Key Themes for 2024
Towards the start of each calendar year banks and investment managers like to publish their predictions for the year-ahead.
Market Insights
The Three Levers in Fixed Income: Duration, Credit and Pure Relative Value
Within Fixed income, there are two well-known levers, duration and credit. In addition, there is also a lesser known third lever, Pure Relative Value investing. This third lever provides compelling diversification benefits when blended with duration and credit.
ESG in 10 Podcast – Why Europe is the region leading Sovereign Green Bond issuance, with Ardea
In this episode of ESG in 10, Charlotte O’Meara is joined by Gillian Jago, Senior Trader at Ardea Investment Management, to explore the dominance of Europe in sovereign green bond issuance amid a global slowdown.
Europe leads the way in sovereign green bond issuance
Europe continues to dominate in the green bond space in 2023, with most green bonds issued either by a European name or denominated in EUR.
Market Musings: The Tipping Point?
March was eventful in markets. The collapse of SVB, forced merger between Credit Suisse and UBS and pressure on other banks was a major shock for investors.
Market Musings: Stretched to Breaking Point
An already tough year for markets has worsened over the last month. In this latest Market Musings, Ardea IM discuss recent market trends, the UK sell-off, and their outlook for inflation.
5 Key Questions on Duration
This article offers some frameworks for thinking about duration in the context of current market dynamics and a multi-asset portfolio.
A Primer on Interest Rate Markets and Relative Value – Part 3: Swaps
In this third note in a series of primers, we outline key introductory concepts in swap markets with a focus on relative value (RV) investing.
How are fixed income strategies impacted by the market environment?
In this note, Ardea IM takes a closer look at the risk and performance of major types of fixed income strategies across varying market environments.
Monthly Market Musings: Slowing growth and the elusive inflation peak
Ardea IM discuss the slowing global economy and outlook for bonds as volatility remains elevated.