Can global high yield investors continue to profit from low risk of default?
High yield investors had a good start of the year; is there any need to sell already? Or should we continue to profit from this clear-cut and exploitable market anomaly?
Goldman Finally Capitulates, Sees Rate Cuts In July And September
The time of the bond vigilantes is back....have we reached a point where the bond markets now can force the Fed´s hand?
Alternative Risk Premia: An introduction
In the first of a series, we look at how Alternative Risk Premia can provide an uncorrelated source of return that can be added to investment portfolios....
Frontier Market Focus: Africa – Cinderella offers great promise
By 2025, Africa’s GDP is forecast to be one third of USA GDP but it seems like many international investors are giving up on the continent. We suggest that Africa perhaps deserves more attention than it´s getting....
What are the key features of investing in alternative fixed income?
Alternative fixed income seems to mean many things to many people. Rob Evers provides an overview of characteristics for a very broad asset class......
Finding Value as the Momentum Fades
With fundamentals shifting, is 2019 seeing the return to value trades in global credit markets?
Are Illiquid strategies Immune from the Price War?
It very clear that fees have, for many years, been falling on traditional, long only investments, and also on relatively liquid alternative investments. Yet the headline fees for illiquid investments, such as private equity and infrastructure, appear to be much stickier – just as the assets are....
The end of the road for coal?
Not only does coal have a significant climate impact – LGIM also believe that it’s a poor investment....
Global Growth Slows, With Trade Wars Biggest Risk
What lies ahead; State Street Global Advisors is first out to give their view on what investors can expect, and what they should be looking out for, in 2019....
Infrastructure debt in a portfolio context – A first exploration
We explore the added value of infrastructure debt in a portfolio context. Does it have an attractive risk-return trade-off and can it offer diversification potential in a fixed income portfolio of a pension fund or insurance company?