Fixed Income

Invesco Australia recently hosted the “if rates rise, will your portfolio float” webinar, aimed at advisers and investors that are looking to position their portfolios for a rising yield environment. The webinar was led byAshley O’Connor, head of investment strategy, together with Jack Cunningham and Kevin Egan, senior portfolio managers of the senior secured loans…

Investors face a very uncertain environment today, with the COVID-19 pandemic still playing out, geopolitical tensions and a global economy characterised by low growth and high debt. It’s a good time for investors to remind themselves that diversification is an investment principle that never goes out of style, and that the among the most effective…

Private debt is starting to attract a broader range of investors, including high-net-worth individuals and smaller funds that are searching for yield combined with capital preservation. The attraction, alongside the asset class’ traditional supporters among the big super funds, has also been helped by increasing concerns about inflationary expectations – whether this will be transitory…

Growing concerns on China’s corporate bond market defaults have investors worried that it could manifest into something bigger. Bond defaults have been rising since 2017 with corporate debt standing at US$1.3 trillion ($1.7 trillion), which is more than 30% higher than total US corporate debt. While affecting mainly private companies, Beijing has decided to withdraw…

CIP Asset Management (CIPAM) has launched a wholesale version of its highly successful CIPAM Multi-Sector Private Lending Fund. The launch provides the opportunity for wholesale and sophisticated individual investors to access a truly unique offering. It’s another expansion into the non-institutional market after the launch of the multi-asset Credit Income Fund in 2020. CIPAM says…

London-based fixed interest manager Colchester Global recently presented “Putting the income back into fixed income” to investors, focusing on the current state of traditional fixed income markets. Investment manager at Colchester, Martyn Simpson, explains why fixed income is topical, highlighting that “over the last decade, income has become a bit like the Scarlet Pimpernel. It’s…

Christopher Joye and his growing team at Coolabah Capital regularly stand out among the smartest minds in the industry. Whether analyzing the topic of credit spreads in bond markets or COVID-19 infection rates, they have shown an innate ability to look beyond headline data and connect the dots with what is occurring in the real…

Markets were caught off-guard this week by news that the Federal Reserve had become more hawkish than expected. The issue that gained all the headlines was the fact that Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members now expected interest rates to increase twice before the end of 2023; a year early than expected. Further, 13 of…

A feature of the investment markets in recent years has been the reduction in cash rates, as central banks attempt to stimulate economies by effectively forcing both lenders and investors to take, and tolerate, more risk. Ultimately, these policies are aimed at encouraging banks, companies, and investors to lend, invest or consume more in an…

There is a common perception in capital markets that real estate prices are most heavily influenced by interest rate movements. Proponents suggest that an increasing cost of capital and loans will ultimately result in different types of property losing its value. Not so, says Resolution Capital’s CIO, Andrew Parsons. In fact, he suggests that investors…

Michael Karagianis who is the head of NFP and Retail Partnerships at JANA Investment Advisers presented “The role and outlook for credit” at The Inside Network’s third Masterclass session this year. His message to investors is to prepare for further volatility during the COVID-19 recovery. Global interest rates are at historic lows as central banks…

This week, The Inside Network held its inaugural Credit Masterclass event, a deep dive into the intricacies and characteristics of the fast-growing domestic and global credit market. During the day-long session, leading advisers and asset consultants covered every aspect of the credit and less traditional fixed-income sector in detail, ranging from its role and diversification…