Fixed Income

Following Chairman Powell’s speech last night, George Curtis looks at what the latest labour market data means for the Fed’s war on inflation.

Bids Wanted in Competition (or BWIC) lists are a unique characteristic of the ABS and CLO markets, where they are widely used in secondary trading when investors are looking to sell bonds.

Inflation is widely understood to be bad for bonds. Fundamentally, this is because inflation erodes the value of the coupon and principal payments that fixed rate bondholders receive in the future.

With investors caught between inflation and recession, TwentyFour Asset Management’s Chris Bowie argues current valuations in short term, investment grade bonds can offer portfolios both downside protection and attractive yields.

China’s authorities have recently revealed coordinated measures to alleviate the pressure on its property sector. The government tried to help the sector in the past year but failed; however, this time could be more determined and effective.

In late 2022, financial markets are in the middle of a structural break. This may precipitate a regime change that will alter essential market risk-return features: low inflation, low volatility, and low correlations. This paper tells you why and how investment solutions must adapt to new conditions to continue delivering attractive investment outcomes.

As part of Vontobel’s FT Moral Money Forum partnership, Christel Rendu de Lint, our deputy head of investments, weighs in on the complexities that accompany ESG in emerging markets.

Looking back to previous cycles in the high yield market, data have shown down periods have usually given way to strong returns years. While spreads are set to stay volatile until inflation starts to slow down, Portfolio Manager Stella Ma sees valuations becoming more attractive as we near the end of 2022.

TwentyFour Partner and Portfolio Manager, Douglas Charleston, explains how ABS markets have performed in Q3 2022 and provides his outlook for the rest of the year.

TwentyFour Portfolio Manager, Johnathan Owen, explains how investment grade markets have performed in Q3 2022.

George Curtis looks at market conditions in the third quarter of 2022.

With central banks speeding though their hiking cycles, a return to rates stability could allow investors to reap the rewards of bond yields that are unusually high for this point in the cycle.