Obligations

With elevated yields and inflation expected to come back to target, we think investors can target a level of real return that was extremely difficult to achieve in the previous cycle.

Watch our livestream where Andrew Jackson, Head Fixed Income and Eoin Walsh, Partner & Portfolio Manager TwentyFour Asset Management delve into the current bond market landscape.

In this Back to Basics webinar, George Curtis (Portfolio Management), from our Multi-Sector Bond team provided a comprehensive understanding of the key aspects of yield curves.

In this inaugural edition of Flash Fixed Income, we look at the highly unpredictable US presidential election and explain why a potential second Trump administration could limit the Federal Reserve’s ability to deliver more rate cuts.

Over the past decade, private credit has grown from a $400bn niche industry into a $1.6tr market that competes with more traditional asset classes for significant investor allocations.

George Curtis from the Multi-Sector Bond (MSB) team at TwentyFour Asset Management reflects on the third quarter of 2024 and its impact on credit and equity markets. Despite some mid-quarter volatility, overall performance remained strong, with government bonds leading the way.

Chris Bowie at TwentyFour Asset Management describes the third quarter of 2024 as a significant turning point in fixed income markets, marked by the Federal Reserve (Fed) cutting interest rates by 50 basis points (bps) for the first time in many years. This followed an earlier 25bp cut by the Bank of England (BoE), setting the scene for further rate cuts over the coming years.

As the third quarter of 2024 comes to a close, TwentyFour Asset Management's Aza Teeuwen reflects on what this has meant for the Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) team. Not only were volumes across European ABS elevated throughout July and August, we also saw €34 billion in primary issuance – a significant increase from previous years.

Avec l’apparition de fissures dans l’économie américaine, nombreux sont ceux qui se demandent si le resserrement des spreads des obligations d’entreprises ne fragilise pas les investisseurs. Les bilans des entreprises restant solides et les rendements des obligations de qualité supérieure intéressants, maintenir ses investissements dans le crédit devrait rester profitable aux investisseurs.

In this Back to Basics webinar, Douglas Charleston (Partner, Portfolio Management) and Pauline Quirin (Portfolio Management), from our Asset-Backed securities team provided a comprehensive understanding of the key aspects and trends within the Significant Risk Transfer (SRT) market.

Watch our video as we explore the key themes of the new Global Credit Outlook and share our latest market insights. We highlight the four main drivers of global credit: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Technical Factors, and Valuation.

Uncertainty is over, it was a 50 basis points (bps) move. As we mentioned in our previous blog, the most important take away from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting would be their assessment of the economy.