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Secured Credit Insight: European loans and ESG
With increasing investor interest in how asset managers manage Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues rightly at the forefront of client focus, the European Secured Loans Team have analysed how ESG ‘compliant’ portfolios might compare with non-ESG portfolios in the European syndicated leveraged loan market.
Global growth: Squint or you’ll miss it.
Nick Watson, a portfolio manager on Janus Henderson’s UK-based Multi-Asset team, argues that amid the gathering gloom around global growth, active managers are presented with a broadly positive environment for risk assets.
The haves and have-nots of US high yield
In this video, Rebecca Young, Portfolio Manager within the Strategic Fixed Income team, explains why there is more than meets the eye in the US high yield market and discusses the teams approach to achieving ‘sensible income’.
Quick view: BoE stuck in the mud
Oliver Blackbourn, a portfolio manager on the UK-based Multi-Asset team, discusses the Bank of England (BoE)’s decision to keep interest rates on hold despite a deteriorating economic backdrop.
“Don’t you, forget about me”
Guy Barnard and Nicolas Scherf, Co-Managers of the Janus Henderson Horizon Pan European Property Equities Fund, highlight that, while newsflow in Europe and the property sector has been mixed over recent months, the fundamentals for the European property equities market remain robust, with increasing value to be found for the active investor.
Asian dividend growth: mostly decoupled from global turbulence
Sat Duhra, Co-Manager of the Janus Henderson Asian Dividend Income Strategy along with Mike Kerley, explains why Asia is leading the way in dividend growth. Sat also identifies the best dividend-paying sectors and discusses the impact of ongoing US-China trade friction on portfolio positioning.
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The importance of being active: why passive exposure in high yield is not enough
The US high yield market’s modest return in August obscured significant divergence of returns within the index. Portfolio Managers Seth Meyer and Brent Olson discuss why this dispersion demonstrates that opportunities exist in high yield, and why they believe active management is key to capitalising on those opportunities. The Bloomberg-Barclays US High Yield Index was
Quick view: UK prorogation fever
Oliver Blackbourn, a portfolio manager on the UK-based Multi-Asset team, discusses the abrupt escalation in hostilities between the UK Parliament and a bellicose PM.
Selling volatility – is the juice still worth the squeeze?
Are investors being sufficiently compensated for taking asymmetric risk? In this article, portfolio manager Aneet Chachra and David Elms, Head of Diversified Alternatives, evaluate changing market conditions for equity volatility in the US and UK.
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Don’t let the trade wars detract from Asia’s structural growth story
Andrew Gillan, Head of Asia ex Japan Equities and Co-Manager of the Asian Growth Strategy, discusses the reasons why investors should be less preoccupied by the machinations of the trade war and instead focus on Asia’s long-term structural growth story, strong fundamentals and the diversification benefits that the region can add to a balanced portfolio.
Inflation risks in a distracted market
The US inflation rate has remained stubbornly low. Still, Ashwin Alankar, Head of Global Asset Allocation, says a combination of factors is helping to set the stage for a potential inflationary shock.
Trade wars, ESG and demographics in China: your questions answered
In this Q&A, May Ling Wee, China equities manager, responds to key concerns for investors in China, including the impact of trade friction, environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as well as demographic issues. She also discusses how this is creating investment opportunities and favoured sectors.