All Briefing articles – Page 9
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Emerging market debt: A universe in constant flux
Emerging markets have changed enormously since their advent as distinct category in the 1980s
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Convertible bonds: Welcome back, volatility
Investing in convertible bonds is a long-only strategy requiring investors to monitor a raft of factors
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Mortgages: Safe as Dutch houses?
The Dutch residential market offers good opportunities in fixed income, but foreign investors should do their research
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FeaturesCryptocurrencies and the state
Digital currencies dominate the media and water cooler conversations these days
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Derivatives: Pros and cons of central clearing
While there is uncertainty over exemptions for pension funds, compliance with EMIR could bring benefits
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Looking towards a new Japan
The Japanese stock market recently hit a 26-year high. This achievement is even more remarkable when considered against the geopolitical backdrop
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FeaturesTake care with precious metals
Gold has been a byword for trust and value for millennia. For many investors today this still holds true
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Two sides of the bitcoin
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have attracted as many fans as critics
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Briefing: The return of carry
The carry trade may be making a comeback, after a decade in the doldrums, laid low by the global financial crisis
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Briefing: ‘Ill’-liquidity?
The changing financial services landscape raises doubts about the belief that publicly traded investments are more liquid than private ones
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Netherlands: The bond-to-swap trade
Dutch pension funds are picking up a yield premium by using swaps
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Monetary policy: Too much of a good thing
The ongoing economic expansion is set to become the longest in the post-war era, at least for the US. The debate about the pros and cons of zero rates and quantitative easing continues
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FeaturesInsurance-linked securities: Embracing catastrophic risks
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) are an asset class based upon insurance events. They provide an element of diversity to portfolios. Put simply, a market collapse is unlikely to be correlated to a natural disaster.
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ESG: Cadbury, a governance legacy
Published 25 years ago this month, the Cadbury Report introduced the first comply-or-explain corporate governance code
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Carbon footprints: Only so deep
Stakeholder initiatives and regulation have encouraged the take-up of carbon footprinting but the practice has limitations as a measure of risk
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Hybrids: Best of both worlds
Preferred securities offer high coupons and high yields compared with most purebred bonds
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Active investment rebounds
After a period of underperformance, active investment strategies are on the up – for now at least
