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Veolia, the largest provider of environmental services globally, has finally reached an agreement to acquire Suez, its main competitor. This is a transformative deal that will allow Veolia to strengthen its presence across key activities spanning from …
Monthly Commentary – May 2021 EUR
May was a stable month for the securities held within our portfolio. At the beginning of the month, concerns about inflation created volatility across financial markets. However, those concerns eased following comments from central bankers. In our view …
Monthly Commentary – April 2021 USD
April was a positive month for financial markets. Increases in US interest rates paused although we did see moves higher in gilts and European rates. Our securities continued to show their resilience to those moves and once again demonstrated their low …
Monthly Commentary – April 2021 GBP
April was a positive month for financial markets. Increases in US interest rates paused although we did see moves higher in gilts and European rates. Our securities continued to show their resilience to those moves and once again demonstrated their low …
Monthly Commentary – April 2021 EUR
April was a positive month for financial markets. Increases in US interest rates paused although we did see moves higher in gilts and European rates. Our securities continued to show their resilience to those moves and once again demonstrated their low …
GAM Star Credit Opportunities USD has been awarded a Refinitiv Lipper Award 2021
Several GAM funds recognised in the 2021 Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards for Switzerlandm UK, Austria, Europe, France and the Nordics. The GAM Star Credit Opportunities USD was awarded for outstanding fund performance over 5 years.
Spotlight – April 2021
Improving macro picture provides boost to bank earnings European banks have started the year on a strong footing, releasing earnings that on average handsomely beat analysts’ expectations. Strong earnings were driven by improving macroeconomic scenario …
Credit Analyst corner
Yi Qian – A small German bank recovering from the last financial crisis now becomes an interesting investment case IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG is a small German bank. It was the first German bank to have been negatively impacted by the sub-prime cris …
Quarterly Commentary – Q1 2021 GBP
MARKET ENVIRONMENT Interest rates rose significantly during Q1 2021. This was not a major concern for our fund, as it is positioned to have low sensitivity to interest rates, notably through the exposure to fixed-to-floaters and floating-rate notes. Mo …
Quarterly Commentary – Q1 2021 EUR
MARKET ENVIRONMENT Interest rates rose significantly during Q1 2021. This was not a major concern for our fund, as it is positioned to have low sensitivity to interest rates, notably through the exposure to fixed-to-floaters and floating-rate notes. Mo …
Quarterly Commentary – Q1 2021 USD
MARKET ENVIRONMENT Interest rates rose significantly during Q1 2021. This was not a major concern for our fund, as it is positioned to have low sensitivity to interest rates, notably through the exposure to fixed-to-floaters and floating-rate notes. Mo …
Monthly Commentary – March 2021 USD
Interest rates continued to rise in March, prompting concern from many fixed income investors. Our securities once again demonstrated their resilience to rising rates. Our exposure to fixed-to-floaters and floaters ensure that the fund has low sensitiv …
Monthly Commentary – March 2021 GBP
Interest rates continued to rise in March, prompting concern from many fixed income investors. Our securities once again demonstrated their resilience to rising rates. Our exposure to fixed-to-floaters and floaters ensure that the fund has low sensitiv …
Monthly Commentary – March 2021 EUR
Interest rates continued to rise in March, prompting concern from many fixed income investors. Our securities once again demonstrated their resilience to rising rates. Our exposure to fixed-to-floaters and floaters ensure that the fund has low s …
Spotlight – March 2021
SFDR and ESG as part of our strategy Our environmental, social and governance (ESG) journey continues to evolve and the application with the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) to align the fund with Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Article 8 …
Positioning – Q1 2021 USD
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 2021 USD
The fund increased by 0.8% over the quarter (USD Inst), versus the Barclays USD Aggregate Corporate Total Return Index, which decreased by 4.6%. Performance of the fund for the period There are two important sources of return for the fund. The first, w …
Positioning – Q1 2021 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 2021 EUR
The fund’s net asset value (NAV) increased by 1.2% over the quarter (EUR Inst), versus the Barclays EUR Aggregate Corporate Total Return Index, which decreased by 0.7%. Performance of the fund for the period There are two important sources of return fo …
Positioning – Q1 2021 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 …