The Merits of Emerging Market Sovereign Bonds – Comparing Hard and Local Currency Debt
February 1, 2021
All investors, to varying degrees, need to balance and trade off three objectives, namely safety, liquidity and return. Their particular circumstances, objectives and risk tolerance will each play a key role in the asset allocation decision of where to invest. In this paper we focus solely on Emerging Market government debt and consider the characteristics and valuations of both the local currency and hard currency segments of this asset class; looking at where opportunities may be sought in the future.
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Colchester Sovereign Engagement Framework
January 17, 2021
Responsible Investing is, and has been since the inception of Colchester, a fundamental part of our investment process. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors are incorporated along with macro-economic and financial analysis within our investment valuation framework. Please find attached for your interest our ‘Sovereign Engagement Framework’ which explains how we integrate engagement holistically into our investment process. We believe that enhanced and clear policies can improve a country’s business environment, which in turn reduces country investment risk, funding costs, supports economic growth and should ensure more sustainable debt paths.
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ESG Engagement For Sovereign Debt Investors
November 23, 2020
This report has been written with the contribution of the PRI’s Sovereign Debt Advisory Committee (SDAC) of which Claudia Gollmeier, Colchester’s Senior Investment Officer, is the Chair. It aims to provide insights on how sovereign engagement is conducted and where the industry can extend this custom to advance responsible investing.
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The Death of Government Bonds has Been Greatly Exaggerated
October 7, 2020
The global pandemic of 2020 has exacerbated many of the trends that have been evident over recent years, and historic lows in developed market government bond yields have caused concern that the asset class may offer little or no value. This paper discusses our belief in the continued defensive nature of the asset class and its capacity to cushion a downturn in equity markets.
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Has Covid-19 Thrown Up Value in the Local Currency Emerging Market Debt Universe?
June 5, 2020
Colchester have provided an analysis of the local currency emerging sovereign bond markets in light of recent events and beyond.
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Green Bonds – Assets Under Management more than double in one year
February 25, 2020
“The rising popularity and issuance activity of green bonds is leading to significant growth in green bond funds – both in terms of the number of funds and the assets under management. A total of four new Green Bond funds have been launched this year. These are products of the asset managers Franklin Templeton, Colchester Global Investors, Degroof Petercam and Lyxor. Here, Scope Analysis discusses the current Green Bond Fund market and outlook.”
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A practical guide to ESG Integration in Sovereign Debt
November 25, 2019
Claudia Gollmeier, Colchester Senior Investment Officer and as Chair of the PRI Sovereign Working Group, has contributed to this paper and it's case studies; specifically the foreword on page 7, plus pages 22, 29 and 49.
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Colchester – Global Bond Investing in an Era of Negative Interest Rates
November 11, 2019
Navigating the prevalent negative bond yielding environment is leaving investors perplexed. This article addresses the misconception that positive returns cannot be delivered from government bonds with negative nominal yields and looks at the opportunities available across global sovereign markets.
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Emerging Market Local Currency Sovereign Debt
June 19, 2019
Colchester provide an introduction to the emerging market local currency debt asset class, discuss the merits of this investment choice and how Colchester manage their client's portfolios in this space.
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June 19, 2019
This is an opportune moment to take a step back and reassess valuations and financial stability in the local currency emerging market debt universe.
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