All Strategies articles – Page 9
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White papersBond markets fret over rising budget deficits
An uncertain economic backdrop continues to push up long-term government bond yields in comparison to short-term rates.
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WebinarAutumn: A Season of Change? Navigating Economic Winds
During this webinar, our experts Vincent Mortier, Group Chief Investment Officer, and Monica Defend, Head of Amundi Investment Institute & Chief Strategist, shared insights on navigating economic changes in autumn, moderated by Swaha Pattanaik, Head of Publishing and Digital Strategy at Amundi Investment Institute.
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White papersReconciling Prime Market and Fund-level Returns
The strong long-term correlation between our usual European prime market returns and European fund-level returns provides a solid basis for testing whether we can use prime market returns to project fund returns.
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PodcastThe ABCs of Asset-Based Credit
Asset-based credit is reshaping the private credit landscape, offering investors new ways to diversify portfolios with the potential to capture higher yields amid market volatility. As banks pull back from certain lending markets and consumer behaviors evolve, asset-based credit stands out for its short duration, high yield, and low correlation to corporate credit.
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White papersImproving Fixed Income Portfolio Resilience with Leveraged Loans
We discuss key considerations for investors allocating to leveraged loans, and explain how loans may serve as powerful diversifiers to most other fixed income sectors. Included are assessments of recent performance and current loan fundamentals, as well as strategic asset allocation considerations.
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White papersWhy now? The case for European high yield
As investors reassess their fixed income allocations, we believe the European high yield (HY) market is emerging as a compelling opportunity. European HY has matured into a robust and diversified asset class, offering attractive risk-adjusted returns and strategic diversification benefits.
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White papersPrivate Debt at a Turning Point: Risks and Opportunities as the Industry Scales up
Private Debt typically offers higher yields than public credit, partly due to the illiquidity premium investors receive for committing capital to less liquid loans, as well as a complexity premium for the expertise required to access, source and structure these loans.
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White papersCan AI continue to power U.S. exceptionalism?
As AI demand drives technology stocks to record highs, investors question whether extraordinary capital spending will deliver sustainable returns and if the Magnificent 7’s market dominance can continue. Discover why U.S. tech leadership may face new challenges, how market concentration creates both opportunities and risks, and what the competitive threat from emerging markets like China means for long-term investment strategy.
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White papersSub-Saharan Africa: The Resurgence
Over the last decade, private capital investors have focused almost exclusively on the developed world, particularly the US. As these markets become increasingly saturated with capital, leading to falling lending standards and returns, it is time for private investors to look further afield. One region which has been overlooked by private credit allocators is Sub-Saharan Africa, a vast region of 48 countries which has a host of positive tailwinds that we believe make it an exciting proposition.
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White papersIs global high yield a short duration market now?
Over the duration, duration has declined.
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White papersWhich indices have surprised on the upside?
As summer season in the northern hemisphere begins to wrap up, we take a rollcall of the indices that have outdone themselves so far this year.
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PodcastInfrastructure Debt: From Opaque to Opportunity
Orhan Sarayli, Head of North America for Barings’ Global Infrastructure Debt group joins Streaming Income to discuss the evolving opportunity in infrastructure debt.
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White papers5 leadership lessons from top CEOs
Culture eats strategy for breakfast, according to management guru Peter Drucker.
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White papersUnified Global Alternatives – Hedge Fund Bulletin: Monthly Hedge Fund Update – July 2025
Risk assets produced mostly positive performance in July as investors focus shifted towards constructive earnings, strong inflows from both retail and professional communities, as well as a softening in early month factor rotation pressures. The Dow Jones Industrials, S&P500 and the NASDAQ had positive performance. In Equity / Hedged, US Equity Hedged strategies produced mostly positive returns.
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People NewsRedevco appoints Séverine Maumy as Head of Asset & Transaction Management
Redevco, one of Europe’s largest privately-owned real estate managers, has appointed Séverine Maumy as Head of Asset & Transaction Management effective August 25, 2025. This appointment marks another milestone in Redevco’s growth strategy, strengthening the platform’s capabilities across the full real estate lifecycle. It coincides with a phase of strategic expansion in the retail parks and logistics space, alongside the advancement of Redevco’s proprietary development pipeline.
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White papersThe Power of Embracing Competing Ideas
This year’s recommendation for vacation reading is a fascinating exploration of the sources of rising political polarization in the U.S. and how it can be addressed.
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White papersA spirited return to Asia and China: A multi-asset strategy could help manage risks and deliver more precise outcomes
While investors have seen highs and lows in trade tariff negotiations in the past few months, after selloffs from the initial shock, markets in China and more broadly Asia got back on track and have quietly delivered strong performance this year so far.
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White papersKey catalysts for a sustained rebound in small caps
Small-cap stocks are showing signs of revival thanks to valuation gaps, potential Fed easing and improving macro indicators—though a durable rally will hinge on earnings growth and policy support.
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White papersRate cuts in focus: Diverging data and the politics of monetary policy
Markets are seeing mixed signals — weak payrolls and rising input-costs from tariffs suggest inflation could pick up, even while employment growth slows.
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White papersMo’ Money, Mo’ Problems
With the debt ceiling no longer an issue, the Treasury is set to increase issuance to raise the cash balance in the general account. Treasury intends to use more bills instead of coupon financing. This shift in strategy may pressure the Federal Reserve to adjust its portfolio, which currently holds a much lower proportion of bills than the overall Treasury market. July saw a record $27.7 billion in tariff revenue, yet tariffs remain a minor part of federal government receipts.
