by Robert Almeida, Portfolio Manager and Global Investment Strategist, MFS Investment Management
Historical patterns can provide a useful roadmap for the future but can sometimes lead to mistaken assumptions.
Comparing past drawdowns to the present offers little value. Every episode is unique.
Companies are telling investors they can maintain historically...
We hear plenty of experts talking about sectors they favour in the current environment, but how does this translate to your portfolio?
In this article, we talk to Jon Lechte, CEO and Matt Macreadie, Director of Credit Strategy for Income Asset Management for their views on how to allocate in...
Steven Spearing and Joe Unwin, portfolio managers from Apostle Fund Managers provide an overview of the fund manager, their view of the bond markets, and a new ethical high yield credit fund coming to the market next month.
1. How are you viewing the bond markets at the moment and...
Part of an insight article from Ardea Investment Management.
1Q22 saw a historically large sell-off of bonds. A lot of policy tightening is now priced in but there are still substantial risks to the outlook for bonds.
Historically poor quarter for bonds
Sovereign bonds underperformed significantly in March, capping off an...
Following a sustained period of higher inflation, complicated more recently by the spike in commodity prices associated with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, central banks (CBs) are increasing interest rates. For instance, the Federal Reserve has ~7 rate hikes priced in between now and the end of 2022, with...
BNY Mellon Investment Management has released its quarterly Vantage Point outlook for Quarter 2, 2022 discussing possible scenario outcomes to be considered by investors over the war in Ukraine.
The war in Ukraine is primarily a human and humanitarian tragedy. But coming hard on the heels of a global pandemic, it will...
2022 will see global sovereign debt rise by 9.5%, up by US$6.2 trillion (AU$8.53 trillion) to a record US$71.6 trillion (AU$98.4 trillion), according to the second annual Janus Henderson Sovereign Debt Index. The increase will be driven by the US, Japan and China in particular, though almost every country...
I recently had an email from Jeff, asking why the value in the iShares Inflation Linked Bond ETF had dropped when inflation is rising.
There are a couple of factors at play in explaining the loss in value.
1. 100% investment in government bonds
The ETF invests in about 13 government...
By Ben Robins, Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio Specialist at T. Rowe Price
After a significant amount of speculation and consternation over a possible default, Russia has initiated coupon payments on two of its dollar bonds. This was a relief to markets, and the price of the bonds rallied on news...
