Fixed Income – Page 13
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White papersDistressed Credit: Changing Tides
For over a decade now, a low interest rate environment allowed for companies to take on significant levels of debt to fund their expansion efforts. Ray Costa, Benefit Street Partners, and Eric Larsson, Alcentra, discuss the impact of the changing US and European macro picture on the distressed debt market.
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White papersThird Quarter 2023 - Fixed income perspectives
Themes, outlook, and investment implications across global fixed income markets
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White papersLeveraged Credit Mid-Year Market Review & 2023 Outlook
Perspective on a tumultuous year to date and what an economic contraction could mean for investors
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White papersAppraising Swiss bonds: what does price tell us?
Unlike equity prices, bond prices usually depend on elements beyond the fundamental valuation of the underlying entity. In fact, the price on its own typically says little.
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White papersProtecting Real Estate From Climate Risks
AEW sets out concrete steps for meaningful climate-change adaptation
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White papersNavigating rising distress levels in leveraged loans
A direct lending strategy focused on the northern European senior secured segment offers one of the best protected high yielding opportunities at the present time, says Laura Vaughan, Head of Direct Lending.
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White papersWait and see (redux)
Recent inflation and GDP data complicate the course of central bank policy.
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White papersHigh Yield: Reasons for Cautious Optimism
As investors braced for higher rates and an impending recession, second-quarter markets performed with surprising resilience. Together with a higher-quality market and attractive yields, the case for high yield looks compelling.
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White papersCentral Bank Watch: Not sufficiently restrictive just yet
The Franklin Templeton Fixed Income (FTFI) Central Bank Watch is a qualitative assessment of the central banks for the Group of Ten (G10) nations plus two additional countries (China and South Korea).
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White papersUS vs European credit: which is more attractive?
Value had a decent 2022 while growth lagged across equity markets. This continued until March 2023, but that trend has recently been reversing. This trade-off is often associated with the relative performance of US and European stocks: US is quality growth and Europe is value, so to speak. In this weekly edition of Simply put, we ask: does the same dynamic apply in credit markets?
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White papersThe View From the Peak
Despite hawkish policymakers and very mixed economic data, the approaching plateau in rates brings more clarity and conviction to our fixed income views.
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White papersClear and easy access: Gaining entry to private credit
As private markets continue to evolve, improved accessibility is opening the doors to potentially unique opportunities across the private credit spectrum through different fund structures that seek to meet diverse needs.
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White papersInsurance Fixed Income Outlook: Transition to more liquid assets
European Insurance companies started 2023 with high solvency ratios and a good outlook to improve their underlying profitability thanks to strong rate increases in reinsurance, and commercial P&C, while 2022 prices increases in retail P&C are slowly mitigating inflation.
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White papersPrivate credit: Perspectives on opportunities and risks
Even as traditional fixed income offers more attractive rates, institutional investors continue to explore alternative credit.
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White papersHow to manage emerging market currency risk
Investing in emerging debt or equity markets is a prudent way of adding diversification to portfolios for institutional investors. Associated with investment in these assets is a currency exposure that should be wisely managed, rather than just naively assumed. In this article we look at the investment characteristics of this currency exposure and the spectrum of approaches to managing it.
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White papersDeep waves: The sovereign debt wave—an existential threat
The population of workers in mostly high-income countries are shrinking while social costs increase. Franklin Templeton Institute Investment Strategist Kim Catechis focuses on sovereign debt and examines the drivers of these changes and offers conclusions on their investment implications.
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White papersThree Reasons Why the Fixed Income Environment May Be Better Than You Think
While there are a number of risks creating volatility and unease across the market, there are also reasons to believe that today’s fixed income markets offer a range of compelling opportunities.
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White papersGlobal Risks 2023 – Mid-Year Review
Since our last global risks update in January, we believe risks have increased, on balance.
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White papersChanging demand dynamics: Opportunities for European insurers
September 2022 caused a fundamental shift in the UK defined benefit (DB) pension market, as well as the demand dynamics for certain asset classes. European insurers are one of the few large institutional asset owners who are able to take advantage of these changes with opportunities presenting themselves across the balance sheet.
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White papersSwiss inflation target signals more tightening
Following the Swiss National Bank’s latest monetary policy meeting, we consider the inflation backdrop in Switzerland and explore factors that argued against a larger hike.
