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.

Redefining the role of fixed income, investment strategy and the asset owners

This session explores the nature and cThis session features asset owners on fiscal dominance taking over from monetary policy, inflation pressures, valuations in developed bond markets, emerging market bonds, credit spreads, the lack of defensiveness in fixed income and their portfolio allocation today.haracteristics of the asset lending market, the capabilities required to access it, and current opportunity areas.

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.

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.