Gareth Simmons
Implications of the global debt explosion
Global debt was at an unprecedented level before Covid-19. With the subsequent policy response injecting liquidity into most parts of the world economy, the debt predicament is set for a worse path. We explore the implications for sovereigns, financials and corporates, particularly from the perspective of credit investors
Pandemic policy measures don’t derail credit preference
Policymakers have taken several steps to prevent the banking sector from becoming an amplifier of the shock caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, instead making it part of the solution. We believe the sector has enough capital and liquidity to ride out the pandemic
UK real estate: weathering the Covid-19 storm
Reflecting the market optimism that was evident prior to the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, investment transaction volumes for Q1 held up remarkably well in relative terms. However, investment activity was almost exclusively confined to the previous year. I
Investment team updates – bullet points 4 September
Find the latest key market updates regarding the following asset classes: Fixed income, European equities, US equities, Japanese equities, Global equities, Multi-asset.
Meanwhile… back in the range
Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
Welcome to a new high yield universe
The prevalence of ‘fallen angels’ has changed the composition of the European HY market. So how might we go about navigating it?
Downgrades, defaults and dispersion: Covid and credit
It is becoming more difficult to find an ‘average’ bond. As economic uncertainty increases, the dispersion widens, creating opportunity for an active manager
Summer slumber soothes markets
Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
Discovering which business models will prosper after the pandemic
Negative, unchanged and positive impacts
