Note from the Investment Floor – Can the US decarbonise its energy?
Jon Wallace outlines some of the challenges ahead if the US is to meet its “borderline physically possible” clean energy targets.
No more waiting: it’s time for change
In an article first published in ESG Clarity, Abbie Llewellyn-Waters assesses the state of progress on social policy and climate change.
Emerging Market Debt: Looking through the noise to deliver alpha?
Being prepared for the unexpected is a huge part of EMD investing. Alejandro Arevalo attempts to make sense of market moves, and explains how he aims to deliver alpha.
ESG risks for credit investors: looking beyond the acronym
Fully embedding ESG factors into a corporate bond investment philosophy means considering longer term risks to issuers that the market may currently be under-pricing – or even ignoring.
India’s second wave
India’s second wave of Covid cases is a tragic situation that may take months to fully resolve, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Don’t Try to Predict Inflation, Prepare For It
Investors should devote less time to making market predictions and more to thinking about a range of potential outcomes, says Brad Slingerlend of NZS.
Reflation, Interest Rates and Risk
Ariel Bezalel, Talib Sheikh and Mark Nash discuss financial markets, rates, fiscal and monetary policy and where they see opportunities
Are CoCos the mispriced credit opportunity of 2021?
Luca Evangelisti explains why Financials Contingent Capital bonds, or CoCos for short, offer value thanks to their strong liquidity profile, supportive regulators, and the much-improved financial position of banks.
Note from the Investment Floor – ‘Leverage, Momentum and Narrative’
Ned Naylor-Leyland explains the important of leverage, momentum and narrative to modern markets, and asks whether we’re at the end of a monetary supercycle.
Notes from the Investment Floor – Turkish turbulence hasn’t tainted EM
Alejandro Arevalo looks at the latest drama in Turkey, as the central bank governor is replaced (again), but without material negative impact on other emerging markets.