Fixed Income – Page 33
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FeaturesFixed income, rates, currencies: Hope but also fears for 2019
US domestic investors hold healthy stock market profits after a decade-long bull run Geopolitics on many fronts point to tumultuous times ahead
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News
ABN Amro seeks manager for European ESG credit via IPE Quest
Dutch bank’s pension fund to offer €500m-€600m mandate
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GAM forecasts CHF925m loss after rocky 2018
Swiss asset manager proposes cancelling dividend in wake of outflows
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Nordic insurer seeks developed market bond manager via IPE Quest
Unit-linked insurer has $50m investment grade active mandate to award
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Fixed income, rates, currencies: Challenges still lie ahead
While the US mid-term elections saw the Democrats regain the House of Representatives, trade policy remains in the hands of the White House. Trade tensions, between the US and China in particular, will remain to the fore. President Trump’s aggressive trade policy is already having a global impact with declining purchasing manager indices indicating corporate hesitation in future plans.
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Features
ESG: Scheme to develop green mortgages
Lenders see an apparent correlation between energy efficiency and lower defaults
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What next for US Treasuries?
A consensus on the direction of 10-year US Treasury rates is not obvious, because the answer reverts to a further question: whose consensus? Strategists, economists and other informed professionals have a particular view. The market itself, however, expresses a more diffuse and different opinion.
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NewsUK public pension pool preps £2bn corporate bond fund
Fixed income tender marks latest step in process of pooling nine partner funds’ assets
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MiFID II has shrunk fixed income research market, research indicates
ICMA survey finds asset managers using fewer providers as availability of research declines – but quality ‘has not changed’
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NewsChart of the Week: European private debt assets hit record $200bn
Number of private debt funds targeting Europe shrinks compared to 2017
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UK charity denied permission to lower indexation in landmark case
But a bigger case for UK pension schemes is on the horizon
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NewsAP2 predicts boom in public sector green bond issuance
Dutch regulator also notes growth of green bond asset class
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UK asset management body calls for bond market data boosts
Proposals formulated in light of best execution requirement under MiFID II
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NewsGAM boss Friedman exits after outflows spike
Investors have pulled billions from the Swiss asset manager since it suspended a senior bond fund manager in July
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NewsShell’s in-house manager eyes property loans, alternative credit
Shell Asset Management Company spots new opportunities as QE continue to suppress listed bond yields
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Netherlands to be first AAA-rated issuer of green bonds
Annual amount expected to be between €3.5bn and €5bn
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Special Report
Convertible Bonds: Just the ticket
US convertible bonds have come into their own in the low-interest-rate environment
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Special Report
Fixed income: Will it be E, S or G?
The three components of ESG investing in fixed income – environmental, social and governance – cannot be maximised simultaneously. Investors must decide which to emphasise
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Netherlands roundup: Shipping scheme scraps individual DC plan
Plus: Dutch savers have missed out on 15% inflation-linked uplifts on average
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Swiss fund to reassess private assets in strategy overhaul
Portfolio restructuring brings higher credit exposure and focus on risk categories
