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Talking Markets – Infrastructure Investing
In this episode of Talking Markets, Fund Manager, Jim Wright, discusses the key trends and themes he is currently seeing across the infrastructure sector, the impact of rising electricity demand in the U.S, politics and infrastructure spending, and the current positioning of the Premier Miton Global Infrastructure Income Fund.
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Talking Markets – Pan European Property
In this episode of Talking Markets, Alex Ross, Fund Manager of the Premier Miton Pan European Property Share Fund discusses the prospects for the Pan European Property sector, why the move to green office space is creating such an opportunity and explains why the team have a focus on investing in REITs, which are internally managed.
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LGPS Institutional Masterclass – Sustainable Investing
Join host Mark Colegate in this LGPS Masterclass on Sustainable Investing, exploring the significance of Emerging Markets. Experts discuss integrating ESG factors, Sustainability definitions, and balancing financial returns with societal impacts. With insights on chip manufacturing’s sustainability and global regulation shifts, the discussion navigates complexities in achieving a sustainable future.
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Talking Markets – Contingent Capital
Head of Fixed Income, Lloyd Harris and Credit Analyst, Cameron Geering give an overview of contingent capital, its diversification benefits along with why they like the asset class and what gives them a competitive edge as investors.
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Talking Markets – US Opportunities
With the US economy in good shape, and earnings growth coming through, how are valuations looking in the US market? Join Hugh Grieves, Fund Manager of the Premier Miton US Opportunities Fund, as he discusses politics, macroeconomics and what could be in store for the future.
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White papers
The New Frontier in Fixed Income: Systematic Investing
Bond investors have been looking for an approach that delivers attractive, repeatable, uncorrelated active returns. Is their wait over?
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The Importance of Active Ownership
Shareholder engagement is for life, not just for proxy-voting season.
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The snap election could put QE losses back in focus
Back in 2021, when the Bank of England (BoE) announced the end of quantitative easing (QE) and the beginning of quantitative tightening (QT), few commentators understood how out of kilter the Bank’s balance sheet had become compared to central bank norms. The result has been losses on the BoE bond portfolios that dwarf those of other central banks.
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Powering the US Economy
How can the demand growth for power in the US caused by AI be met by renewable energy companies? Read more from Premier Miton’s Jim Wright.
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Cocos – a unique flavour combination
Premier Miton’s Lloyd Harris, Head of Fixed Income, highlights how contingent convertibles can offer investors a unique opportunity in today’s higher interest rate environment.
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Blog
Not All AAA CLO ETFs are Created Equal
Actively managed AAA CLO ETFs provide access to the highest-rated CLO tranche but not all AAA CLOs are created equally, and actively managed ETFs are showing notable dispersion in positioning.
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Blog
The Growing Dispersion in the Muni Hospital Sector
Rapidly changing dynamics in the hospital sector currently present an opportunity to generate alpha by investing in certain subsectors and geographies while actively avoiding others.
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How are UK asset owners repositioning fixed income portfolios?
We surveyed 100 fixed income asset allocation decision makers at public and private pension schemes, OCIOs, insurers, endowments and foundations between February and March 2024. We captured their thoughts on a range of topics including the fixed income market environment, intentions and attitudes to credit markets and to emerging market debt, plus thoughts on active management.
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Podcast
The Wonders of Japan’s Economy
In the last year, we saw Japanese equities led by Nikkei 225 and TOPIX gaining more than 30%. All while, the Bank of Japan raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years in March. With this active economic backdrop, what lies ahead for the Japanese market? How do geopolitical dynamics influence Japan? What should investors keep in mind when investing in this economy?
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360°, Q2 2024: Can strong technicals lead to stronger fundamentals?
2024 has, so far, been broadly defined by idiosyncratic events, volatility and dispersion. For that reason, in our latest 360° report, our credit team emphasise the importance of credit selection from here.
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Unlocking opportunities: Understanding the growing secondary market
The global secondary market has grown over the past three decades primarily because of the increased supply of capital committed to private investment funds, according to Lexington Partners. They believe the backdrop for the secondary market in 2024 continues to remain attractive.
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LOIM Stewardship in 2023: pushing for ambitious action
How does LOIM go about helping companies become fit for the future while supporting long-term portfolio objectives? Decarbonisation, nature and best-practice governance were foremost on our stewardship agenda in 2023. We explore this in depth in our annual report to the Financial Reporting Council, which can be accessed here.
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Premier Miton Diversified Sustainable Growth Fund: why sustainable forests?
Premier Miton fund manager Duncan Goodwin considers natural capital, climate change and sustainable forests in the latest Sustainable Times.
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The Pitfalls of Investing In Factor Indices
Factor indices are a far cry from “passive” investing and may be ill-designed to deliver optimal risk-adjusted returns.
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Implementation Alpha: Adding Value in Indexed Fixed Income
Achieving benchmark performance in an indexed fixed income portfolio requires more than a passive approach. Read about State Street Global Advisors techniques to exploit market inefficiencies and deliver what we call ‘implementation alpha’.