fixed income

New performance parameters means time for portfolio rethink

New proposed regulations on performance and a unique investment environment have led Christian Super’s CIO, Mark Rider, to reassess risk in the fund’s portfolio.

Stewart HawkinsJune 21, 2021

Disappointed with fixed income performance? Scientific investing may help

But, while active management can generate sustainable excess returns, it requires skill and fixed income securities are more complex than equities as they’re not as transparent nor as liquid.

Jessica SierMay 4, 2021

Guided by nuance: The case for alternative risk premia

Investors pursuing alternative risk premia strategies in light of structural changes in fixed income and equity correlations should consider nuances in the characteristics of these investments even if they mirror historical correlations, experts have said.

Jessica SierApril 30, 2021

Fixed Income

Economic thinking is changing, so is the bond market

There’s a definite move towards rebuilding and steering economies in a new direction, rather than just managing through a crisis, fixed income experts have highlighted at this year's Fixed Income & Credit Forum.

Jessica SierApril 5, 2021

Fixed Income

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

Asset Classes

Sunsuper: Fixed income to look different, post pandemic

Traditional fixed income sleeves will take an entirely different shape in the post-pandemic era, with the allocation of negative bond yields and cash investments hard to justify in portfolios according to Sunsuper head of asset allocation Andrew Fisher.

Tahn SharpeDecember 2, 2020

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CIO profiles

New performance parameters means time for portfolio rethink

Fixed Income

Disappointed with fixed income performance? Scientific investing may help

Alternatives

Guided by nuance: The case for alternative risk premia

Fixed Income

Economic thinking is changing, so is the bond market

Fixed Income

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

Asset Classes

Sunsuper: Fixed income to look different, post pandemic

Fixed Income

Post pandemic economy could be more challenging than markets expect

Private Equity

Investors backing PE credit push in desperate yield hunt: Mehmet