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Talking heads – Banks transition to a new regime
FRONT OF MIND | Podcast - 12:48 MIN

Talking heads – Banks transition to a new regime

Over the last month, the banking sector has seen a spate of turmoil triggered by concerns over the possible effects...

SéVERINE PIQUET
+1 other(s)
| 29.03.2023
Graph of the week – An uneasy calm after the storm
FRONT OF MIND | Article - 3 Min

Graph of the week – An uneasy calm after the storm

Market measures of stress in the US and European banking sectors currently do not show signs of extreme investor concern....

ANDREW CRAIG
| 23.03.2023
Talking heads – Tapping into the wide fixed income opportunity set
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Podcast - 14:04 MIN

Talking heads – Tapping into the wide fixed income opportunity set

Policy rate increases are reverberating across financial markets. This has caused volatility to spike higher, particularly in bond markets. The...

CEDRIC BERNARD-VILLENEUVE
+1 other(s)
| 20.03.2023
Graph of the week – Volatility in bonds creates opportunities
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Article - 1 Min

Graph of the week – Volatility in bonds creates opportunities

A flight to safety in the wake of the failure to two US banks led to an abrupt fall in...

ANDREW CRAIG
| 14.03.2023
Talking heads – US high-yield bonds, where do we go from here?
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Podcast - 14:24 MIN

Talking heads – US high-yield bonds, where do we go from here?

High-yield bonds – defined as corporate bonds rated below BBB− or Baa3 by established credit rating agencies – have had...

WILLIAM SPRINGMAN
+1 other(s)
| 06.03.2023
Long-term asset allocation – A different outlook
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | White paper - 4 Min

Long-term asset allocation – A different outlook

What a difference a year makes. At the start of 2022, the US S&P 500 index was trading at 22x...

KOYE SOMEFUN
| 22.02.2023
Talking heads – There is a reasonable alternative: mortgage bonds
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Podcast - 13:10 MIN

Talking heads – There is a reasonable alternative: mortgage bonds

After a bright start, US mortgage-backed securities face a sunnier year in which this fixed income asset class could reverse...

JOHN CAREY
+1 other(s)
| 23.01.2023
Talking heads – Upturn beckons for emerging market corporate bonds
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Podcast - 13:59 MIN

Talking heads – Upturn beckons for emerging market corporate bonds

We anticipate a better year for emerging market corporate debt on the back of a brighter outlook for China and...

ALAA BUSHEHRI
+1 other(s)
| 09.01.2023
COP15 highlights the need to do more on biodiversity loss
FORWARD THINKING | Article - 5 Min

COP15 highlights the need to do more on biodiversity loss

Healthy, functioning ecosystems underpin society: they produce the oxygen we breathe, help mitigate climate change and support at least 55% of the global...

Weekly market update – Pivot divot
WEEKLY
MARKET UPDATE 05.01.2023
FRONT OF MIND | Article - 3 Min

Weekly market update – Pivot divot

The recent release of the minutes from December’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee showed US monetary policymakers worried...

DANIEL MORRIS
| 05.01.2023
Babies and bath water: Is it time to abandon the 60-40 portfolio?
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Article - 7 Min

Babies and bath water: Is it time to abandon the 60-40 portfolio?

The groans of despair heard from multi-asset portfolio managers lament the positive correlation between equities and bonds we have seen...

KOYE SOMEFUN
+1 other(s)
| 30.11.2022
Talking heads – Bonds are back! Investment-grade credit offers yield
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Podcast - 6:13 MIN

Talking heads – Bonds are back! Investment-grade credit offers yield

The sell-off in bond markets this year has driven yields to levels that merit closer attention, says Victoria Whitehead, senior...

VICTORIA WHITEHEAD
+1 other(s)
| 28.11.2022