How does board gender diversity affect stock risk?

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Companies with insufficient board gender diversity have higher idiosyncratic risk, so how can portfolio managers go about mitigating this?

Geopolitical risks and FX reserves

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With heightened geopolitical concerns, it’s very much a case of “more is more” for central banks and their FX reserves. That’s why, with interest rates once again running around mid-single digits, fixed income is back in fashion.

Endgame – the benefits of ‘buy and maintain’ credit

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Exploring credit as an option for defined benefit schemes looking to reduce risk and seeking reliable cashflows.

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – August 2024

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Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.

Seizing value in emerging market debt

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Strong growth outlooks are counterbalanced by fiscal headwinds and above-target inflation, requiring a nuanced approach to capture value in emerging market debt.

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – 12 August 2024

No winners in the Thames Water travails

As an arms-length owner of Thames Water could HM Government improve operational performance and deliver benefits to UK taxpayers?

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – 5 August 2024

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – July 2024

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Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – 29 July 2024