Fixed Income & Credit Archives - Investment Innovation Institute

Insights: Fixed Income & Credit

Many Opportunities in Alt Credit

[i3] Webinar with Capital Group's Karen Choi - Investment Innovation Institute

Idiosyncrasies of Credit Risk in US Utilities

In partnership with Capital Group, [i3] hosted a webinar to discuss US utilities within the global corporate bond sector.

[i3] Private Credit Webinar with IFM Investors - Investment Innovation Institute

Nuances of Australian Private Credit

Fixed Income & Credit, Private & Alternative Markets

In this webinar co-hosted with IFM Investors, we examined the market for local (Australian) private credit, and discuss the portfolio construction considerations for investors.

Jonathan Armitage, Chief Investment Officer, MLC

Beware of Inflation Risk: Armitage

Asset Owners, Economics, Fixed Income & Credit

A rise in inflation might be around the corner and institutional investors would do well to prepare for this risk, MLC’s Jonathan Armitage says.

Jill Guan, Senior Consultant, Debt and Currency, Frontier

Frontier Expands Consulting Ranks

Fixed Income & Credit, Women in Finance

Frontier has appointed new members to its consultancy team, including a Senior Consultant, specialising in debt and currency.

Aaron Grehan, Deputy Head of Emerging Market Debt and Hard Currency Portfolio Manager at Aviva Investors

Managing Volatility in EMD

Emerging Markets, Fixed Income & Credit

Emerging market debt is a volatile asset class, but there are ways to manage this volatility through thoughtful portfolio construction, Aviva Investors’ Aaron Grehan says.

Reducing Risk with Liquidity Sleeves

Factors, Quant & Systematic, Fixed Income & Credit

Liquidity sleeves that mimic a fund’s strategic asset allocation with ETFs could help asset owners navigate bouts of volatility, as seen during the months of March and April this year, iShares says.

Greg Wilkinson, Head of Insurance Strategy, JANA

Insurers Need to Cast Net Wider

Fixed Income & Credit, Opinion

It is now more important than ever for insurers to consider how to utilise the reserves backing their regulatory capital requirements and any surplus capital to best support their businesses, Greg Wilkinson, Head of Insurance Strategy at JANA, writes.

Bev Durston, Managing Director, Edgehaven

Distressed Cycle Could Be Different

Financial Crisis, Fixed Income & Credit, Women in Finance

Many fund managers have been raising capital for distressed debt opportunities in anticipation of a spike in defaults. But Bev Durston, Managing Director at alternative assets advisory firm Edgehaven, has some reservations about the scale of the opportunity set out there.

Staying Ahead of Market Repricing

Factors, Quant & Systematic, Fixed Income & Credit, Women in Finance

Since the GFC, macroeconomic events have become strong drivers of asset returns. Loomis Sayles has now developed a crisis sensitivity ratio model to better understand how these events impact markets.