Fixed Income – Page 17
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Not quite back to normal
As the world struggles to get back to pre-pandemic conditions, with schools and offices open, economic forecasting seems even less predictable than ever. Take August’s US payrolls report, which again confounded most forecasters. Analysts scrambled to explain why the headline job gains were so weak, particularly after the huge (forecast-beating) gains the previous month.
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Asset Class ReportsAsset Allocation: Mixed prospects emerging
COVID and political risks may have affected EMs in different ways but there are still many opportunities in such a diverse asset class
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Special ReportESG and fixed income: a new direction for ETF investors
Fixed income has long lagged equities in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing space, but we are at a turning point in ESG investing in corporate bonds, for both active and passive management. Rising demand for ESG debt is leading to the development of a rapidly expanding range of fixed income solutions. As increasingly socially conscious investors re-evaluate their asset allocations, fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) present an opportunity for the reshaping of portfolios.
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Special ReportThe European bond market is modernising
The European bond market is modernising at a rapid pace, and fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are playing a crucial role in driving this progress. ETF liquidity, price transparency and versatility are propelling many of the developments we see in the market today and are supporting a more robust and structured bond ecosystem.
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Special ReportBonds, boutiques and Bitcoin: ETF trends in 2021
The extreme events of 2020 sent ripples through the exchange-traded fund (ETF) market. Highly volatile markets in the first quarter gave way to a huge rally later in the year, with thematic products in particular reaping the benefits of significant inflows.
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NewsUK pool invites consultants to help in RE searches
Plus: Belgian insurer seeks bonds, equities managers
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LD Pensions tenders €235m systematic HY bond mandate
Danish pensions manager sets 15 September deadline for bids to deliver long-only, systematic high-yield strategy
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Inflation-linked strategies could lead to UK schemes losing £200bn in returns
DB funds currently have £550bn invested in Gilts linked to the retail price index
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Market signals cloud the picture
From preliminary data, Europe’s second-quarter growth appears to have been surprisingly strong, seemingly led by services, such as strong retail sales. Supply-side problems are still constraining the goods sector generally, hitting the German economy especially, with industrial production falling more than one percentage point over the second quarter.
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Asset managers shrug off Chinese market sell-off, Cerulli says
‘Investors are set to favour Asian fixed income because it currently offers better yields than bonds in developed markets’
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Brunel PP launches £2.1bn corporate bond fund
The pool received 26 tenders, ultimately choosing five potential managers for further due diligence
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Institutional investors planning more indexing in fixed income – survey
Fixed income indexing ‘may be approaching an inflection point’, says SSGA
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NewsItaly roundup: Alifond awards mandates for ‘bilanciato’ sub-fund
Plus: Priamo picks Link Institutional Advisory as financial adviser
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Alecta says its work on fixed income and alternatives helped lift H1 return
DB product returns 7.7% in January-June; DC produces 12.4%, Swedish pension fund reports
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Industriens makes 25% on private equity in H1, as US venture funds shine
Danish labour-market pension fund produces 8.2% return on portfolio overall in January-June 2021
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NewsDanish pension CIOs positive on markets after 11-13% H1 top returns
PFA CIO positive about H2 market prospects, Danica CIO “moderately positive”
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Alecta plans focused talks with 20 portfolios firms on net-zero goals
Swedish pensions heavyweight publishes its 2025 interim climate goals
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Research: Stewardship is key to the ‘S’ pillar
Simon Klein and Amin Rajan show the reliance of social-related passive funds on equities
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FeaturesFixed Income, Rates, Currencies: Trickier than usual
Amongst the myriad of investment conundrums facing investors, one of the more pressing today is whether – or not – the US economy will overheat. Though the Federal Reserve has done a good job assuring the markets that while (US) inflation data may indeed print higher than “target”, Chair Jerome Powell will be “looking through” any rises. They have argued that these should be temporary and a dovish outlook will remain.
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Migros Pensionskasse adds EM bonds to strategic asset allocation
Migros’ asset management goals include a reduction of CO2 intensity of its equity and corporate bonds portfolios by 2% per year
