ESG Quarterly Update – April 2022
TwentyFour Partner and Portfolio Manager, Graeme Anderson, provides an update on the firm's ESG activities in Q1 2022.
Insights Topic
Fixed Income
Taking stock of recent bond moves
So far, most fixed income asset classes have experienced a tumultuous 2022. With high yield markets bucking the trend in recent weeks, George Curtis takes a closer look at the drivers of the sector’s recent strength and its current opportunity set.
Rationality will win out for AT1s in the real world
Despite the ECB's recent review bringing some previously debated points surrounding AT1s to the forefront, we believe any changes would create undesired, real-world consequences if implemented.
Investors face conundrum on government bond allocations
We think a base case that central banks will follow a more measured monetary policy path than markets are currently pricing in is reasonable given the current backdrop.
Rising HY defaults more than priced in
Default rate estimations depend on how you define defaults and what index you use, but there is no doubt we are at record lows in European high yield at the moment.
Yields soften blow of Powell’s hard words
Powell’s hard line may have surprised investors, particularly in light of recent market volatility and increasing geopolitical risk in Eastern Europe, but the Fed’s fear of prolonged higher inflation looks to be trumping those concerns.
Investment Grade Quarterly Update – January 2022
TwentyFour Partner and Portfolio Manager, Gordon Shannon, discusses how the investment grade strategy has performed in Q4 2021 and provides his outlook for the new year.
Multi-Sector Bond Quarterly Update – January 2022
A member of the Multi-Sector Bond team discusses market conditions in Q4 2021 and provides her outlook for the new year.
Asset-Backed Securities Quarterly Update – January 2022
TwentyFour Partner and Portfolio Manager, Douglas Charleston, explains how ABS markets have performed in Q4 2021 and provides his outlook for the new year.
Comprehending the latest Treasury spike
Given the swiftness of the Fed’s pivot we think risks are tilted towards the central bank doing more and not less. We wouldn’t even rule out a 50bp rate hike at some point.
UK banks pass the solvency test
As bondholders, we are comforted by all the banks passing such a severe test.
This is as good as it gets for linkers
Against a backdrop of 4.20% year-on-year UK consumer price inflation (CPI), if you got your timing right, linkers (inflation-linked UK government bonds) will certainly have outperformed conventional Gilts by some margin.