All High Yield articles – Page 22
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The long march to higher interest rates
Jim Cielinski argues that while the bond bubble has burst, it remains to be seen how quickly the fallout may spread.
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French elections: what to expect should Le Pen prevail
Mark Burgess looks at what a Le Pen presidency could mean for France, Europe and the broader global landscape and argues that the immediate reaction of markets is likely to be a spike in volatility for French assets due to the uncertainty of what is to come.
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Tackling the ‘unknown unknowns’: how active managers manage unforeseen risks
The best active managers never resort to blaming events seemingly outside of their control for poor performance. Rather, they work harder to overcome such hurdles, listening to a wide range of views, inviting challenge and working closely with others to refine their process so as to retain that all-important edge.
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[Full paper] Outnumbered but not outpaced – the bold change we need for female fund manager talent to break through
While financial services has made some progress towards parity, asset management remains an outlier with only 7% female representation.
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[Summary] Outnumbered but not outpaced – the bold change we need for female fund manager talent to break through
While financial services has made some progress towards parity, asset management remains an outlier with only 7% female representation. Alison Jefferis argues that it’s time to embrace bold change to redress the balance as the industry is missing out on a deep pool of talent and resources.
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In Credit: Rising US rates and Dutch courage
In the US, the Federal Reserve did as expected and lifted interest rates for the third time this cycle – by 25bps to 1%.
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Build a Buffer in High Income Bonds
When investing in higher-yielding bonds, consider an approach designed to protect your portfolio from market turbulence.
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So long, bond bull market
Key drivers shaping bond markets have changed. Keeping a global perspective and knowing which macro signals to watch for can help you prepare for changes in bond yields. The world is slowing adjusting to the idea that monetary policy will transition to stimulative fiscal policy.
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Behavioural Interventions Series: Paper Three Committed, Disengaged, Suspicious or Falsely Secure - What type of pension saver are you?
Saving for retirement is for most a complex and inaccessible topic, which is perhaps why many people switch off rather than engage with it head-on.
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Mind the gap: Overcoming the cognitive barriers to saving for retirement
In this paper, Chris Wagstaff considers how reasonably simple behavioural interventions can be used by policymakers, regulators and the pensions community to improve saving decisions.
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[Summary] What constitutes a first class pensions system? Adopting a global perspective of what defines a good retirement outcome
In this paper, Chris Wagstaff takes a comprehensive look at pension systems worldwide; identifying those enduring principles with universal application that characterise an ideal pensions system and ultimately contribute to that all-important holy grail: generating a comfortable retirement for savers.
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[Full paper] What constitutes a first class pensions system? Adopting a global perspective of what defines a good retirement outcome
In this paper, Chris Wagstaff takes a comprehensive look at pension systems worldwide; identifying those enduring principles with universal application that characterise an ideal pensions system and ultimately contribute to that all-important holy grail: generating a comfortable retirement for savers.
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House View: Q3 2016
The Aviva Investors House View document is a comprehensive compilation of views and analysis from the major investment teams.
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Brexit: Panel Discussion
Mark Burgess, Chief Investment Officer, EMEA, and Global Head of Equities, discusses the short and medium-term impacts of the UK referendum vote to Leave the European Union.
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Style Investing in Fixed Income Markets
A disciplined, systematic approach to over/underweight securities based on well-known factors, or styles, such as value, momentum, carry and defensive, can offer alternative sources of outperformance not only within equities, where these ideas have long been studied and applied, but also within fixed income markets.
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Managing cash flow risks with greater confidence using fixed income
As pension schemes mature many are reaching the tipping point at which payments to retirees exceed contributions and income from investment. Insight Investment’s Olaf John highlights how secured finance investments can help pension schemes manage cash flows while generating growth
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Time to Re-load? Current High Yield Bond Prices Present Long-Term Value
Global risk markets have been under pressure lately due to a confluence of factors—weakness in China and other global economies, plunging oil and commodity prices, and the onset of the removal of monetary accommodation by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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An unconstrained credit solution to answer market complexity
The Euro High Yield asset class / strategy has gained ground in the past three years versus its US counterparts. The sector grew over three times in terms of notional during that period.
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Global high yield multi-credit strategies: Finding sense in a nonsensical world
With 40% or more of the Eurozone sovereign debt market offering negative yields, a new investor to the global debt markets may well be thinking he has wandered into the Mad Hatter’s tea party.