Notes from the Investment Floor: Staying positive on US high yield

Charlie Spelina, Credit Analyst, discusses the performance of US high yield this year, why he sees room for further growth and what themes that may play out in H2.

Rhys Petheram, Head of Environmental Solutions, discusses the primary considerations in applying an ESG thematic approach to fixed income.

Please join Dr Ian Heslop and Dr Amadeo Alentorn, co-heads of systematic equities, as they review how their strategies performed in Q2.

Edward Bonham Carter, director of stewardship and corporate responsibility, Ashish Ray, head of governance & sustainability, and Andrew Mortimer, governance & sustainability analyst, shine a light on how we effect behavioural change in companies for the benefit of our investors and the wider world.

Dan Nickols says the UK economy is on track to reach pre-pandemic levels, with a pick-up in M&A activity and increased IPO issuance supporting a boost to sentiment.

The Federal Reserve’s hawkish shift at the June meeting took markets by surprise. Is tighter policy a headwind for emerging markets?

Ned Naylor-Leyland discusses disruptive changes to the gold market, and Alejandro di Bernardo explains why EMD will remain attractive even if Treasury yields rise.

Alejandro Arevalo, Head of EMD, Reza Karim, Fund Manager, and Matthew Morgan, Investment Director, explain why they’re confident about the outlook for EMD and where they’re currently finding the best opportunities.

Is the Fed paddling back on its promise to tolerate higher average inflation with its hawkish stance or creating room to act if inflation proves to be sticky?

What is our philosophy behind engaging companies? Participating in our Sustainable Investing Academy series, Edward Bonham Carter, Ashish Ray and Andrew Mortimer explain our approach to governance that takes into account the interests of competing stakeholders and how it’s an evolving and continuous process. We are pleased to share the full-length video recording of the event below.

At a time when the imperative for sustainable investing been higher, Freddie Woolfe explains what fundamental sustainability analysis really entails.

Hilary Blandy discusses the trend towards structurally lower default rates and the possible implications this could have for credit spread ranges in future.