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Balancing Act: how will growth and inflation risks impact asset classes in the months ahead?
Is it possible to rein in inflation without choking economic growth? Which asset classes are most at risk and where can investors find opportunities? Janus Henderson’s Global Heads of Equities and Fixed Income explore portfolio strategy considerations to help identify actionable investment views for the remainder of the year.
Portfolio Construction Insights
Ukraine Investment Considerations: Time in the Market Beats Market-Timing
In this new era, our Portfolio Construction and Strategy Team thinks it's more important than ever to focus on an investor's individual goals rather than attempt to find a one-size-fits-all solution.
Fixed Income Insights
CLOs: An Attractive Floating-rate Option in a Rising Rate Environment
Curated content for RIAs.
In a rising rate environment, fixed income investors need a floating rate option. CLOs may provide the flexibility investors need to respond and benefit from potential rate hikes.
Leveraging Technology & Data
Accelerating the WealthTech Transformation
An Envestnet report illuminating opportunities ahead. 5 key themes for 2021 and beyond.
Fixed Income Insights
Webcast: Navigating A New Rates Regime
The stimulus actions employed by central banks since the start of the pandemic have dramatically altered the fixed income landscape. Are rates stuck near zero for the foreseeable future, or will inflation and a growing debt mountain force a change?
Fixed Income Insights
Positioning for Higher Yields
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With higher government bond yields looking increasingly likely, Head of U.S. Fixed Income Greg Wilensky explains why investors should consider how much interest rate risk they have in their portfolios, and make sure it is appropriate for their needs.
Fixed Income Insights
The Shape of Credit
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In this Q&A, Portfolio Managers Jason England, Nick Maroutsos and Dan Siluk discuss the factors shaping credit markets, from central bank support to potential resilience from financials.
Key Takeaways
- Corporate earnings and cash flows are under strain, but while defaults are likely to increase, they should continue to be largely contained to sub-investment-grade issuers.
- Massive and proactive central bank support measures have injected confidence into markets, but this does not preclude sporadic bouts of future volatility and warrants a selective approach.
- We believe more resilient opportunities are likely to be found in higher-quality, shorter-dated investment-grade issues and continue to favor financial sector bonds and corporates with defensive attributes.