Fixed Income – Page 53
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White papersRPI may be flawed, but changes shouldn’t cost pensioners and investors
With the start of the consultation for proposed changes to the measurement of inflation in the UK, we look at the likely impact to asset classes, the assets most affected, and the key issues investors should be aware of.
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White papersA Tale of Two Markets
March was the worst of times for financial markets, and yet the best of times for primary issuance of investment grade credit.
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White papersInvestment Grade Credit Markets Make an About-Face
As investment grade markets pivot sharply, with spreads reaching their widest level in over a decade, investors turn disproportionately toward quality and liquidity.
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White papersHigh Yield: Finding Value in a Landscape Rife with Risk
Concerns surrounding COVID-19, lower oil prices and a global recession have weighed heavily on markets—including global high yield bonds and leveraged loans. While value opportunities are emerging, the landscape is punctuated with risks that must be carefully navigated.
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White papersChina Recovers
China was the first economy to be struck down by COVID-19, but that means it is the first to recover—and its onshore bond and equity markets may be a good place to get exposure.
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White papersInvestment Grade Credit: Open For Business
The new-issue market remains available to investment-grade corporate credit, thanks to the swift and sizable monetary support from the Federal Reserve.
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White papersMuni bond myths and realities: Bonds are trading, leverage isn’t bad, and widespread defaults don’t look likely
Following a long, unprecedented period of stability and price appreciation, municipal bond funds experienced equally unprecedented volatility and outflows in early March as the COVID-19 pandemic, broader market selloff and economic uncertainty led investors to hit the panic button.
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White papersEMD Market Update
Gorky Urquieta, Co-Head of the Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Debt Team, discusses the factors that contributed to the sell-off of EMD assets over the past month and how the team is positioning portfolios in this volatile market environment
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White papersHigh Yield Market Update: Volatility Persists
Christopher Kocinski, Neuberger Berman U.S. High Yield Senior Portfolio Manager, discusses the factors that have contributed to the volatility in the non-investment grade credit market and how his team has adjusted portfolios as spreads have widened.
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White papersOpportunities and qualities in GCC bonds
Perspective from Franklin Templeton Fixed Income.
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White papersModern Monetary Theory (MMT): from theory to practice
First, the sanitary situation: still worrying. The total numbers of recorded Covid-19 cases is now over half a million, and the number of deaths close to 25k. Contagion from east to west continues, with the US now the center of attention: the country has more reported cases than China. The total number of cases (world) has grown at an average daily pace of 13% in the week to 26 March, 5 points faster than the previous week.
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White papersBond investing in uncertain times – stay invested
The economic impact of Covid-19 will be significant in the near term but will take time to show up in the standard economic dataset. The response of fiscal and monetary policy is critical to stabilising financial conditions and instilling confidence.
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White papersSpotlight on leveraged loans - European loan market update
Loan prices have fallen sharply in a way not seen since the global financial crisis (GFC) with the European leveraged loan index down c.17.5% in the month to date to 25 March close. This is highly unusual. The European loan market has been fairly resilient in the face of various bouts of volatility over the past 10 years (in 2011, 2016, 2018, for example), owing to its institutional investor base.
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White papersEMD: Finding Fundamental Value Through the Storm
The rapid spread of COVID-19, the precipitous fall in oil prices and the related shock to the global economy have sent markets—including EMD—into a tailspin in recent weeks. In this piece, we explore the resulting challenges and discuss opportunities beginning to emerge.
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White papersFixed Income: More Heavy Lifting from the Fed-While Congress Squabbles
Dr. Sonal Desai weighs in on today’s Fed action.
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White papersUS high yield: market volatility update
Markets including high yield remain unsettled as the difficulties of forecasting this unprecedented pandemic and the associated individual, company and government responses continue to develop. The purpose of this update is to provide some context on what is happening in US high yield and to frame a few things that we expect going forward.
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White papersSharpe Thinking: seeking quality assets amid the market sell-off
What’s moving the investment landscape? In these turbulent markets, we bring you views from our portfolio managers, analysts and economists, delivered by our Investment Office – an independent body ensuring that our investment teams perform in the best interest of clients.
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White papersDistressed Debt: Despite Challenges, Opportunities Persist
Recent market and economic volatility may be the trigger that distressed debt investors have been waiting for, but capitalizing on opportunities will require a different playbook than those of past cycles.
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White papersCorporate Hybrid Bonds for Insurance Investors
To overcome the low-yield problem, European insurers are eager to identify assets that offer the right balance between quality and return.
