All Fixed Income articles – Page 95
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White papersCautiously optimistic on US high yield
After a volatile year, Mark Durbiano CFA®, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager from the Federated Hermes Inc. office in Pittsburgh, remains hopeful for a better 2021.
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White papersHeading into 2021, what do we think about credit markets?
We think that a combination of improving fundamentals and ongoing monetary stimulus will push spreads towards new record tight levels. We see also room for spread compression in high yield. Sustainably low financing costs make high debt levels much more manageable. Consequently, investors should now focus more on the ability of companies to generate profits rather than their level of debt.
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White papersMacroeconomic picture - December 2020
United States: after a record contraction in Q2, and an extraordinary rebound in Q3, we expect a significant deceleration in Q4, influenced by the new rise in Covid-19 cases and given the signs of a progressive deceleration in several economic and behavioral indicators. Next year’s growth outlook remains supported by the supportive mix of monetary and fiscal policy.
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White papersGIS Euro Corporate Short Term Bond | Q&A with the Fund manager
Year to date the strategy is outperforming the Barclays Capital Euro Corporate 1-3 Year Index by +2.66%* proving its ability to navigate rough waters while maintaining alpha-generating ideas
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White papersReplay Webinar | Investing in credit 26 11 2020
Credit is set to play a significantly bigger role in the future of returns. Central banks’ support will continue to provide stability to the sector but companies’ fundamental are deteriorating and defaults are rising, how to set the scene in the current covid - disrupted credit environment? During this insightful debate, our boutiques’ experts analysed the credit space under various angles:
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White papersHigh Demand, Tight Supply: Private Debt Post-Coronavirus
We think private debt fared well relative to publicly traded credit during the coronavirus volatility, but will really differentiate itself in the years following the crisis.
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White papers2021 Outlook: The Uneven Recovery
The recovery in many ways looks real and durable—but it also looks uneven and, in some cases, quite unpredictable. In this discussion, investment professionals from the public and private markets discuss where they expect to see risks and opportunities in the year ahead.
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White papersFactor Investing and ESG in the Corporate Bond Market Before and During the COVID-19 Crisis
The objective of this paper is to illustrate the factor investing space in corporate bonds before and during the COVID-19 crisis and is the natural extension of our prior analysis on both the new alternative credit factors and the ESG integration in credit.
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White papers“European defaults likely to stay low” and what it means for High Yield and crossover markets.
Correlations between defaults and macroeconomic variables suggest European defaults may rise, however, monetary and fiscal support are set to contain the impact. In this scenario, we deem the rating migration risk now more serious for Investment Grade and BBB in particular, hence – within the crossover space – we think investment opportunities can be found in fallen Angels
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White papersSolving for 2021: The world after the coronavirus
As we approach the end of the year and look forward to 2021, our senior investment leaders will share what they envision as the main market drivers in our Solving for 2021 series.
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White papersExpert Roundtable: Sustainable High Yield Investing
We believe environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations matter in high yield investing, and that, as providers of new capital, bondholders may have more influence than they think.
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White papersMarkets Unscripted: 2020 U.S. Election Series
Ashok Bhatia, Neuberger Berman Deputy CIO – Fixed Income, shares his perspective on investment implications as a result of the U.S. election and recent COVID-19 vaccine news.
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White papersInvestment Grade Credit: Corporate Decision-Making in the Post-COVID-19 Economy
For the investment grade credit market, the first three quarters of 2020 can be characterized as nothing short of unprecedented.
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White papersCorporate Hybrids Come of Age
We believe the nearly €200 billion corporate hybrid market just got its first true test—and passed with flying colors.
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White papersNon-IG News: Record High Yield New Issuance in a Pandemic?
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and a significant contraction in global GDP, the U.S. High Yield Market saw record levels of new issuance in the second and third quarter, which was a surprising development to most investors.
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White papersMissing Pieces: A Better Approach to Sovereign ESG Analysis
ESG integration has built considerable momentum in recent years, but the case for incorporating ESG in sovereign-credit analysis isn’t always clearly articulated. In developing a more rigorous ESG model, we’ve created a framework that enhances traditional sovereign-credit analysis and provides fresh insights into the drivers of long-run economic performance.
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White papersNew order: navigating the energy transition
The energy transition is an existential long-term risk for oil and gas companies, as the move away from fossil fuels towards low-carbon technologies impacts demand for hydrocarbons. How can debt issuers future-proof their businesses to survive – and indeed thrive – in a net-zero global economy?
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White papersBonds that are not really binding
Should the €2,800 billion in sovereign bonds or the equivalent* that are on the European Central Bank’s balance sheet be treated just like any other bonds? This question, which has come up regularly over the past several months, is far from being of mere academic interest.
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White papersHY default cycle and rating changes: how it is “different” this time
Despite a severe macro contraction, policy reaction to the covid-crisis limited most of corporates’ rating migration and HY defaults to low-rated debt. This piece outlines our expectations on both rating and default cycles to come.
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White papersThe road less travelled: 360°, Q4 2020
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, Head of Fixed Income, and his team of specialist investors considers the areas that have the potential to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns.
