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Asset-backed securitisation is a funding technique that allows the pooling of a large number of loans into a single financing vehicle, which then issues a number of different tranches of debt with varying seniority.
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IABs offer protection against inflationary pressures, making them a crucial allocation during times of high inflation, but also offering many other benefits too. Here we discuss how they work and why they’re considered a core portfolio holding.
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Diversifying fixed income portfolios across different categories such as companies, industries, and countries helps reduce specific risks. Diversification not only lowers risk, but also enhances long-term portfolio performance, drawing on the theory introduced by Nobel laureate Harry Markowitz. A well-diversified bond portfolio can lead to smoother volatility, improved returns, and reduced risk in uncertain economic and market conditions.
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Asset-backed securitisation is a funding technique that allows the pooling of a large number of loans into a single financing vehicle, which then issues a number of different tranches of debt with varying seniority.
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IABs offer protection against inflationary pressures, making them a crucial allocation during times of high inflation, but also offering many other benefits too. Here we discuss how they work and why they’re considered a core portfolio holding.
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In this final edition for the Bond basics series we will explain the capital structure – one of the key defining pieces of information about the risk of your bond – and see how it works in practice.
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In bond basics 2, we will go on to explain the basics around a bond itself, what the market looks like and how they work, so that investors new to the asset class can gain familiarity with them whilst considering taking an exposure for the reasons in the first article.
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Commentary on the advantages of having fixed income investments in your portfolio, and how this allows you to not be over exposed by the equity market.
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In Part 2 of this series, we look at other dynamics to consider when constructing a balanced bond portfolio.
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In Part 1 of this series, we look at how best to construct a balanced portfolio through the inclusion of fixed coupon, floating rate notes and inflation linked bonds and the benefits each type of bond offers.