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Today, Not All is Equal
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We are seeing the highest margin of superiority on record, with a significant gap between our highest and lowest ranking sectors, exceeding levels seen in the Chinese growth scare in early 2016 and the financial crisis of 2008. James Foot, Head of Capital Markets & Asset Allocation, EMEA, discusses the unique nature of the market landscape, as well as some of the sensible actions that we believe can empower investor success.
Behavioral Finance
Creativity, economics and life with Russ Roberts
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For many, economics is viewed only through the lens of numbers. But what can economics teach us about planning and making life decisions?
Russ Roberts joins the podcast to discuss the intersection of economics and life. From embracing uncertainty to evaluating financial tradeoffs, Russ will help broaden your perspective and apply economic principles to your clients’ daily lives.
Behavioral Finance
How Can Investors Make Better Decisions Under Stress?
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Market dips and dives can feel like punches at times, and all investors need to balance emotions like fear and regret with decision-making. Hear insights on what investors can do for themselves to avoid decision pitfalls.
Fixed Income Insights
ESG in Fixed Income: Progress Over Perfection
Fixed income investors have been slower to adopt environmental, social and governance factors, but change is afoot. Barings’ experts explain how fixed income managers can—and are—driving tangible change among corporate debt issuers—and why investors need to pay attention.
Fixed Income Insights
Beyond the Index - Private Credit: The Turn of the Cycle
Co-Heads of Global Private Finance, Ian Fowler and Adam Wheeler describe the evolving conditions in the North American and European private credit markets and where opportunities may arise in the months and years ahead.
Fixed Income Insights
EM Debt: Downturns, Defaults & Diamonds in the Rough
Barings’ Omotunde Lawal and Cem Karacadag explain how COVID-19 is impacting the economies of emerging markets, and how lower oil prices and loose monetary policies may influence the future default picture.
Fixed Income Insights
Beyond the Index – A Traders’ View on How Fixed Income Markets are Operating
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Dr. Christopher Smart hosts a conversation with Barings’ senior traders, Steve DiVittorio and Rishi Kapur on the mechanics of how fixed income markets are functioning in the current crisis, how that compares to past periods of extreme volatility, and what opportunities may result.
Fixed Income Insights
Beyond the Index – EM Debt: When Prices Decouple from Fundamentals
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Dr. Ricardo Adrogué discusses how the global pandemic has impacted emerging markets, including implications for sovereign and corporate debt markets, as well as interest rates and currencies.
Fixed Income Insights
High Yield: Navigating COVID-19
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Barings’ Martin Horne puts the recent volatility in high yield markets into context and describes how the Barings team is both managing risks and finding value opportunities through the crisis.
Fixed Income Insights
Private Credit: Why Last Cycle's Playbook Won't Work This Time
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Barings’ Jon Bock discusses the recent Insights paper he authored, which describes the mistakes that investors continue to make when allocating to private credit—and, importantly, how to avoid them.