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Monthly Commentary – June 2022 Climate Bond
Negative sentiment was persistent during June. Spreads on EUR investment grade (IG) corporates widened by a further 56 bps during the month – bringing total widening to 120 bps since the beginning of the year, with EUR IG spreads now sitting close to 220 bps.
Monthly Commentary – June 2022 EUR
June was a very weak month for risk assets, concluding a weak first half of the year. To put this into context, from a total return perspective, subordinated debt had one of its worst months in the last decade. High CPI numbers and hawkish statements from central banks have …
Monthly Commentary – June 2022 USD
June was a very weak month for risk assets, concluding a weak first half of the year. To put this into context, from a total return perspective, subordinated debt had one of its worst months in the last decade. High CPI numbers and hawkish statements from central banks have …
Monthly Commentary – May 2022 Climate Bond
Monthly review and performance Market sentiment remained weak in May, as spreads on EUR investment grade (IG) widened by slightly over 10 bps on the month to above 160 bps, as a result of macro concerns. Inflation prints continue to surprise to the ups …
Monthly Commentary – May 2022 EUR
May was volatile, although sentiment started turning slightly more positive at the end of the month. Spreads on subordinated debt of financials remain extremely wide. A number of our holdings have spreads well above 450 bps. Concerns regarding inflatio …
Monthly Commentary – May 2022 GBP
May was volatile, although sentiment started turning slightly more positive at the end of the month. Spreads on subordinated debt of financials remain extremely wide. A number of our holdings have spreads well above 450 bps. Concerns regarding inflatio …
Monthly Commentary – May 2022 USD
May was volatile, although sentiment started turning slightly more positive at the end of the month. Spreads on subordinated debt of financials remain extremely wide. A number of our holdings have spreads well above 450 bps. Concerns regarding inflatio …
2022 Alpha Manager of the year
We are pleased to share the news that Anthony Smouha, was awarded ‘Best Alpha Manager of the Year 2022’ at the FE fundinfo Alpha Manager of the Year Awards for the GAM Star Credit Opportunities Fund, not just for the bond fund category, (which he won also! ) but manager of the year across all categories.
Monthly Commentary – April 2022 EUR
As has been the case for most of this year, April was a weak month. Spreads on subordinated debt of financials widened significantly. This was partially due to concerns on inflation, which could lead central banks to tighten more aggressively than anti …
Monthly Commentary – April 2022 Climate Bond
Monthly review and performance Market sentiment deteriorated in April, with EUR investment grade (IG) spreads widening by more than 20 bps on the month to around 150 bps. Weak sentiment was driven by both macro headwinds, ongoing geopolitical tensions …
Monthly Commentary – April 2022 GBP
As has been the case for most of this year, April was a weak month. Spreads on subordinated debt of financials widened significantly. This was partially due to concerns on inflation, which could lead central banks to tighten more aggressively than anti …
Monthly Commentary – April 2022 USD
As has been the case for most of this year, April was a weak month. Spreads on subordinated debt of financials widened significantly. This was partially due to concerns on inflation, which could lead central banks to tighten more aggressively than anti …
Monthly Commentary – March 2022 USD
March was a more constructive month, despite the weakness during the first two weeks. Spreads tightened slightly during the month. We came to the end of Q4 results, and all of our issuers demonstrated their strength from a credit standpoint. As we said …
Performance – Q1 2022 EUR
There was a lot of volatility and market weakness during the 1st quarter of 2022. The risk-off environment was first of all related to the volatility in interest rates due to more persistent and stronger inflation numbers, which have led Central Banks …
Outlook – Q1 2022 EUR
There are number of concerns regarding inflation, Central Banks, quantitative tightening and geopolitical risks, notably the War in Ukraine. Despite that, we feel spreads on subordinated of financials are extremely attractive at close to 400 bps. Moreo …
Positioning – Q1 2022 EUR
The fund invests predominantly in investment grade issuers, but we are prepared to go down a company’s capital structure to find the best combination of yield, value and capital preservation. One feature of the fund is the substantial holding in financ …
Performance – Q1 2022 GBP
There was a lot of volatility and market weakness during the 1st quarter of 2022. The risk-off environment was first of all related to the volatility in interest rates due to more persistent and stronger inflation numbers, which have led Central Banks …
Positioning – Q1 2022 GBP
The fund invests predominantly in investment grade issuers; however, we are prepared to go down a company’s capital structure to find the best combination of yield, value and capital preservation. One feature of the fund is the substantial holding in f …
Outlook – Q1 2022 GBP
There are number of concerns regarding inflation, Central Banks, quantitative tightening and geopolitical risks, notably the War in Ukraine. Despite that, we feel spreads on subordinated of financials are extremely attractive at more than 400 bps. More …
Performance – Q1 2022 USD
There was a lot of volatility and market weakness during the 1st quarter of 2022. The risk-off environment was first of all related to the volatility in interest rates due to more persistent and stronger inflation numbers, which have led Central Banks …