All Credit articles – Page 29
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Asian fixed income: can Asian buyers conquer all?
2016 will be remembered for its political events and Asia contributed its fair share. The shock of Brexit and the US presidential election added to the uneasiness that prevailed throughout the year.
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House View: Q1 2017
The Aviva Investors House View document is a quarterly publication which encapsulates the thinking of our investment professionals across asset classes.
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Credit strategy in a volatile rate environment
2016 was on course to be a strongly positive year for credit with three tailwinds bene ting the asset class in concert.
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Welcome to AIQ
A new publication that brings together the collective insight of Aviva Investors’ teams from across the globe on some of the key themes influencing investment markets.
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Smarter beta: Multi-factor investing for corporate credit
Olivier Laplénie finds that smart beta fixed income for corporate debt is best informed by a subtle combination of bond and equity indicators
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Alternative Risk Premia: Constructing a true diversified portfolio
As investors seek to both improve risk-adjusted returns and meaningful diversification of their portfolios, they can take advantage of a portfolio of approximately 25 to 40 risk premia using a combination of risk parity, risk targeting and tactical asset management.
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Mind the gap: Overcoming the cognitive barriers to saving for retirement
In this paper, Chris Wagstaff considers how reasonably simple behavioural interventions can be used by policymakers, regulators and the pensions community to improve saving decisions.
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[Summary] What constitutes a first class pensions system? Adopting a global perspective of what defines a good retirement outcome
In this paper, Chris Wagstaff takes a comprehensive look at pension systems worldwide; identifying those enduring principles with universal application that characterise an ideal pensions system and ultimately contribute to that all-important holy grail: generating a comfortable retirement for savers.
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[Full paper] What constitutes a first class pensions system? Adopting a global perspective of what defines a good retirement outcome
In this paper, Chris Wagstaff takes a comprehensive look at pension systems worldwide; identifying those enduring principles with universal application that characterise an ideal pensions system and ultimately contribute to that all-important holy grail: generating a comfortable retirement for savers.
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House View: Q3 2016
The Aviva Investors House View document is a comprehensive compilation of views and analysis from the major investment teams.
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Brexit: Panel Discussion
Mark Burgess, Chief Investment Officer, EMEA, and Global Head of Equities, discusses the short and medium-term impacts of the UK referendum vote to Leave the European Union.
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How to implement ESG analysis in credit research
At Insight, we believe that incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks within credit analysis, alongside other investment considerations, is achievable and beneficial for investors.
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Enhancing Fixed Income Portfolios with Unconstrained Strategies
Perspective from Franklin Templeton Global Fixed Income research team
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Generating returns and managing volatility: the absolute return approach to convertible bonds (May 2016)
The past months have been characterised by an unprecedented low rate environment.
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The last Smart Beta paper you’ll ever (have to) read
Institutional investors could be forgiven for rolling their eyes at yet another article on “smart beta.” Indeed, the hype around this topic over the last few years has been intense.
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An unconstrained credit solution to answer market complexity
The Euro High Yield asset class / strategy has gained ground in the past three years versus its US counterparts. The sector grew over three times in terms of notional during that period.
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Alternative Beta: There is another way
As institutional investors urgently seek ways to truly diversify their portfolios, alternative beta strategies offer a low cost, liquid alternative to multi strategy and fund of hedge funds
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Alternative beta as true diversifiers
Alternative betas can play the role of a true diversifier in a broad-based portfolio. They include various equity style factors and can be found across asset classes such as stocks, bonds, credit, currency and commodities.
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Debt, distortion and navigating credit markets
Markets have been distorted by unprecedented central bank intervention. In spite of talk of policy normalisation, the burden of debt is a significant constraint. Finding opportunities in credit markets will require innovative investment approaches, writes Insight Investment’s Head of Credit, Alex Veroude
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Optimising your credit strategy in a low-yield world
Investment grade credit markets provided investors with strong performance in 2014, but with credit markets testing their highs, now is an opportune time for investors to reconsider how credit portfolios might be affected by diverging US and eurozone monetary policy.