Name: ESG & Credit – Delegate or Integrate?
Start: 2021-11-02T15:00:00Z
End: 2021-11-02T15:25:57.000Z
Location: BrightTALK

Experts in: Fixed Income, Property, Equity, Cash and Sustainable Investing

As more countries commit to decarbonise and the scientific community continues to alert society of the rapid need for action in order to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, what are investors to do?

Following the publication of our Stewardship & responsible investment 2022 report, our signing of the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, and our membership of the Climate Financial Risk Forum, Carlota Garcia-Manas, Head of Engagement, and Simonetta Spavieri, Senior Engagement Analyst will share insights on RLAM’s climate strategy.

They will also provide projections on their upcoming work to deliver a climate transition plan and details of their upgraded net zero engagement strategy.

Net Zero: Our strategy to support the Paris goals

As government bond yields have risen higher from all-time lows, Fund Managers, Gareth Hill and Ben Nicholl, will outline their thoughts on why government bond markets have increased in volatility over recent months.

Gareth and Ben will look at how major central banks are reacting to the current environment and how markets have responded, and will also provide an outlook for the asset class.

Government Bond update

Craig Inches, Head of Rates and Cash will examine how a co-ordinated monetary and fiscal response from global central banks has led to a rise in interest rates and inflation. 

Craig will review the types of instruments used to counter rising interest rates within liquidity solutions and how they may offer yield in an inflationary environment. 

He’ll talk about what this means for our liquidity solutions funds and give a market outlook for the remainder of 2022.

Liquidity solutions update

For professional clients only, not suitable for retail clients.

Government bond yields rose significantly to the end of April before falling back at the start of May. 

RLAM’s Head of Sterling Credit, Paola Binns will give an insight into the reasons why and provide an overview on inflation, spreads, duration, and income opportunities.

Short duration credit and sterling credit update

For professional clients only, not suitable for retail clients.

The Bank of England is warning that UK inflation could move into double digits this year with growth slowing sharply. How can investors best protect market gains of recent years and maintain purchasing power in the face of tighter monetary policy, rising recession risks and surging inflation? 

RLAM’s Senior Economist, Melanie Baker, will be joined by Head of Fixed Income, Jonathan Platt, and Head of Multi Asset, Trevor Greetham, to discuss.

Surviving stagflation

For professional clients only, not suitable for retail clients.

Will the themes that have prevailed within fixed income markets since the start of 2022 continue and what will the potential effect be on investors?

In this round table webinar RLAM’s Head of Fixed Income, Jonathan Platt and his team examine yields, inflation, spreads, duration and income opportunities across government bond, credit, and cash markets.

Fixed Income quarterly update - Review and outlook

For professional clients only, not suitable for retail clients.

Volatility is high, and fresh geopolitical risk has added to the pre-existing challenges facing global markets this year as the economy progresses deeper into stagflation. 

RLAM’s Head of Multi Asset, Trevor Greetham explores how investors can weather this changing macroeconomic environment and outlines the importance of broad diversification and active management.

Multi asset quarterly update: Commodities as a geopolitical hedge

For professional clients only, not suitable for retail clients. 

How have geo-political events impacted sustainable investing over Q1 2022? RLAM Fund Managers Sebastien Beguelin and Matthew Franklin review the first quarter.

Sebastien and Matthew will discuss asset allocation changes made across the fund range and the effect of the market environment on short-term performance. They will also profile our in-depth investment process, which they believe is a prerequisite for successful long-term sustainable investing,  and deliver an outlook for both equity and fixed income markets.

Sustainable investing quarterly update

For Professional Clients only, not suitable for Retail Clients.

How has a differentiated stock selection investment approach helped deliver over the past 2 years? Fund Manager Niko de Walden provides an overview and highlights why income is still relevant, where it is on offer, and why investors should consider global equity income investing.

Global equity income: The search for late Life Cycle alpha

For Professional Clients only, not suitable for Retail Clients.

What have been the opportunities and challenges within global sustainable equity investing over the past two years? Fund Managers Mike Fox and George Crowdy will provide a review, deliver an outlook, and supply an explanation of the opportunity set available. They will also argue why investors looking to invest sustainably in global equities should consider RLAM.

Global sustainable equity: Investing amid uncertainty

For Professional Clients only, not suitable for Retail Clients.

How can an investment approach which differentiates stocks across their respective lifecycles, provide a competitive advantage? Senior Fund Manager Will Kenney delivers an insight into how this investment process is used to build a style agnostic, diversified portfolio designed to deliver across different market conditions.

Global equity select: Generating alpha across the Corporate Life Cycle

For Professional Clients only, not suitable for Retail Clients.

It has been a challenging time for sustainable investors since the start of the year. In this roundtable webinar, RLAM’s Head of Sustainable Investments Mike Fox and colleagues look at how the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, rising inflation and bond yields have created a complex range of issues.

Sustainable investing update: Keeping a respectful watch during uncertain times

For professional clients only, not suitable for retail clients.

How can broad diversification in asset allocation help multi asset investors meet the current challenges of economic slowdown, depressed investor sentiment, geo-political risk and interest rate rises?

Multi Asset monthly update

For Professional Clients only, not suitable for Retail Clients.

The Ukraine invasion continues to dominate headlines. In this roundtable webinar, RLAM’s Head of Fixed Income Jonathan Platt and his team look at how government bond, credit and cash markets are reacting.

Fixed income markets: Impacts of the changing outlook for inflation and growth

For Professional Clients only, not suitable for Retail Clients.   

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered a strong market reaction, with stocks bearing the brunt of the sell off and commodities surging to new highs. Will this geopolitical shock derail central bank tightening, to the benefit of government bonds? How much further can commodities rise? Could stock markets rally once we pass the point of maximum uncertainty?

RLAM’s Senior Economist, Melanie Baker, will explain how the Ukraine situation raises risks to the global economic outlook. While Head of Multi Asset, Trevor Greetham, will outline how the crisis impacts the two way pull for stocks in this stagflationary global slowdown, and why he believes broad diversification could make multi asset funds more resilient to unexpected shocks.

Ukraine conflict markets update

For Professional Clients only, not suitable for Retail Clients.   

Senior Fund Manager Richard Marwood assesses the key themes within the current market, including inflationary pressures, M&A activity and the rotation between growth and defensive assets. 

Additionally, he will review the income distribution of the UK Equity Income fund and recent changes made within the portfolio.

UK equity income update

For Professional Clients only, not suitable for Retail Clients.   

How has the RL Global Sustainable Credit Fund performed in its first year since launch in February 2021? Senior Fund Manager Rachid Semaoune and Responsible Investment Operations Manager Beth Goldsmith will provide a review of the last year and analyse the compelling proposition of sustainable investing in global credit markets. 

Rachid and Beth will also explain how the team’s well-defined investment process is utilised and illustrate how it has identified opportunities since the fund launched.

Global sustainable credit update

For Professional Clients only, not suitable for Retail Clients.   

How can broad diversification support multi asset managers at a time of depressed investor sentiment, stagflation and rising interest rates?

Multi asset monthly update

For Professional Clients only, not suitable for Retail Clients.

More than plug and play. A look at the practicalities of credit analysis in sterling fixed income and the impact this has on credit selection.  



Duration: 30 minutes

ESG & Credit – Delegate or Integrate?

Credit Analysis

RLAM

Royal London

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