Low yields increase the equity beta of credit investments
With yield chasing capital flooding back into credit markets and pushing up bond prices, the behaviour of corporate bonds is changing.
China risk goes beyond trade wars
The China economic slowdown story had been building behind the scenes long before markets decided to focus on trade hostilities with the US.
The early movers are leaving the credit party
During the early stages of the reach for yield process, credit market exposure was the wise choice. Now that we’re closer to the end, it’s more questionable.
Just how defensive is your portfolio really?
In this Livewire Exclusive video, Gopi Karunakaran urges investors to question just how defensive their portfolios really are.
Just a taste of the volatility to come
This Livewire exclusive discusses the global shift in central bank policy as a key driver of recent volatility and what to expect moving forward.
Markets wake up to China risk
We’ve been noticing early warning indicators of China risk flaring up and those risks have now become real.