All Credit articles – Page 8
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Opportunities across the credit spectrum for multi-sector income investors
As central banks near the end of hiking cycles, the environment is becoming increasingly supportive for fixed income.
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CIO views: positioned for a credit crunch?
One fallout from the banking crisis is less credit flowing to the economy amid general risk aversion. What ramifications could tighter lending conditions have on growth and companies? Our CIOs consider how to best position for a potential credit crunch and what attractive options exist other than reducing exposure to risk assets.
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The Bank of England Buys Itself Time
The Bank of England unsurprisingly raised its policy rate by 25 bps at its May meeting, but the Bank’s messaging distinguished it from the Fed’s and the ECB’s decisions last week.
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All the Credit, Ep. 39: Down to the Wire
Daleep Singh examines the U.S. debt-ceiling crisis, potential outcomes, and probabilities.
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Macroeconomics, Geopolitics, and Strategy - May 2023
Will real bond yields come back down?
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Our key takeaways from IMF’s Spring meetings
Investor sentiment is downbeat, but not overly bearish. With tightening credit conditions, our US growth outlook is lower compared to the IMF’s, while we are more optimistic on China. This supports a cautious stance and a search for opportunities across the emerging world, starting with China.
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Possible Pause After Latest Hike?
Jeff Weaver, head of Global Liquidity Solutions, and Henri Proutt, portfolio specialist for the Global Liquidity Solutions team, discuss the May 3, 2023, interest rate hike by the FOMC, or Federal Open Market Committee.
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A paradigm shift for European debt
Private debt funds are filling the gap left by bank retrenchment, says Sandrine Richard, Head of private debt at Generali Investments Partners
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ECB: Not Pausing―Yet
The ECB’s May rate hike was all about avoiding surprises and distinguishing itself from the Fed’s dovish message the day before. With inflation still high, the ECB “is not pausing.”
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Don’t Bank on Bank Loans in 2023
As bond yields rose in 2022, investors sought refuge in high-yield bank loans, whose floating coupons are often heralded as an antidote to rising rates. But with conditions shaping up differently in 2023, bank loans may face challenges. We think income-seeking investors should instead consider a more diversified approach that balances rate and credit risks. Here’s why.
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All The Credit, Ep. 38: Outlook on China
A discussion on China’s re-opening, growth forecast, and more.
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The Fed Gazes into a Spinning Compass
The Fed raised its policy rate by another 25 bps at its May meeting and hinted that its hiking campaign may have concluded. However, Chair Powell also understandably conveyed some uncertainty.
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Commercial real estate: The case for net lease and sale-leasebacks in Europe
In this challenging environment, Clarion Partners believes that defensive real estate strategies such as net lease and sale-leasebacks can provide an attractive opportunity for CRE investors.
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Combining sustainability and outperformance with credit factor investing
What is the ex-ante impact of different sustainable investment approaches on the alpha of a credit portfolio? And what can investors do who want both outperformance and sustainable credit investments? Credit factor investing provides a solution to both questions.
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How could tighter bank lending impact growth?
In the latest instalment of Simply put, where we make macro calls with a multi-asset perspective, we consider how the banking crisis will impact the credit channel to the economy. How could a contraction in bank loans lower US GDP?
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The Democratisation Of Private Debt Investing
In 2021, an innovative approach to offer private debt to DC scheme members, smaller DB funds and wealth management clients was launched. Today, the approach- a partnership between a long established bond manager and an experienced private debt manager- has proved the concept.
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Why private credit is the best option for mid-market buyers
We see a historic opportunity to achieve double-digit unlevered returns on senior secured debt through rigorous underwriting and mindful credit selection, says Blair Faulstich, senior portfolio manager at Benefit Street Partners.
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EM Debt: Opportunities in a Riskier World
Emerging market fundamentals remain strong and continue to provide opportunities despite risks in developed markets that raise cautionary flags.
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De-Risking? Mind the Carbon!
Shifting a portfolio from stocks to bonds reduces investment risk, but it can also increase the portfolio’s carbon footprint. Read about a carbon-aware approach to reduce that impact and benefit the portfolio overall.
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Fixed Income Views: The bill comes due
Franklin Templeton Fixed Income forecasts only a short, shallow recession in the US and the euro area (EA) narrowly avoiding one, but sluggish growth ahead. Fixed Income Views presents the team’s second-quarter 2023 outlook.