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Investment Grade Credit

KEY FEATURES

  1. Exposure to investment-grade corporate bonds with short maturities with lower sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations
  2. Diversification from other fixed-income asset classes, such as high-yield bonds and asset-backed securities (ABS), to enhance sources of performance
  3. An active and responsible approach incorporating non-financial criteria into our securities selection

 

OUR STRENGTHS

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    In-House Credit Research

    Our in-house credit research team covers the full range of corporate bond ratings systems and operates across the various geographical regions.

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    Conviction-based Management

    Our conviction-led approach draws on three crucial performance drivers: directional exposure to the credit market, securities selection and diversification assets.

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    Experienced Team

    Our management team has recognized expertise on the credit market, with over 20 years’ average experience in this area.

Our investment team

  • Emmanuel Schatz

    Emmanuel Schatz

    Leader expert Credit & ABS
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Further reading

Reading time : 15 min.
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The covered bond asset class: an attractive investment compared to other high-quality liquid assets
Covered bonds are an essential financing instrument for banks in the euro area. ECB monetary tightening affects the covered bond market directly with the unwinding of CBPP3  holdings and indirectly with the TLTRO  repayment (freeing covered bond collateral). Mortgage loans are the main collateral for covered bonds. Housing has been hit by higher rates so that bank lending to households for house purchase shrunk. Covered bond supply should slow reflecting declining lending flows. Covered bond spreads tend to compare favorably to other similarly low-risk asset classes.
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04/26/2024
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Reading time : 15 min.
INSIGHTS MARKETS
Diversification, the Blind Spot of Equity Markets
In 2023, equity markets experienced a significant shift with the outperformance of Growth and Cyclical segments, driven by factors such as resilient economic activity, decreasing inflation, and expanded valuation multiples due to the surge in sentiment around generative AI.
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04/17/2024
Reading time : 15 min.
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