commodities

Jun 26, 2020

Commodities can serve an important role in a multi-asset institutional portfolio, both strategically and tactically, as a return enhancer.

Dialing Up Diversity: Institutional Investing in Real Assets
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Dialing Up Diversity: Institutional Investing in Real Assets

May 12, 2020

Whether during traditional market cycles or in a world of pandemic-induced uncertainty, real assets can play a valuable role in institutional portfolios.

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Investing During the Energy Transition
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Investing During the Energy Transition

By Dr. Harsh Parikh — Dec 21, 2020

PGIM IAS provides insights on evaluating the role and composition of energy equities in transition.

Investing in Agriculture – Wedging the Yield Gap
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Investing in Agriculture – Wedging the Yield Gap

By Dr. Harsh Parikh — Sep 16, 2020

Various ways to approach investing in agriculture and how allocating to agriculture may help improve outcomes in scenarios of concern.

Opportunities in Sustainable Farming Practices
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Opportunities in Sustainable Farming Practices

By Dr. Harsh Parikh — Aug 3, 2020

PGIM IAS uses the example of alfalfa to show how farmland, can provide an answer to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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