All Credit articles – Page 9
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Fixed Income Investment Outlook: 2Q 2023
Aggressive monetary pressure finally saw meaningful impact in the first quarter, in the form of a bank liquidity crisis that required swift intervention by regulators to limit contagion.
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SDG Engagement High Yield Credit, Annual Report 2022
In a review of the past 12 months, the investment team offers an in-depth view of engagement highlights, progress on milestones, performance and case studies.
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PM Spotlight: A Stock-picker at Heart Manages High Yield Bonds
This issue of PM Spotlight profiles Sarah Harrison, senior portfolio manager for Plus Fixed Income. Read about Sarah’s first great high-conviction trade in high yield and what keeps her coming back to high yield bonds.
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How Will the Banking Crisis Reshape Financial Credit?
Banks’ stock and bond prices were battered by the crisis that overtook US regional banks Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank (SB) and Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse (CS). We believe that the underlying causes of these failures were idiosyncratic rather than systemic. US and European central banks appear to agree, as they have demonstrated their confidence in the banking system by continuing to hike rates.
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Macroeconomics, Geopolitics, and Strategy - April 2023
”The tightening in credit conditions should reduce core inflationary pressures, partly replacing the need for monetary policy action.”
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Tailor-made For The Italian Market
Ostrum AM’s one-stop shop adds value to institutional investors’ pre-trade, trading and post-trade activities
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Market nervous on Deutsche Bank, but fundamentals of European banks are solid
“We see a continuation of declining credit growth which is consistent with monetary tightening, but no credit crunch.”
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Blog
Mixed Bank Messages Upstage the Fed’s Dovish Turn
While the Federal Reserve’s March rate hike was delivered as expected, the decision was paired with several dovish signals and mixed messages regarding the banking sector.
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What the banking sector turmoil means for tech, monetary policy and investors
Markets have experienced a wave of volatility in the wake of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and UBS’ takeover of Credit Suisse. Concerns have understandably risen over the health of the wider banking and technology sectors and some commentators have drawn comparisons to the 2008 financial crisis.
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2023 U.S. investment grade credit supply: Will there be enough bonds to go around?
The U.S. investment grade credit (IG) market’s voracious appetite for bonds may not be fully satisfied in 2023. In 2022, feast or famine punctuated the $1.22 trillion supply, as nearly 50 days featured no issuance. Corporate borrowers glommed together and found strength in numbers when they issued debt, striking when the iron was hot.
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Multi-Sector Credit: Making an impact with a focus on valuation anomalies
In order to fund the transition to a more sustainable economy, and to make a greater impact, investing and engaging with those harder to green sectors will be vital.
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2023: The year of green, social and sustainability bonds? Three reasons to be optimistic
2022 was a very challenging year for the bond market and sustainable bonds were no exception. Yet, there are reasons to remain optimistic about the asset class; the green bond market showed resilience and offered interesting investment opportunities which continued to drive investor appetite despite the high volatility.
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Public and Private European Credit – where is the sweet spot?
European markets are appealing again, and public and private credit could offer a rewarding mix. David Zahn, Head of Sustainable and European Fixed Income, and Howard Sharp, Co-Head of Private Credit, discuss outlook for these two assets and what’s the role they can play in investors’ portfolios.
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Blog
The SVB Fallout—from the Fed to Geopolitics
The abrupt failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the renewed pressure on Credit Suisse are the latest in a series of global shocks affecting the capital markets.
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Banking crisis lends uncertainty to macro outlook
Brandywine Global: As investors and markets navigate the immediate fallout of the banking crisis, we look at the broader macroeconomic implications and the potential outlook for fixed income and currencies..
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Update: Silicon Valley Bank
In the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, several leaders within Allspring’s risk management, fixed income, and equity teams share their perspectives and how their teams have been handling the recent events.
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Podcast
Sheltering from volatility with real estate debt
Investors combing financial markets in search of safe passage amid rising interest rates and uncertainty over the direction of economies might want to look for a harbour in real estate debt. The essential nature of the services that property provides – first and foremost shelter – and the relatively inflexible demand for space that this entails both help give this asset class resilience.
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European Private Loans Benefit from Credit Crunch
With Europe’s public debt markets tightening as its corporate borrowers seek to refinance, private lenders sense an opportunity.
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What’s in Store for US Insurers in 2023?
Insurers’ risk controls and investment skills faced stiff tests in 2022, as both inflation and interest rates skyrocketed and nearly every asset class endured a sharp selloff. With traditional diversification approaches failing, investors had nowhere to hide.
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10 investment themes for 2023
Although many investors are expecting a return to normal after inflation subsides and central banks stop raising interest rates, we believe markets are undergoing significant changes and it might be necessary to reset expectations in this new environment.