Fixed income

From the potential for maintaining a status quo that has delivered stability and decent returns in the last few years, to the risks of renewed volatility during a potential second Trump presidency, our latest article from Fixed Income on the upcoming elections in Mexico provides a comprehensive analysis.

TwentyFour Asset Management’s Chris Bowie, takes a closer look at how he is thinking about duration within fixed income portfolios and shows how following conventional wisdom on duration might prove costly for some investors this year.

Quality investing in the fixed income sector is as much about making sure that we avoid the losers as it is about trying to pick the winners.

The first four months of this year have seen €11.6bn in gross Additional Tier 1 (AT1) issuance from European banks, across euros, dollars and sterling markets.

The end of rising interest rates in Europe and the US, attractive yields, and lower-than-expected default rates mean investors can get higher income without taking on as much risk as they had to in the past. In our view, less volatile, high quality fixed income products are poised for strong performance in 2024.

Over the last decade investors have been forced to broaden their horizons, but many investors continue to overlook Emerging Market Local Currency Debt. Our Fixed income team offers five reasons why you should think about giving emerging markets local currency a more permanent allocation in your investment portfolio.