Portfolio News Euro Credit: Delivering alignment, deepening sustainability
Passive may dominate euro credit allocations, but many investors are now looking for strategies that combine disciplined credit management with meaningful sustainability integration. The Kempen Euro Sustainable Credit Fund reflects that approach.
Blackrock’s latest loss widens rift between private credit yays and nays
New loan failures have reignited debate over the health of private credit. The bankruptcy of Renovo Home Partners last week has drawn warnings about the quality of the underwriting and possible systemic risks. Industry veterans push back, saying media coverage borders on sensationalism.
Chart of the week: apples and pears
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past twelve months, you can’t have missed witnessing one of the strongest gold rallies in recent decades. The number of parroted stories about gold has exploded, often relying on the same comparison. Yet it’s exactly that comparison which shows that not everyone sees the golden bull in the right perspective.
Morningstar: Colchester Global Investors vs MFS Asset Management
Top rated firms come in all shapes and sizes. Colchester Global Investors and MFS Asset Management have different specialties and histories. Both stand out for their commitment to putting investors’ interests first. This earns them both a Morningstar Parent Pillar rating of High.
Capital Group | Five forces that could stimulate the US economy
The US economy has demonstrated surprising resilience in the six months since President Trump unveiled a long list of tariffs against virtually every trading partner.
Monetary Policy Under Water: The ECB’s Climate Conundrum
What do inflation, sovereign spreads and climate disasters have in common? Increasingly, everything.
BLI reshuffles fund management leadership, Wagner remains CIO
This week’s people moves feature appointments at Banque de Luxembourg Investments (BLI), FE fundinfo, Swissquote, UBP, Baillie Gifford, Mapfre, Robeco, and SFO Alliance.
‘Don’t underestimate the homework in private investments’
As institutional investors worldwide increase their exposure to private markets, a trio of Belgian institutions offered a timely reminder that success in the asset class depends as much on discipline as on opportunity.
Schroders : Being active, but playing it safe
Schroders : Being active, but playing it safe
Waste as the price of innovation
There’s an ongoing debate about whether artificial intelligence is in a bubble. The more important question is whether that’s necessarily a bad thing.