All Convertibles articles
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VideoTalking Markets - The Case for Coco’s, May 2025
In this edition of Talking Markets, Head of Fixed Income, Lloyd Harris highlights how contingent capital is fairing in the current environment, discussing the correlation to other asset classes and the fundamentals of banks and insurers in these uncertain times.
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White papersWhat gives, corporate hybrids?
Recent underperformance is a response to idiosyncratic newsflow and shouldn’t be seen as a reflection on the broader asset class, says Credit Portfolio Manager Mark Dove.
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White papersThe seven pillars of AT1 wisdom
Filippo Maria Alloatti, Head of Financials (Credit), outlines the seven key reasons why it is crucial to restore trust and investor engagement in the additional tier 1 (AT1) market.
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White papersTreasury yields fall as the Fed hikes once more
U.S. Treasury yields fell last week. The November U.S. CPI report showed a smaller-than-expected monthly increase. The U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a 50 bps hike as expected, but also included hawkish economic projections that called into question the future of monetary policy.
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White papersA plan for volatility: Global convertible securities
Active management and global perspective maximise the potential benefits of the convertible’s unique structural features
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White papersAsset Allocation Update: Strong earnings prompt US equities upgrade
Amid background noise such as ongoing trade skirmishes involving the US, the evolving Chinese economy and geo-political tensions, we have spent time analysing recent market movements and the implications for risk assets.
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White papersDaisuke Nomoto: Japan - more tailwinds than headwinds for 2018
With GDP on a sustained growth track, supported by structural reforms and the Bank of Japan’s accommodative monetary policy, we maintain a positive outlook for the region.
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White papersReaction: Italian election
The Italian election result looks messy, but we do not believe that the chances of Italy leaving the eurozone have gone up materially.
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White papersTechnology and ‘mega-trends’ to drive US equity performance
US equities have outperformed global equities since the beginning of the recovery because the US economy was initially the sole engine of global growth, as European countries wrestled with the Eurozone crisis.
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White papersThe UK’s demise is overstated
UK equities reached all-time highs in 2017, but relative to world stocks (in US dollar terms) they were laggards.
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White papersAsset Allocation Monthly: May 2017
We have recently increased our equity rating to favour from neutral on the back of lower political risk and positive earnings developments.
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White papersThe emerging markets cloud receding
As US rhetoric on trade protectionism softens, investors are focusing on emerging markets’ fundamental attractions once more as productivity improvements and fast-growing young populations are driving superior economic growth.
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White papersHow should investors approach US infrastructure?
Improving and expanding US infrastructure involves more than building roads and bridges.
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White papersTrumponomics: What could go right?
When it comes to policy, there are things that can go right and things that can go wrong – particularly so with Trumponomics.
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White papersTrump unnerves Asia
The new US administration’s trade and foreign policy threatens to unsettle relations with Asia-Pacific nations. It is commonplace to say that the election of President Donald Trump has created uncertainty and nervousness among both US’s allies and its rivals.
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White papersSoutheast Asia’s credit stability
Credit rating agencies are optimistic that Southeast Asian countries will weather the fallout from developments in other regions. Southeast Asia appears vulnerable to several forces it can do little to control.
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White papersShenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect opens for traffic
Offering a bridge for international investors accessing China’s ‘new economy’, policymakers are confident in Stock Connect’s future. China’s recent policy initiatives to attract international investors to its equities markets have struggled.
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White papersIndonesia’s reforms gather momentum
Jokowi’s administration is making progress and pleasing investors in a region troubled by political controversies. Expectations were high when Joko Widodo won Indonesia’s presidential election in 2014.
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White papersHow China rules the waves
FT investigation: Beijing has spent billions expanding its ports network to secure sea lanes and establish itself as a maritime power. Pakistan’s Arabian Sea port of Gwadar is perched on the world’s energy jugular. Sea lanes nearby carry most of China’s oil imports; any disruption could choke the world’s second-largest economy.
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White papersAsian fund passports’ slow progress
While passports are likely to accelerate growth in the local fund industry, national interests are hindering their development.
