Viewpoints

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Fixed Income

EMD: Further Room to Run?

Emerging markets debt rallied strongly in the second quarter—and while risks remain ever-present, the asset class may benefit from continued monetary stimulus and the potential for a sharper economic bounce-back in the second half of the year.

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Fixed Income

High Yield: The Power of Flexibility in Volatile Times

The journey back to normalcy will likely be punctuated with stops and starts. But opportunities will emerge—and being in a position to capture the upside is key.

Insights - 5 min read

Alternatives

2020 Views from the LPAC

Over our 25+ years of investing across private markets, Barings has held hundreds of Limited Partner Advisory Committee (LPAC) seats. From this vantage point, we offer the following insights on the issues and actions currently under debate between LPs and their GPs.

Insights - 8 min read

Fixed Income

CLOs: Looking Down the Road to Recovery

CLOs rallied in the second quarter as liquidity returned and supply/demand dynamics began to normalize. While opportunities have emerged—particularly in high-rated tranches and new issue BBs—active management is key.

Short View - 2 min read

Fixed Income

Investment Grade Credit: Whatever It Takes

After the historic rollercoaster ride IG credit took in the first quarter, U.S. policymakers seem to have won the day, at least for now—with their own version of the phrase made famous by former ECB President Mario Draghi: Whatever it takes.

Short View - 2 min read

Alternatives

European Real Estate: Where the Opportunities are Today

Barings Real Estate’s Valeria Falcone describes how COVID-19 has changed the competitive dynamics across European property markets, and highlights where the team is finding and creating value today.

Podcast - 30 min listen

Alternatives

Real Estate: The Critical Role of Asset Management in a Crisis

Asset management is vital to long-term value creation in real estate debt and equity markets—particularly when it comes to navigating crises like COVID-19.

Insights - 7 min read

Fixed Income

ESG: The Intent Beyond the Income

ESG is playing an increasingly meaningful role in fixed income investing. At Barings, we formally integrate ESG across our corporate credit asset classes—but the way we apply our analysis is necessarily different due to the nuances of each market.

Insights - 12 min read

Fixed Income

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.

Podcast - 40 min listen

Fixed Income

The EM Default Picture: More Nuanced Than Headlines Imply

The coronavirus pandemic is creating short-term and long-term challenges for emerging markets (EMs). But not all sovereign and corporate issuers can be painted with the same broad brush, and placing too much weight on overly dire forecasts may result in missed opportunities.

Insights - 7 min read

Fixed Income

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.

Podcast - 44 min listen

Multi Asset

Forecasting the Next Decade: Navigating Uncharted Waters

Barings Multi Asset Group combines the underlying factors that will drive markets over the long term with today’s valuations to produce total return forecasts for major asset classes over the next ten years.

Insights - 32 min read

Fixed Income

What's Next for Private Credit?

Now that the proverbial rubber has met the road, many investors are questioning what’s in store for private credit in the months (and years) ahead. In many ways, the current volatility is setting the stage for significant opportunities—but managing the downside is critical.

Insights - 7 min read

Fixed Income

Four Benefits of Senior Secured Bonds in an Uncertain Environment

Times of volatility can also yield opportunity if navigated carefully—and in the event of widespread defaults, senior secured bonds can offer some particularly compelling benefits.

Short View - 4 min read

Alternatives

Global Real Estate: Cyclical & Structural Impacts of COVID-19

As investors navigate global real estate markets in the months and years ahead, understanding the interplay between near-term cyclical weakness and long-term structural trends will be key.

Insights - 9 min read

Equities

Volatility, Tech & ESG: COVID’s Impact on Global Equities

COVID-19 has proved challenging for businesses—but opportunities have emerged, particularly for companies with business models built to capitalize on long-term structural trends. Dr. Ghadir Cooper shares her views on equity markets today and what to expect going forward.

Conversations - 8 min read

Fixed Income

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.

Podcast - 38 min listen

Fixed Income

EM Short-dated Debt: A Diamond in the Rough?

COVID-19 and lower oil prices have led to indiscriminate selling across EM corporate debt, creating a potentially compelling opportunity in the shorter-dated, higher-yielding segment of the market.

Insights - 5 min read

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