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Hermes poaches from Jupiter to expand global credit team
Nachu Chockalingam was at Jupiter for a little over a year
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MFS’ Murfin: ‘Expensive and dangerous’ credit markets require opportunistic approach
An opportunistic approach to credit markets is necessary in a world where quantitative easing and the search for yield has made certain areas “expensive and dangerous”, says Owen Murfin, investment officer and institutional portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management.
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Could China cause the next global crisis?
Enthusiasm for investing in China has never been higher than in 2017 and fears of a slowdown have largely receded from the public discourse. But have investors taken their eye off the region just when it matters most?
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PA ANALYSIS: Credit’s time in the sun is over
Leading bond investors issued separate warnings on Friday that the dual tailwinds credit investors have enjoyed in recent years are about to die down.
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Vanguard launches fresh attack in price war
Vanguard has launched a new offensive against competitors in the ongoing fund price war with the introduction of its first actively-managed bond fund in the UK.
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Axa’s Iggo: ‘Rock solid’ credit market could crumble
Although investors are behaving like the credit market is “rock solid” Axa Investment Managers’ Chris Iggo cautions they might be more fragile than they appear.
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Hermes’ Lundie: High yield investors in for a nasty surprise
The benign conditions that prompted investors to overlook investment grade fixed income in favour of high yield could soon come to an end according to Hermes’ credit specialist, Fraser Lundie.
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Hermes finds correlation between ESG and credit spreads
New research from Hermes Investment Management shows a correlation between companies with high ESG scores and low credit default swap spreads.
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JP Morgan: There is still opportunity in credit
After a recent survey found more than 80% of investors believed corporate bonds were overvalued, a JP Morgan portfolio manager has argued the case for keeping money in the asset class.
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Wells Fargo AM launches US IG credit fund
Wells Fargo Asset Management has launched a USD Investment Grade Credit portfolio, a sub-fund of its Worldwide Luxembourg Ucits fund.
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Global growth will keep trending lower – Macquarie AM
Investors have not seen the end of the lower for longer trade, according to Macquarie Asset Management head of research Dean Stewart, so selecting bonds and equities will require an even more cautious approach.