Some suggest that the cause for the disarray in the credit market was the borrowing of the developed countries. It was also suggested that executives need to reposition its executive's market portfolio to address the crises at hand. Also discussed are the other sectors affected by the crises....
Learn what investors may see in the coming year in our 2025 outlook for the corporate bond market.
by Morningstar. SI funds have explicitly stated in their prospectus and regulatory filings that they either incorporate ESG factors into the investment process or have a thematic focus on the environment, gender diversity, low carbon, renewable energy, water or community development. For equity, it...
because holders of these RMB deposits have few opportunities to improve their returns. RMB money-market rates are below 2%, and Chinese equity markets are volatile. But China’s favorable policy and inflation outlooks may lead, in our view, to some of these funds being channeled...
The subdued outlook for many public assets will push investors to continue exploring private opportunities, where barriers to entry are higher and more targeted themes can be explored. Secondary funds and direct transactions offer a compelling opportunity to shape and build exposure to private investment...
by Morningstar. SI funds have explicitly stated in their prospectus and regulatory filings that they either incorporate ESG factors into the investment process or have a thematic focus on the environment, gender diversity, low carbon, renewable energy, water or community development. For equity, it...
Fixed income securities also carry inflation risk, liquidity risk, call risk, and credit and default risks for both issuers and counterparties. Unlike individual bonds, most bond funds do not have a maturity date, so holding them until maturity to avoid losses caused by price volatility is not ...
8 This has also helped ETFs gain market share from mutual funds since the expense ratio for active equity and bond ETFs in 2023 has been on average 22 and 11 basis points lower than actively managed equity and bond mutual funds, respectively.9 Other features of investing in ETFs such as ...
promote innovation and improve returns. As consultants and clients begin to demand greater gender and cognitive diversity, it will become an increasingly important factor in how hedge funds build their portfolio teams. Albourne Partners, for example, has started an D&I initiative. In 2020 and beyond...
provide incentives for healthy developers to increase investment and to consolidate the industry. This is a tall order, but liquidity has returned to offshore USD bond markets within a short period of time on the back of a slew of policy support from liquidity injections, debt issuance and revi...