Fixed Income – Page 67
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White papersCorporate bonds: why investors' knee-jerk reaction to rising interest rates could be wrong
As investors face the prospect of the near-40 year bull market in bonds coming to an end, many are questioning the role of bonds in their portfolios.
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White papersReassessing fixed income - is Goldilocks about to give way to the three bears?
The benign investment backdrop fixed income markets have enjoyed for many years is changing.
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White papersECB: Short term rates anchored
According to the ECB projections, the GDP expansion will remain above potential for the next two years, driven by both domestic investment and household consumption. Inflation is revised up, albeit modestly.
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White papersIn Credit: Value returns to corporate bonds?
After a couple of weeks of stabilisation, US bond yields headed higher again and traded through 3% at the 10-year maturity point.
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White papersAnticipating a strong year for bonds
In contrast to tightening monetary policy in the US and a lower pace of quantitative easing in Europe, Asian central banks are maintaining accommodative monetary policy.
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White papersCross road: the landscape of the fixed-income market
Two events pushed down Eurozone sovereign spreads in 2017: the French presidential election in April & May, which dissipated investors’ fears about Eurosceptic movements, and the announcement on 26 October of a smaller-than-expected reduction in ECB’s QE for 2018 (monthly purchases lowered from € 60 bn to €30bn).
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White papersRethinking fixed income investing when the easy money is coming to an end
Core fixed income allocation, usually comprising high-quality government and corporate bonds, has played a relevant role in diversified portfolios over the last few decades.
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White papersYesterday, bonds were such an easy game to play…
…but now we are back to worrying about inflation, recession and things that tweet in the night.
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White papersRising Rates Survival Guide
Looking for new sources of income and diversification will be crucial to dealing with the challenges of rising interest rates and inflation.
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White papersIn Credit: Three percent… and rising?
As recently as mid-2016, the benchmark 10-year US treasury note had a yield of less than 1.4%.
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White papersECB: dovish tone and calm markets - but flexibility needed with volatility ahead
The overall stance is still broadly accommodative and aims to confirm the consensus view.
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White papersRethinking fixed income investing when the easy money is coming to an end
The end of easy money may point to different investment scenarios
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White papersPotentially a strong year for Asian bonds
In a world where the global interest rate environment is posing greater risks, Asia’s inefficient fixed income markets offer opportunities for flexible investors.
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White papersThe dangerous science of buckets
Why absolute return fixed income challenges traditional asset allocation thinking.
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White papersTariffs, sanctions and weak payrolls
Tariffs continue to dominate the headlines and have been joined by sanctions which the US imposed on a number of Russian oligarchs and their businesses.
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White papersInfrastructure Debt: Pipeline to yield, diversification and lower risk
Institutional investors understand that infrastructure is a distinct asset class offering powerful diversification benefits. But they often overlook the primary source of funding for U.S. public infrastructure—municipal bonds.
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White papersPrivate Debt: The opportunity for income and diversification with illiquid assets
Private debt is a potential solution for institutional investors confronting low yields, heightened market volatility and rising interest rates. Investors are turning to alternative credit in search of high current income, low correlations with public markets and lower default risk than yield spreads would imply.
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White papersTariffs on, rates up... risk off
Core government bonds were the beneficiaries in a week of ‘risk-off’ trading.
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White papersChairman Powell’s Fed: A slightly hawkish tilt
The March FOMC meeting was the first under the new Fed Chairman Powell and the first meeting including projections by the new members of the Fed. What are your views on the outcome of this meeting?
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White papersIn Credit: A journey beginning with a single step?
The long journey to policy normalisation in Europe began last week with a barely perceptible step.
