Evidence for poor responsible investment factors among companies, and a link to a higher risk of default in their corporate bonds, has been strengthened, academics claim.
Stock markets have rallied since 2012 but more recent fears of impending recession have caused investors to buy lower-risk high quality companies.
M&G Investments has launched an emerging markets corporate bond fund focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics.
Investors in shipping, which include some of the world’s biggest asset managers such as BlackRock and Vanguard, are said to be heavily exposed to decarbonisation due to the amount of fossil fuels transported by sea, researchers claim.
Global investors have added risk and reduced cash in their portfolios despite concern in recent months about trade wars and monetary policy.
Funds Europe talks to VanEck’s Francis Rodilosso about the attraction of emerging market debt and high yield bonds.
As concern mounts about how a downturn could hit insurers’ CLO holdings, Nicholas Pratt looks at the appeal of collateralised loan obligations and the impact of recent rule changes in the US market.
Our expert panel considers the strength of appetite for private-markets investment and hears the driver for it goes beyond solvency rule changes. ESG implementation and ETF usage are also discussed.
Since the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority announced in 2017 that it would withdraw its support for the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) by the end of 2021, various regulators and market participants have joined forces to discuss and prepare their proposed transition plans.
Muzinich & Co. in London has launched a global short duration fund that aims to limit credit risk and limit risk from changes in bank interest rates.
