All Fixed Income articles – Page 79
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White papersPensions Watch – Issue 16: What’s Been Happening And What’s On The Horizon In The World Of Pensions
In this edition of Pensions Watch, the first for 2022, we consider what’s on the horizon over the next 12 months for UK pension schemes, what these initiatives mean for schemes and why each is key to improving member outcomes.
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White papersNew Year, New Monetary Policy
As markets adjust for an environment of tighter monetary conditions, we preview the key themes of our forthcoming Fixed Income Investment Outlook.
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PodcastMacroeconomics and markets in 2022 – Rebalancing supply and demand
What can investors expect after a year marked by new phases of the pandemic and given the prospect of another year that could see further outbreaks, renewed restrictions on mobility and activity? What is the macroeconomic outlook for 2022? What can we expect from the markets?
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White papersThe Most Important Rate in the Whole Wide World
Markets may be missing the importance of record-low real rates, and the potential impact if they start to rise.
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White papersInflation: What if they are wrong?
Although we share the view that current inflation is transitory, we are - in this edition of Spectrum - asking investors to think the unthinkable and consider their portfolios from the point of view of the worst case scenario.
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White papersThe Fight Against Inflation Has Begun
We think that inflation, central bank policy and real rates will define the battlefield for markets in 2022—but will the most volatile skirmishes come sooner or later in the year?
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PodcastInvestment Symposium Series – Olivier Blanchard on US inflation…
In this time of profound change for societies, economies, and cultures, our goal is to provide investors with thought leadership on the factors shaping our age of transformation and the impact for financial markets and investing.
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VideoLet’s Get Physical: Unlocking Real Assets for Liability-Driven Investors
While many financial concepts and securities can sometimes feel abstract, real assets are refreshingly tangible. As investments that enable the everyday functioning of society, real assets have intrinsic value and typically generate stable, predictable cash flows that can act as an inflation-hedge. These qualities mean real assets are increasingly important sources of portfolio diversification.
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White papersCentral Bank Palooza
The FOMC showed a hawkish shift but Fed Chair Jerome Powell successfully unwound some to suggest policy normalization won’t derail the recovery.
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White papersRe-entanglement: why debt and reality must reconnect
The long-term relationship between credit quality and the global unemployment rate appears to have broken down of late. But why? Fiorino once again probes the debt universe in search of deeper meaning…
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WebinarInvesting Through Climate Risk
Across every asset class, investors are facing the reality and urgency of climate change and its associated risks.
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White papersFixed income outlook: Is the market overly hawkish?
After the bond bear market of 2021, valuations look more attractive in an environment where interest rate rises may already be priced in.
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White papersInflation Hits a Fork in the Road
A great divergence is coming into view on inflation, with the U.S. set to stand apart.
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VideoSolving for 2022: Brad Tank on Fixed Income
As 2021 concludes, the leaders of our investment platforms got together to debate and identify the key themes that they think will guide investment decisions in 2022.
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White papersIs This the Start of a Labor Force Liftoff?
Volatility amid the Omicron variant continues to dominate, including new restrictions in the U.K. that led the pound to hit new YTD lows.
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White papersOmicron, Pi, Rho…
Omicron will not be the last variant that surfaces, especially with about half the Greek alphabet still unused. Much is still unknown about the risks, but they add another level of complexity to the outlook.
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White papersFed officials’ discomfort is growing with the inflation overshoot: why it will remain cautious
US consumer prices jumped by 6.2% in October, their highest level in 30 years! Deteriorating inflation data have pushed markets towards forecasting a faster pace of tapering and a more rapid removal of accommodation in 2022. We expect the Fed to act gradually as Covid remains a major risk and as the Fed would like to see a higher participation rate.
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White papersESG bond market bound to deliver another record year of growth
Global ESG bond markets are bound to deliver another record year of new issuance volumes, led by broad-based dynamic activity in all its major segments. In the first nine months of the year, combined global issuance of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds were already equal to 145% of global ESG bond supply in full year 2020.
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White papersOur best investment ideas
Broadly speaking, valuations across public equities around the world appear full, but we see opportunities across sectors and markets. We expect valuations to be relatively flat next year.
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White papersFocusing on the evidence: 360°, Q4 2021
What is our current view of fixed income markets? And where do we see the best relative value? In our latest edition of 360°, Andrew ‘Jacko’ Jackson and his team of specialist investors consider the areas that have the potential to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns.
