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.
Gold and silver mining equities – ready to rebound
Ned Naylor-Leyland explains why a likely return to falling real interest rates and the strong operational performance of mining companies point to a bullish outlook for monetary metals.
Notes from the Investment Floor – The ESG tide is turning in the US
Freddie Woolfe looks at promising signs of serious ESG-related policy reforms in the US, while also discussing the healthcare sector in this investment environment.
Is pent-up demand a coiled spring…or a Slinky?
The durable goods boom of the past year is unlikely to be repeated, taking away a key input to drive post-pandemic inflation, says Ariel Bezalel.
Key fintech opportunities in 2021 and beyond
Financial innovation is disrupting the world as we know it. Guy de Blonay and Antoine Hucher discuss the fintech themes they think have the best investment potential.