Notes from the Investment Floor: The carbon footprint fine print
Freddie Woolfe discusses the merits of adding carbon emission data to consumer product labels, and the UK financial regulator’s closer look at ESG investment funds.
Opportunities in impact investing for climate change
Jon Wallace explains how the pace of action to halt climate change must step up dramatically and the challenges and investment opportunities that may result.
Notes from the Investment Floor: Staying positive on US high yield
Charlie Spelina, Credit Analyst, discusses the performance of US high yield this year, why he sees room for further growth and what themes that may play out in H2.
How to engage and influence companies for a winning strategy
Edward Bonham Carter, director of stewardship and corporate responsibility, Ashish Ray, head of governance & sustainability, and Andrew Mortimer, governance & sustainability analyst, shine a light on how we effect behavioural change in companies for the benefit of our investors and the wider world.
Don’t fear the Fed
The Federal Reserve’s hawkish shift at the June meeting took markets by surprise. Is tighter policy a headwind for emerging markets?
Notes from the Investment Floor: Disruption ahead for the gold market?
Ned Naylor-Leyland discusses disruptive changes to the gold market, and Alejandro di Bernardo explains why EMD will remain attractive even if Treasury yields rise.
The art of fundamental sustainability analysis
At a time when the imperative for sustainable investing been higher, Freddie Woolfe explains what fundamental sustainability analysis really entails.
Notes from the Investment Floor – Credit spreads heading even narrower?
Hilary Blandy discusses the trend towards structurally lower default rates and the possible implications this could have for credit spread ranges in future.
Notes from the Investment Floor – Fed hawks and Goldilocks
Adam Darling discusses last week’s Fed meeting, the credit backdrop and bond market scepticism about central bank tapering.
A gold investor’s view of inflation, crypto assets and real money
Ned Naylor-Leyland comments on gold and silver, inflation, digital currencies and the changing monetary system.