Investment Strategy

Asset Classes

Central bank policy unwind will be unpredictable but will also throw up opportunities

What happens during the unwinding of central bank policy is uncertain but presents a good opportunity for fixed income investors with a global perspective as countries move away from synchronised rates in potentially uneven fashion.

Matthew SmithApril 1, 2021

ESG

YFYS performance test: Implications for ESG

Strategies that have a lower alignment to the performance test benchmarks could become high risk for trustees as they could lead to failure of the test, over certain periods, despite longer-term outperformance, Mercer's Barlow points out.

Emily BarlowMarch 31, 2021

Investment Strategy

Capital influx an opportunity for emerging market economies and investors

'The tide here is very, very high', Lazard Asset Management's Arif Joshi describes the influx of capital into emerging markets seeking yield in 2021.

Jessica SierMarch 31, 2021

Investment Strategy

Chinese fixed income: Know what you’re getting into

'So few foreigners speak, read or write Mandarin fluently, so by definition all the information you’re getting is second-hand,' Aberdeen Standard's Donald Amstad says when it comes to assessing Chinese bonds.

Jessica SierMarch 31, 2021

Geopolitics

Funds hooked on equity and bonds need sophistication in alternatives: Mercer’s Nuzum

The senior investment leader describes the governance challenges as “huge” for funds moving into alternative asset classes because of the complexity and also because of the gap between the best and worst performing general partners and investment managers.

Matthew SmithMarch 10, 2021

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Investment Strategy

Asset Classes

Central bank policy unwind will be unpredictable but will also throw up opportunities

ESG

YFYS performance test: Implications for ESG

Investment Strategy

Chinese fixed income: Know what you’re getting into

Geopolitics

Funds hooked on equity and bonds need sophistication in alternatives: Mercer’s Nuzum

Asset Classes

Consultants cheer on funds looking offshore for real estate

Asset Classes

Blackstone remains ‘high conviction’ on travel and entertainment assets

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