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Volatility continues to rise in equity markets with last week seeing the gloss coming off tech stocks once more.
Education (advanced)
Credit ratings are an indication of perceived risk. Each year S&P Global Ratings releases a global report that shows defaults as well as rating movements (upgrades and downgrades).
Education (basics)
We explore some basic features of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities and outline what makes them different to vanilla corporate bonds.
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September saw some volatility return to equity markets, while bond market volatility ended the month at a record low.
Education (basics)
Floating rate notes, usually preferred when interest rates are rising, we look at why we are comfortable with them in a low rate environment.
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The strangeness of markets continued in August with US equity markets hitting all-time highs despite virus cases in the US climbing.
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New issues have been an important source of diversification and returns, particularly since the COVID pandemic has introduced such uncertainty to company outlooks.
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Our sample bond portfolios are designed to offer an optimal mix of diversification, whilst still providing the best balance between risk and return.
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The huge amount of uncertainty around future cashflows of businesses across all sectors has meant that conservatism from managers is the order of the day.
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Following on from our assessment a month ago about the likely path of a post COVID-19 recovery, we update the recent macro data and look at bond market options.