All Special Report articles – Page 60
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Driven by innovation
Perhaps no instruments reflect the diversity and innovation of the financial sector better than exchange-traded funds (ETFs). They are also now a firm fixture of pension fund investing, embraced by 37% of European institutional investors, as EDHEC-Risk’s latest survey shows.
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Interview: Denys Glushkov - Passive redux
For institutional investors trying to build a portfolio from the myriad smart beta ETFs providers are offering, the way forward might be a step back – to passive index investing.
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Credit Outlook: Selective opportunities
Investors are re-examining credit fundamentals following the strong market gyrations of early 2016. But, as Joseph Mariathasan finds, there are still concerns about spread levels, liquidity and on-going concerns about the macroeconomic environment
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Private Debt Funds: The price of competition
Institutional investors’ hunt for yield has led to return compression in the private debt market. Emma Cusworth assesses the dynamics
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Technology: Positive chemistry
Christopher O’Dea reports on how technology is transforming the energy sector
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Investor case study: Fonditel
Fonditel is a curio in the Spanish savings market. With almost €3bn under management it is by far the largest funded company pension arrangement, for sponsor and owner Telefonica
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The big picture on ETFs
The ETF industry continues to prosper on almost every metric. Yet it does face both headwinds and tailwinds
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High Yield: Beyond traditional metrics
There are no short cuts in the evaluation of high-yield opportunities, according to Anthony Harrington
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Smart beta strategy evaluation and due diligence
Factor investing seeks to identify and capture broad, persistent drivers of return. It is the formalisation of, for example, the idea of seeking inexpensive companies (value investing) or high quality balance sheets (quality investing) – intuitive investment styles that have long been part of the active management toolkit
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Sustainable investing is becoming much more important
The importance of sustainable investments is steadily increasing. At the same time, the debate surrounding the added value of this investment approach continues
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Direct lenders take up bank slack
Lower levels of bank lending are opening up opportunities for private debt, according to Joseph Mariathasan
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Bank Credit: Look for the whites of their eyes
David Turner asks whether investors should shun bank credit or be prepared to grasp opportunities
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Special Report Credit: Avoid the flashpoints
Spreads and liquidity are two current (and seemingly perennial) concerns for investors navigating their way along the credit spectrum. To add to that, investors are now assessing the effect of the ECB’s announcement that it will extend asset purchases to investment-grade bonds
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Leveraged Loans: An attractive niche
Leveraged loans and CLOs represent a niche that is increasingly interesting for European institutional investors and multi-asset credit funds
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Asset-Backed Lending: Take your pick
Europe offers good prospects for asset-backed lending with opportunities for investors to step into the shoes of banks in certain markets, reports Lynn Strongin Dodds
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EM corporate debt: an emerging asset class
We examine the attractions of emerging market corporate debt, which has evolved rapidly in terms of issuance in recent years
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Investors: Focused approaches
A look at how and why pension funds are implementing alternative credit investment strategies
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Oil and gas woes fuel deal appetite
Energy price falls and financing pressures are attracting the attention of credit and hedge fund investors on the lookout for cheap energy assets, says Jennifer Bollen
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Life in an alternative universe
Structural changes in pension fund asset and liability profiles are making alternative credit more attractive to pension funds. This is transforming fixed-income allocations as investors navigate a new universe and compete for scarce assets
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Asset Allocation: Credit where credit’s due
Alex Koriath explores why and how pension funds may want to consider a diversified portfolio of credit strategies
