Fixed income markets

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How unconstrained fixed income strategies are navigating volatile markets

L&G’s Matthew Rees explains how flexible approaches are uncovering opportunities in hyperscaler debt, utilities and other long-term growth sectors

How should the average retail investor think about reintroducing fixed income into a typically equity-heavy personal portfolio?

Yield without fear: Navigating credit markets in a high-rate era

With $12 trillion in money markets, fixed income is vital. Discover bond selection, market opportunities, high-yield bond risks, and strategies for resilient portfolios amid unpredictable interest rat...

Petrol prices in the US have ratcheted higher due to the war on Iran.
INVESTING GLOBALLY & PROFITABLY

Prepare for a turn in the interest rate cycle

Bond investors should be mindful of excessive duration exposure within their portfolios

Kevin Warsh's reassurances that he is committed to the independence of the FOMC need to be balanced against his persistent criticism of the central bank.

What bond investors should know about a Warsh-led Federal Reserve

The new chairman’s preferred inflation gauge is different from the one the US central bank currently uses

China's bond market trades on domestic fundamentals, reinforcing the country's role as a diversification anchor.

Asia’s different economic stories are opening up opportunities in fixed income

The region’s credit markets are weathering the recent geopolitical stress with resilience

Koay Hui Sien, head of iShares fixed-income product strategy, Apac ex-Japan at BlackRock, says investors that hold cash risk losing to inflation.

Cash piles hit record highs, but fixed income offers higher yields: BlackRock

Bonds are not ‘too much risk’ while still yielding 6-8%, says the money manager

Anton Eser notes that despite a more fragile macro backdrop, spreads across both investment-grade and high-yield credit remain tight in public markets.

Credit markets are underpricing inflation, debt risks: Robeco CIO

Against this backdrop, the asset manager favours shorter-duration exposures and higher-quality credit

Commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralised loan obligations account for around 75% of all securitised credit outstanding.

Why securitised credit is gaining relevance

Cash flows from securitised credit are generated by the underlying assets that back them, tying performance to asset-level fundamentals

Much like the equity market prior to EQDP, the SGD fixed income market has remained in a state of relatively low liquidity and insufficient supply issuance.
INSIGHTS FROM CFA SOCIETY SINGAPORE

Revitalising Singapore’s bond market

A vibrant bond market is essential to match the liabilities of insurance and pension funds, as well as to finance the growth of local firms

For Jonathan Mondillo, global head of fixed income at Aberdeen, geopolitical risks remain a major concern.

Investors buy the dip in bonds as the sovereign-corporate divide widens: Aberdeen executive

Demand for investment-grade bonds still outstrips supply, with deals being regularly oversubscribed, he adds