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NordicInvestor roundtable – diversifying private debt portfolios
Allocators and asset managers from Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands discussed geographic diversification, market timing and distressed opportunities, credit ratings, defaults and workouts, sizes of corporate borrowers and consumer versus corporate risk. Most allocators’ existing exposure to private debt is well below their targets and there is plenty of capital to deploy.
Inflation’s bite is worse than its bark
Markets are barking up the wrong tree if they think interest rates will come down before inflation does, says Robeco´s multi-asset investor Colin Graham.
Biodiversity impacts asset managers
As you read this article, an animal or insect species, somewhere in the world, will disappear forever. Due to the impact of human activity on the natural world, in the past decades biodiversity has been declining 100 to 1,000 times faster than what would be considered natural. This development threatens not only nature, but also human survival.......
Pricing nature: carbon and biodiversity credits explained
For years, portfolio design focused on growth, liquidity and diversification across markets. These remain important, but they no longer describe the full picture. A run of environmental shocks, disrupted supply chains and resource constraints has reminded investors that real economic systems have a direct bearing on long-term value......
The Danish Mortgage Bonds Market: Surviving and thriving through multiple crises
How can investors combine exposure to cutting edge venture capital investing, with daily liquidity? A new hybrid vehicle, combining a fund of funds with direct investments into private companies, could be a solution......
Frontier Markets focus: Vietnam
For Asian equities in general, the first quarter of 2018 was pretty lacklustre. The long, thin country of Vietnam was head and shoulders above the rest. We look at the many drivers behind the country’s strong economic and stock-market performance.
Inflation Linked Bonds
Both short term interest rates, and yields on longer term government debt, are below inflation in most developed countries. Are inflation-linked government bonds a solution?
Harnessing ESG as an Alpha Source in Active Quantitative Equities
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) explain how they view ESG as a source of alpha that could lead to positive portfolio performance over time
Alternative Risk Premia Strategies
A growing number of “alternative risk premia” (ARP) “style premia” and “alternative beta” funds are being launched (at least 35 and counting). How similar or different are ARP strategies? A deeper dive under the bonnet reveals marked differences
In search for ”the five Ps”
Andreas Weilby, COO of Spektrum, gives his views on the challenges currently facing institutional investors, how they source external managers to their portfolios, what he sees allocators are looking for in terms of strategies and how regulatory changes affect their business.
Impact private credit: investing beyond the bottom line
Traditional public market solutions such as syndicated leveraged loans and high-yield bonds mainly serve large-cap or larger mid-market corporates, which leaves a void for a mid-market lending strategy focusing on high-growth companies in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Oceania and the wider Asia-Pacific....
Markets stable despite Middle Eastern stalemate
For years, portfolio design focused on growth, liquidity and diversification across markets. These remain important, but they no longer describe the full picture. A run of environmental shocks, disrupted supply chains and resource constraints has reminded investors that real economic systems have a direct bearing on long-term value......
The shift in how the world sees farmland
We sat down with managing partner, Allan Lorentzen, to discuss Jentzen & Partners’ global equity manager selection strategy and process....
Potential New Emerging Markets on the Block: Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Romania
Inclusion into the EM index is not easy to come by. A country must meet size and liquidity requirements, as... Read more
Short Volatility is not Dead!
Long live volatility trading strategies The demise of the short volatility Exchange Traded Note (ETN) with ticker XIV, has... Read more
Engineering a roster of ESG-focused managers and products
Active investment management is often said to sit somewhere between art and science. It is also said that while scientists... Read more
Emerging Market Cycles and Diversification
Day to day market movements often seem to suggest that emerging markets are highly correlated with developed markets, and in... Read more
Preparing for Higher Inflation
There are fears that inflation is picking up in developed countries, after many years of being very subdued. How might... Read more
The Hedge Fund Allocation Is Dead. Long Live Total Return!
Outflows from hedge funds are accelerating. Hedge funds are now finding themselves on the defensive from poor performance, high fees,... Read more
Catastrophe Bonds: Outlook 2026
Actively managed solutions can offer distinct advantages over individual stock picking, particularly in navigating the complexities and volatilities of the tech market. Janus Henderson’s Global Technology Leaders Team discuss why technology investing benefits from active management....
Diversification as a strategic imperative in European private credit
Actively managed solutions can offer distinct advantages over individual stock picking, particularly in navigating the complexities and volatilities of the tech market. Janus Henderson’s Global Technology Leaders Team discuss why technology investing benefits from active management....
