Fixed Income – Page 7
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NewsFondo Pegaso issues tenders for bonds, multi-asset mandates
The scheme plans to select three managers for an active bond aggregate strategy and one manager for two semi-active multi-asset type briefs
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NewsATP tries to shift focus from investment losses to bonus capacity
Danish pensions giant says rising ability to increase pensions is a better measure of its financial health
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NewsNBIM’s active management limits SWF’s portfolio-wide Q3 loss
Value of Norwegian GPFG falls back on negative investment returns and falling krone
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NewsEnergy company set to pay ‘largest ever step-up’ on sustainability-linked bonds
Think tank predicts that Italy’s Enel will miss its targets because of government policy
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NewsAllianz Leben plans selective move on private markets
The firm will increasingly look to opportunities in corporate and government bond investments
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NewsFrance’s ERAFP chooses credit managers for €8bn in new mandates
Amundi, Ostrum and HSBC bag active mandates
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NewsAustrian VBV increases fixed income exposure
The group’s Pensionskasse and Vorsorgekasse will also expand private markets investments
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NewsESMA study fails to find a systematic greenium for sustainable bonds
EU supervisory body researchers say willingness to accept lower returns for ESG is limited
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NewsSwedish funds agency to announce winners of first tender end Q1 2024
As the 5 October deadline passes, new premium pension procurement body starts evaluating tenders
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NewsKPN pension fund to invest up to €700m in private debt
The €10bn pension fund considers the asset class a vehicle for impact investing
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Special ReportSustainable fixed income products gain ground
Institutional investor exposure to sustainable investment products has declined in recent months as macroeconomic developments have driven a shift back into fixed income products.
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Special ReportFocus returns to fixed income ETFs
Fixed income is back, baby! In the seven months to the end of July 2023, flows into European-domiciled fixed income exchange-traded funds were €39bn compared with €14bn for the same period last year, according to Morningstar.
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FeaturesFixed income, rates & currency: Lean times to follow good summer?
The macro-economic news in the third quarter has been good, with better growth than expected and better inflation data than feared. In the final few months of the year, however, markets may have to deal with the potential for some softer economic news and possibly more negative inflation data, and not just from seasonal factors.
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Asset Class ReportsRoom for more GSS bonds in emerging markets
The market has already broken new ground, but there’s hope for more innovation, say experts
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Asset Class ReportsLocal currency emerging market bonds are back in the spotlight
Partly thanks to the weakening of the US dollar, local currency emerging market sovereigns are now offering healthy yields, and should continue to perform well
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Special ReportBonds are back and aligned with a greener future
Bonds are back in vogue and, of the current fixed income opportunities available, we believe euro-denominated investment-grade credit offers one of the most compelling risk/reward profiles.
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FeaturesInversion anxiety: what’s up with yield curves in 2023
For over half a century, each time the spread between US 10-year and three-month yields turned negative, indicating an inverted yield curve, a recession followed, sooner or later. In 2023, the yield curve has been more than just a little inverted.
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NewsSwiss pension funds increase equity, cut real estate investments
Schemes will likely continue to anchor Swiss and foreign real estate to investment strategies
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NewsGreen bonds ‘disproportionately popular’ among pension funds – study
Pension funds also display lower price elasticity than other investors when it comes to green bonds
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NewsESG roundup: ICMA releases guidance on blue-themes bonds
Plus: CA100+ publishes first net zero standards for mining industry; Fidelity International expands sustainable fund range
