All Corporate Bonds 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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VideoTalking Markets – Fixed Income update, May 2025
How has the bond market reacted to tariffs? In this edition of Talking Markets, Lloyd Harris, Head of Fixed Income at Premier Miton, discusses deglobalisation, inflation, bond issuance, and what this all means for fixed income investors.
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White papersUS market is a good proxy for global high yield
While a global approach provides advantages for many fixed income sectors, the benefits are less clear for high yield.
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White papersBonds do their job during the first 100 days of uncertainty
Many crosscurrents are affecting US rates.
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White papersCase Study: Systematic Active Fixed Income
How can Systematic Active Fixed Income be effectively incorporated into a core fixed income allocation? We give a practical example in our case study.
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White papersShort Duration Q1 Recap, Portfolio Actions & Outlook
Our quarterly update examines the market turbulence of Q1 and how short duration strategies navigated the challenges—and opportunities—of heightened macro uncertainty.
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White papersAhead of the Curve: From divergence to convergence?
In our previous paper published in November 2024, one of the key themes was that the US and Europe seemed to be on divergent growth paths. Europe was becoming more fragile, both cyclically and structurally. Meanwhile, the US remained what we called a grower economy, benefitting from both cyclical and structural resilience.
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White papersCorporate Hybrids. Subordinated Bonds, Superior Diversification
Corporate Hybrid Bonds offer a compelling diversification opportunity. Unlike CoCos, Hybrids exhibit lower volatility, stronger incentives for first-call redemption, and cash-cumulative coupon deferral, making them a more stable and liquid option. With imperfect correlation to CoCos, hybrids can further enhance portfolio resilience, especially amid market disruptions.
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White papersWorld markets review — First quarter 2025
Returns for US equities diverged from regional markets as investors weighed the implications of a potential trade war, waning consumer confidence and high valuations in the technology sector. After two years in a row of 20%-plus gains, US stocks entered correction territory, falling roughly 10% in mid-March before recovering some of the losses. European stocks rallied as investors rotated into value-oriented areas of the market.
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White papersFixed on Bonds: What do tariffs mean for the automotives industry?
Threats of tariffs have been hitting the sector from multiple angles. It is hard to keep up, but this is what we know so far.
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White papersHow are investors responding to the latest wave of tariffs from Donald Trump?
“The news flow is constant and ever changing,” says Premier Miton’s CIO and lead manager of the Diversified fund range Neil Birrell.
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White papersFixed on Bonds: who are the potential winners and losers from Trump tariffs?
In the Premier Miton Fixed Income team’s latest Fixed on Bonds blog post, Premier Miton credit analyst Joe Macland considers some possible impacts on consumer brands and asks fund manager Simon Prior to sum up what this has to do with fixed income investing.
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PodcastTalking Heads – Thinking about diversification? Try asset-backed securities
European securitised assets, backed by loans, mortgages and other categories of (consumer) credit as collateral, offer investors a source of diversification from other forms of credit such as corporate debt.
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White papersFive factors for long-term investors considering high yield
Since Covid-19 disrupted markets in early 2020, high yield has been one of the best-performing fixed income sectors. In fact, it has significantly outpaced the Bloomberg US Aggregate Index (and Global Aggregate Index), US corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and securitised credit — and by a wide margin.
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White papersSwap spreads: analysis, challenges and outlook
Swap spreads, key indicators of liquidity stress and risk aversion, play a crucial role for insurers. Beyond measuring price differentials between sovereign and corporate bonds, they directly influence hedging decisions, asset-liability management (ALM) strategies and insurer returns under Solvency II.
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White papersExpecting the unexpected with more robust bond portfolios
2025 was widely expected to be a good year for bonds. The US economy seemed to have found a floor, inflation looked to be contained, and interest rates had a long way to fall. The combination of high yields and capital appreciation from falling rates was, if a bit simplistic, a reason to be excited about the outlook for compelling total returns. But 2025 is looking increasingly like it will be anything but simple, writes Olivier De Larouziere.
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White papersAt a time of rapid global change, what does Asian EMD offer investors?
Once considered a niche of a niche, emerging market debt has come to the fore as a way to access the world’s most dynamic region. Here’s where we see the opportunity
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White papersEpochal Shift Sparks a Spike in German Bund Yields
In early March, exceptional market movements were observed as German 10-year Bund yields marked the largest weekly increase since the 1990s. This rare event coincided with Germany’s significant fiscal shift, including proposals for infrastructure fund and reforms to the debt brake. These measures, alongside geopolitical uncertainties and Europe’s response to the manufacturing crisis, have reshaped economic prospects. For investors, the rise in yields and widening credit spreads present compelling opportunities to extend duration and capitalize on attractive market conditions.
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WebinarFixed income investment playbook for 2025
Potential policy changes from the new US administration have raised uncertainty in the outlook for bond markets. Watch two of our senior fixed income portfolio managers, Pramod Atluri and Damien McCann, make sense of the rapidly shifting landscape.
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White papersForward-Looking Climate Metrics in Corporate Bond Portfolios
Moving beyond backward-looking carbon footprinting, this research explores how implied temperature rise, carbon risk ratings, and climate value-at-risk methodologies can provide valuable forward-looking insights for fixed income investors who prioritise sustainability considerations. Discover practical applications, coverage analysis, and implementation considerations specific to corporate bond portfolios. Read the article if climate integration is part of your investment approach.
