There is no doubt that fixed income is the talk of the town – the income element is back, and so are the investors. While practitioners pore over the latest Fed speak, what does it all mean for credit? How can investors balance off the opportunities available in the public and private markets?
This Special Report…
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Invesco
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- 02 Mar 2023|
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19 Pages
After 2022’s rout, what does 2023 have in store for bond markets? Last year marked a yield reset as central banks hiked aggressively to fight a surge in inflation. Has this presented an opportunity going forward?
This Special Report reviews the case for fixed income in 2023. Six key supporting factors are outlined…
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This year has been characterised by geopolitical and market upheaval. It has also demonstrated the importance of energy to the global economy. The solution to achieving energy security over the long term, and avoiding a climate catastrophe, may lie in achieving net-zero emissions.
This Special Report discusses the…
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The first half of 2022 has brought more challenges for investors as both fixed income and equity assets have experienced a significant repricing due to the volatile economic environment. Investors are having to cope with an uncertain market environment with levels of inflation not seen for over four decades, and central…
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The Fed was successful in taming inflation in the past, but with the current bout of rising prices, its credibility is on the line. Investment fundamentals are being challenged – will this period pass without having to reinvent your portfolio?
This Special Report offers a fascinating take on Fed policy as it…
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Find out what role fixed income can play in a world where long-held assumptions are being challenged inside our latest Special Report.
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This paper explores the practical, theoretical and empirical case for an indexed approach in fixed income, outlining why passive investing came later and examining whether its growth might continue to echo, or even catch up to, that of equity markets.
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Our 2024 expectations for annualised returns over the next 20 years are a mixed bag. Strong gains across markets over the past year have tempered our expected returns for equities relative to our 2023 outlook. On the other hand, higher starting yields translate into improved expectations versus last year across many fixed…
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Nuveen
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- 29 Jan 2024|
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12 Pages
Investors were reminded of the growing importance of alternative credit in portfolios during the interest rate run-up — and accompanying market volatility — that began in early 2022. Of note, Nuveen’s 2023 institutional investor survey showed that nearly 50% of investors were revisiting traditional and/ or opportunistic…
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Nuveen
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- 18 Jan 2024|
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15 Pages
What has driven the recent rapid growth of private credit in the U.S. and Europe, and what factors will help push this expansion further?
Our latest Special Report covers these topics in depth, alongside an exploration of what forms this quickly evolving asset class may take in time.
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PGIM
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- 18 Jan 2024|
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PGIM’s 2024 Best Ideas paper shines a light on the areas where we believe investors will find promising opportunities, buoyed by PGIM’s distinct depth of expertise.
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We have pared back our expectations for a US recession until later in the year. However, the Active Fixed Income team continues to question whether inflation really is yesterday’s problem.
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Private credit as an asset class is in demand from a range of investors. The asset class has become a direct substitute for traditional fixed income assets for many investors, which are continuing to increase allocations. A recent investor survey suggested that 51 per cent of existing private credit investors expect to…
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Since the Fed started hiking interest rates in March 2022, global liquidity conditions have tightened materially, bringing inflation down, but it has now raised risks of an adverse growth outcome in 2024. Markets are unprepared for this scenario and continue to assume a ‘soft landing’ – that inflation can dissipate without…
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The private credit market has been in the limelight in recent years, but we believe current price discounts to par offer a compelling case for investing in public credit markets.
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Nuveen
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- 15 Dec 2023|
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12 Pages
Inflation pressures should moderate, although a likely recession affecting countries around the globe has been brought into sharper relief.
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Asset allocation is a key part of portfolio management, and its significance only increases in times of uncertainty. In times of market volatility, investors tend to increase their allocation to safe haven assets such as gold, and with interest rates also rising, investors will be looking to increase their allocation to…
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Invesco
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- 15 Jun 2022|
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As 2022 lumbers on, investors are looking for ways to protect their assets from rising levels of inflation. With volatility in equity markets and continually low yields in fixed income markets, many investors are unsure about how best to invest their funds.
The recovery from the worst of the global coronavirus…
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PGIM
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- 20 May 2022|
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For institutional investors, cryptocurrencies also offer the allure of extraordinary and diversified returns in a market that is now of sufficient size and liquidity for meaningful institutional positions. Indeed, some market participants estimate that about 5% of total Bitcoin supply are now held by institutional investors…
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For investors that want to support real-world decarbonisation through their portfolios, carbon footprint alone will not suffice. This paper explores why and begins to offer outlines of an alternative, which we will build upon in future publications.
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