Fixed Income – Page 49
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Special Report
Convertibles and Solvency II: Commentary
Nicolas Delrue argues that mixing convertible bonds with equities preserves equity upside exposure with lower downside risk
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Features
Corporate bonds for the long run
The post-crisis world of bond investing is favouring the ‘new’ old-fashioned approach known as buy-and-maintain credit
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GDP-linked sovereign bonds: Would investors buy them?
Some emerging markets have experimented with GDP-linked sovereign borrowing, and the Greek finance minister is the latest to discuss the idea. We ask whether investors would buy it
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'CoCos': bondholder's friends or foes?
There are complexities associated with banks’ contingent convertibles, or ’CoCos’, but this, combined with a more resilient, less systemically-linked industry, is a source of value
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Convertible bond performance: Best of both worlds
The hybrid characteristics of convertible securities provide strategic benefits through economic cycles
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Asset Class Reports
High Yield: Oil, banks and rates
Martin Steward finds the diversity of high yield reflected in three very different kinds of risk run behind similar-looking headline exposures
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Investors warm up to bank contingent convertible bonds
Investors have grown in confidence with bank contingent convertible bonds as their confidence in bank stability has risen
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Convertible bond valuations remain attractive
Subdued volatility has taken the options within convertible bonds down to very attractive valuations
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Features
Asset Allocation: The big picture
As the US economy continues to recover, the hour when the Fed starts to tighten is approaching
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Special Report
Convertible bonds: key lessons from 150 years of issuance
Beat Thoma outlines some of the key lessons from 150 years of convertible bond issuance
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NewsBank of England to run rule over asset managers' liquidity strategies
UK central bank to work with regulator to analyse asset managers’ approach to managing liquidity in stressed markets
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Bonds, alternatives drive 12% return at DAX-listed company schemes
Liabilities on rise together with assets, consultancies warn
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Vontobel makes inroads into UK with TwentyFour AM stake
Swiss bank’s asset manager increases UK presence with cash purchase of fixed income manager
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NewsIPE Views: Can pension funds benefit from a secondary annuities market?
Taha Lokhandwala considers whether the UK government’s latest move to create free choice in DC markets stacks up for pension schemes
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News
Norwegian oil fund sees double-digit property returns as oil revenue slumps
Sovereign fund continues to diversify away from Europe as it invests in Ghana, Mauritius
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Santander pension fund closes in on £10bn after 18% return
UK scheme for banking group makes raft of property purchases, implements new hedge fund strategy
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Austria's fair-finance fund moves to decrease bond sensitivity
Country’s youngest Vorsorgekasse makes first forays into real estate, micro credit
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ERAFP selects three managers for €2.5bn of credit mandates
French civil service scheme appoints managers to implement ‘buy-and-hold’ strategy
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Special ReportSmart beta: Smart enough for bonds?
Is smart beta more difficult to implement in fixed income?
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Special ReportSmart beta and fixed income: Here for the duration
Smart beta would appear to make a lot of sense in fixed income, but market peculiarities can add complexity to many of the resulting products
