Fixed Income ETFs Pass Liquidity Test Financial Crisis, Fixed Income & CreditAs bond markets froze up in March of this year, when the scale of the pandemic became clear, fixed income ETFs remained liquid and experienced record trading volumes. We speak to BlackRock’s Steve Laipply to see how these ETFs held up under their first real life stress test. Read More
Eyeing Distressed Investments Financial Crisis, Fixed Income & Credit, Private & Alternative MarketsAsset consultant bfinance surveys distressed and opportunistic strategies and finds frantic capital raising activity. But not all strategies are equal, as the pandemic means a lack of track records and increased competition in some sectors. Read More
Crescent Wealth Set to Become First Sukuk Investor Asset Owners, Fixed Income & CreditCrescent Wealth is set to become Australia’s first investor into the rising asset class of Sukuk, a form of Islamic fixed income. Sukuk will help CIO Jason Hazell to further to increase the fund’s diversification. Read More
Mind The Gap Asset Allocation & Strategy, Fixed Income & Credit, Private & Alternative MarketsChina Pacific Insurance Group CIO Ben Deng speaks to [i3] Insights about the challenges of closing the asset/liability gap in today’s low-yielding environment and shares his excitement about opportunities in Chinese private equity. Read More
The Factors of Emerging Market Debt Emerging Markets, Fixed Income & CreditFinisterre Capital’s Raphael Biosse-Duplan says investors should worry less about the geographical definition of emerging markets and more about what factors set this asset class apart from others. Read More
Back to the Beginnings of MMT Economics, Fixed Income & CreditProfessor Bill Mitchell is one of the key developers of Modern Monetary Theory. [i3] Insights visited Professor Mitchell in Newcastle to discuss how the theory came to be and what it says about government debt, inflation and the Green New Deal. Read More
The Confusion about Debt and Inflation Economics, Fixed Income & CreditThe relationship between debt and inflation is often misunderstood and this can affect how you read economic trends, Macquarie’s Dean Stewart says. Read More
Moral Hazard in China is Breaking Emerging Markets, Fixed Income & CreditThe Chinese government’s willingness to let private companies default on their debt is a sign of a maturing domestic market and helps price debt issuances more accurately, according to Fidelity International. Read More
Real Estate Debt Better Than Equity Fixed Income & Credit, Real EstateFrom a macroeconomic point of view, real estate debt looks better than real estate equity, PGIM CEO of Real Estate, Eric Adler, says. Read More
