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  • Liquidity optimisation for insurers: Building a bespoke portfolio solution

    9 Jul 2024

    In the third part of our liquidity optimisation series, we look at how bespoke liquidity portfolios that take into account the interplay between different assets can suit the needs of insurers.

  • Finding the right blend: Optimising asset allocation in liquidity pools

    5 Jul 2024

    In the second part of our new article series on liquidity optimisation, Alastair Sewell investigates how investors can find the right mix of assets for their liquidity pools.

  • The difficult last mile: Inflation, Treasury supply and the outlook for global sovereign bonds

    4 Jul 2024

    With the focus shifting from interest rate cuts to the likelihood of rates staying higher for longer, Steve Ryder and Daniel Bright assess the possible outcomes and implications of higher rates and monetary policy divergence in debt markets.

  • Bond Voyage: Euros special

    2 Jul 2024

    In a special European Championships edition of Bond Voyage, we discuss topical themes in liquidity, emerging-market debt, investment-grade credit and global sovereign bonds (with a little help from Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappé).

  • A bigger splash: How much liquidity do I need?

    1 Jul 2024

    The importance of holding liquidity is well understood by large institutions. But how much is enough? In the first part of our new article series on liquidity optimisation, Alastair Sewell investigates the key considerations for different investor types.

  • Bond Voyage: Trust the process

    10 Jun 2024

    This month, we discuss fiscal discipline in emerging markets, investment-grade credit portfolio construction, potential opportunities for sovereign investors in Canada and the merits of a developed-market focus in global high yield.

  • See the wood, not just the trees: How climate-focused credit investors can help drive real-world change

    14 May 2024

    Green bond funds and Paris-aligned benchmarks are aimed at climate-focused credit investors who also want the simplicity of passive investing. But while they decarbonise portfolios, they exclude the companies in the real economy that need to transition if the world is to meet the Paris Agreement goals. This is why an active approach can be beneficial.

  • Bond Voyage: Asking the right questions

    13 May 2024

    This month, we discuss Spring Meetings and the path for rates.

  • Bond Voyage: End of an era

    9 Apr 2024

    In the April edition of our monthly series, we explore the latest developments in fixed-income markets.

  • Bond Voyage: Frontier markets and the Fed

    11 Mar 2024

    In the latest instalment of our monthly series, our investment-grade, high-yield, emerging-market and global sovereign bond teams explore the key talking points in fixed income.

  • Credit spreads and climate solutions: The outlook for climate-focused bond investors

    8 Feb 2024

    For the first time in three years, interest rates should no longer be a headwind for credit markets in 2024, but other forms of uncertainty may affect climate-aware bond investors. Our credit experts discuss the key themes they expect to play out over the coming months.

  • Bond Voyage: Time to get active

    7 Feb 2024

    In the latest instalment of our monthly series, our investment-grade, high-yield, emerging-market and global sovereign bond teams look ahead to the key themes that are likely to shape fixed-income markets in 2024.

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