The potential of higher interest rates and a slowdown in the global economy should be bad news for high yield bonds, but default rates remain low and many believe the sector is well placed to ride out market volatility
Fixed Income
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Asset Allocation
/ Fixed Income
November 3, 2015
Confidence high yield bonds can stay afloat in market turmoil
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Asset Allocation
/ Fixed Income
August 25, 2015
Investors fear repeat of 2013 taper tantrum in emerging markets
A hike in interest rates by the Federal Reserve has been clearly signposted while emerging markets have better growth prospects than they did two years ago, but the developing world continues to eye central bank actions with trepidation
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Asset Allocation
/ Fixed Income
June 22, 2015
Domestic demand drives Eastern Europe’s recovery
Growth in the CEE region is being driven by a combination of domestic demand and investments from external sources, increasing its resilience, although worries remain about Turkey and Russia in particular
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Asset Allocation
/ Fixed Income
May 6, 2015
Bonds await fallout from QE and Greek crisis
Opinions are divided over just what the ECB’s bond-buying programme will mean for European fixed income markets while the stalemate created by the new Greek government over its outstanding debts has yet to be resolved
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Asset Allocation
/ Fixed Income
April 30, 2015
Opportunity knocks in fixed income markets
Patrick Barbe, chief investment officer, Core Fixed Income at BNP Paribas Investment Partners talks to Yuri Bender about the current bond investing climate for wealth managers and what the future might hold
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Asset Allocation
/ Fixed Income
March 4, 2015
Emerging market debt adds spice to portfolios
Many wealth managers believe emerging market debt can help in the search for yield
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Asset Allocation
/ Fixed Income
January 28, 2015
Holding on to income in a world of low yields
Investors can no longer rely on high quality bonds for income, and wealth managers need to persuade their clients to take on more risk in fixed income, while also embracing equities, if they are to be successful in the hunt for yield
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Asset Allocation
/ Fixed Income
November 10, 2014
Credit markets reflect economic divergence
High yield bond investors are worried about the future actions of the Fed, but would the predicted interest rate hikes necessarily be bad news for the sector?
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Asset Allocation
/ Fixed Income
September 16, 2014
Should investors be overweight bonds or equities?
HSBC’s Fredrick Nerbrand and Mike O’Sullivan of Credit Suisse discuss whether investors should be increasing allocations to bonds or equities
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Asset Allocation
/ Fixed Income
September 2, 2014
Demystifying the convertible bond market
Skander Chabbi, head of the convertibles team at BNP Paribas Investment Partners, talks to Yuri Bender about the investment prospects for convertible bonds, their role in portfolios and the most attractive structures available to investors
Investors in emerging markets are beginning to see Ukraine as an interesting macro-economic story, says ICU Founding Partner Makar Paseniuk; while the firm’s Head of Venture and Tech Investments discusses start-up potential.
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