Investment team updates – bullet points 07 August

Find the latest key market updates regarding the following asset classes: Fixed income, European equities, US equities, Japanese equities, Global equities, Multi-asset.
In Credit – Weekly Snapshot – July 2020

Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
Shipping: A social industry making environmental strides

Transport assets remind us that, within ESG investing, ‘S’ can be just as important as ‘E’ and ‘G’, and focussing on the environment and governance at the expense of social aspects can be detrimental
Responsible Investment Quarterly – Q1 2020

View the Q1 2020 edition of the Responsible Investment team’s Quarterly Report.
Good as gold.

Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
Investment team updates – bullet points 19 June

Find the latest key market updates, regarding the following asset classes: Fixed income, European equities, US equities, Japanese equities, Global equities, Multi-asset.
Dismal data and downgrades continue

Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
Coronavirus sparks a social shift in the bond market

The coronavirus is a social issue that has brought unprecedented disruption to societies and is impacting the wellbeing of the world’s population. Capital markets are responding to this challenge with more than $9 billion of social bonds issued in the past three weeks, all from supranational entities. However, more can be done, and this presents a great opportunity for governments to follow suit.
Oil prices down, credit downgrades up.

Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
Coronavirus: research, research, research…

At Columbia Threadneedle Investments, our team of 180 analysts and research associates is dedicated to original, independent research. Working collaboratively across all major asset classes our teams utilize big data and analytics, such as machine learning and augmented intelligence, to turn information into forward-looking insights that add real value to investment decisions, enabling consistent and replicable outcomes for our clients.