The End of the Road for Petrolheads
We can model all kinds of credit risk as long as there is enough protection in the structure for investors to get comfortable with a degree of residual value risk.
Insights Topic
ESG & Sustainable Investing
ESG is Inflationary
As companies and individuals adopt sustainable practices, we believe the potential exists for inflationary consequences.
Second time lucky?
It is hard to draw any immediate conclusion from this transaction other than Repsol's notable persistence to obtain sustainable financing.
The new mortgage prisoners – the unintended consequences of improving the world
In both instances, the good intentions of the regulator and the authorities are clear… But at the same time both changes have the potential to cause an increasingly undesired side effect.
The Active ESG Dimension
TwentyFour Asset Management’s purpose-built Observatory platform scans the global universe of bonds looking for ESG stars
Building an ESG Observatory
The definitions of what ESG really means are still blurry and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to sustainability. If anything, the growing popularity of these funds has highlighted the differences in the expectations of both individual investors and institutions when it comes to ESG.
Where is the ESG fixed income sweet spot?
Creating a truly sustainable bond fund is no mean feat. Unlike the listed equity universe, where ESG data is more readily available, it is often sorely lacking in the fixed income space. At the same time, the problem for fixed income managers is exacerbated by the complexity of a bond’s structure, consisting of multiple parts which must all be individually assessed.
ESG's tipping point
Fixed income investors are in "pole position to push for change" when it comes to ESG
A Lighter Shade of Green
We have a high opinion of Kensington as a mortgage lender and when we score it for ESG as part of our investment analysis it performs very well even without this latest Green initiative, but we do feel it can stretch further.
Three tips for bond issuers on ESG data
The inexorable growth of sustainable investing during the last decade is likely to continue without interruption given the experience of COVID-19 has only intensified investor and regulatory focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues globally.
Five lessons we've learned from sustainable bond investing
TwentyFour Asset Management launched its first sustainable fund in January 2020 and I would like to share some of the lessons we have learned from our first year of sustainable bond investing.
Is Shunning Coal a Good Policy for Capital Markets?
As long as coal usage is not illegal, a private buyer of any origin will be able to purchase these assets cheaper and run them for as long as possible with no regard for ESG matters.