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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 …
Performance – Q1 2021 GBP
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 …
Outlook – Q1 2021 EUR
From a credit standpoint, we have seen that financials post strong results given the circumstances. We saw capital and excess capital ratios actually increase during 2020. This means that we have strong visibility of the income on our securities. Moreo …
Outlook – Q1 2021 GBP
From a credit standpoint, we have seen that financials post strong results given the circumstances. We saw capital and excess capital ratios actually increase during 2020. This means that we have strong visibility of the income on our securities. Moreo …
Outlook – Q1 2021 USD
From a credit standpoint, we have seen that financials post strong results given the circumstances. We saw capital and excess capital ratios actually increase during 2020. This means that we have strong visibility of the income on our securities. Moreo …
BBVA in Spotlight for Being EU’s Most Exposed Bank to Turkey
Interview by Alice Gledhill – Bloomberg Spanish lender has the most significant exposure of EU banks – Credit investors shouldn’t be worried: Atlanticomnium analyst – Spanish lender Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA’s shares and bonds were under press …
Monthly Commentary – February 2021 USD
Monthly comment The end of February was all about rising interest rates and the impact on financial markets. This has not been a significant concern for our fund, as it is positioned to have low sensitivity to interest rates, notably through the exposu …
Monthly Commentary – February 2021 GBP
Monthly comment The end of February was all about rising interest rates and the impact on financial markets. This has not been a significant concern for our fund, as it is positioned to have low sensitivity to interest rates, notably through the exposu …
Monthly Commentary – February 2021 EUR
Monthly comment The end of February was all about rising interest rates and the impact on financial markets. This has not been a significant concern for our fund, as it is positioned to have low sensitivity to interest rates, notably through the exposu …
Credit Analyst corner
Anthony Giret – Vodafone’s Vintage Exciting news from Vodafone, a company we like and whose corporate hybrids we own, which has confirmed its intention to IPO its Vantage Towers unit before the end of March. This move should be positive for Vodafone’s …
Spotlight – February 2021
Spotlight: European bank earnings Q4 2020 – The slow path to normalisation While earnings have been under pressure, as expected, bank solvency has exceeded estimates and European Central Bank (ECB) projections, with capital ratios ending the year highe …
Monthly Commentary – January 2021 USD
Monthly comment Financial markets traded sideways in January. Within the subordinated debt market of financials, spreads remained stable above 350 bps. Prior to Covid-19, spreads were slightly around 250 bps. Therefore, we feel that valuations of secur …