Fixed Income – Page 27
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White papersGrowing investment opportunities amid bank deleveraging trend
The structural need for European banks to deleverage, particularly with new capital rules under Basel IV coming into effect from 2025 (dubbed as the Basel “Endgame”), is incentivising banks to engage in ‘risk-sharing’ regulatory capital solutions like Significant Risk Transfer and other asset solutions such as Specialty Finance trades. As banks double-down on capital relief and balance sheet optimisation, this is creating an attractive and unique entry point for investors to gain exposure to the core, yet ‘harder-to-access’, parts of bank balance sheets and earn potentially attractive risk-adjusted returns.
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White papersPrivate credit: The growth story in direct lending continues
The growth of the private credit market has been nothing short of breathtaking and, in just a few short years, interest has skyrocketed along with assets under management.
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White papersGlobal growth forecast revised higher, again
”As long as inflation is not resurging, better growth should support equities. We favour a diversified global approach and selective stories, such as India.”
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White papersECB’s next move should be a rate cut
”Inflation remains the main driver of central banks’ policy actions. We could see more appetite for European bonds as the ECB looks on track to start cutting rates in June.”
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White papersFixed Income Perspectives Q2 2024
Quarterly macro and market insights from Capital Group’s fixed income team
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White papersSDG Engagement High Yield Credit: 2023 Annual Report
In the four years since the launch of the SDG Engagement High Yield Credit strategy, the investment and engagement team has built strong relationships with companies all around the world, in sectors that are key to achieving the SDGs.
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White papersFixed Income Investment Outlook 2Q 2024
Investors continue to wait for clear signals as to the timing and extent of interest rate cuts. After last year’s significant progress on prices, inflation remains elevated and slow in its path toward target levels. That said, although the timing remains uncertain, we believe that the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank will likely begin their downward journey sometime this year.
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White papersSector spotlight: Dialling up the positivity on telecoms
European telecoms have turned a corner operationally and are in the best financial health for many years. This has led us to upgrade this investment grade sector as an investment proposition, reflecting that its fundamental credit quality is expected to improve in the next few years.
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White papersPrivate Credit Outlook: The Bright Side of Higher Rates
More clarity on interest rates means more clarity on the investment outlook and the opportunities across private markets.
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White papersStrong Tailwinds Keep Infrastructure Debt on Course
In this Q&A, Pieter Welman discusses what makes infrastructure debt attractive for investors, how the role of private credit in infrastructure is developing, and where he sees opportunities across the market.
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White papersSix reasons to consider an unconstrained approach to credit
After two years in deep freeze, appetite for risk in fixed income has begun once more to flow. In this update, we identify six reasons why an unconstrained credit approach may make sense from here.
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White papersCapitalizing on the growing European direct lending market
Private Credit, a nascent and rising asset class for wealth portfolios but one that is close to ubiquitous amongst institutional investors, can offer stable, high yielding returns and reduced volatility compared to traditional fixed income, says Michael Massarano, Partner and Deputy CIO at Arcmont Asset Management, an investment-affiliate of Nuveen.
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White papersUnveiling the value of EM debt
We believe Emerging Markets Debt (EMD) should serve as a core allocation in investors’ portfolios. The asset class has traditionally been perceived as a tactical investment opportunity or as an off-benchmark allocation. Instead, we believe a favourable macroeconomic outlook, the growth and transformation of the universe and the diversification benefits it offers means EMD should be a core allocation in investors’ portfolios.
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White papersCentral banks’ divergences in sight
”Differences in economic paths across countries may lead to diverging monetary policies, creating potential opportunities for global bond investors.”
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White papersThe disintermediation of lending: Private debt shines bright
In the realm of alternative assets, private debt has emerged as shining star, experiencing a rapid evolution and now basking in what many are calling a golden moment. Amid rising interest rates, private debt has remained remarkably resilient, delivering robust returns, and attracting fervent investor interest. However, some questions are emerging about how resilient private debt will be in future as well as where the best opportunities now lie, particularly as syndicated loan and high-yield bond markets rally.
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White papersRe-Emerging Markets
After two years of record-breaking outflows, is emerging markets debt due for a turnaround?
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White papersWhere are the Opportunities in Corporate Bonds Now?
Bonds are back – but with changeable forecasts for inflation, and lurking geopolitical tensions, credit selection is more important than ever for fixed income investors. We spoke to five corporate bond managers from across Generali Investments ecosystem to understand where they’re finding opportunities and avoiding pitfalls in today’s global corporate bond markets.
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White papersFixed income investors have the power to engage
The idea that the only way to influence companies is by voting at shareholder meetings has long passed – fixed income investors are in a unique position to drive change. Bruno Bamberger, Senior Solutions Strategist and Monique Carter, Fixed Income Solutions Expert, explain how investors can use their fixed income portfolio as a basis for creating positive change.
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White papersEuro government bond opportunities in a rate cutting environment
With inflation decelerating overall and markets pricing in rate cuts for 2024, the environment is ripe for European government bonds to thrive, explains Mauro Valle, Head of Fixed Income at Generali Asset Management.
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White papersHigh yield floating rate notes: Prospects in the next stage of the cycle
Global high yield floating rate notes delivered strong returns in 2023 during a period of heightened macroeconomic uncertainty that included double digit inflation and interest rate hikes. With 2024 well underway, inflation is returning to target levels and the prospect of slower, yet positive, economic growth has encouraged a cautious sense of optimism that a soft landing may be achieved. Here, we explore the potential prospects for this growing subset of the high yield fixed income universe as we approach the next phase of the interest rate cycle.
