Factor Investing for Fixed Income: Application and Advantages

Mark Lewis, Global Head of Sustainability Research and Richard Barwell, Head of Macro Research at BNP Paribas Asset Management discuss the potentially lasting impact that Covid-19 and global lockdown is having on Oil demand:
-Climate change and disruption – the macro context for oil and other fossil fuels
-Demand – have we seen the peak?
-Cashflow catastrophe – focus on shale oil

In this month’s asset allocation video, we provide an update on our four ‘virus pillars’, detail our ‘U-shape’ recovery base case, and outline our recent asset allocation changes, including why we replaced our US equity overweight with an overweight in UK equites, global commodities and a long in AUD/USD.

A 15-min macro update from Daniel Morris, Senior Investment Strategist at BNP Paribas Asset Management.

Amid an increased market volatility mainly due to the coronavirus outbreak, what do US investors need to be focusing on right now? Where are the markets headed and how can we read the latest developments?

Tune-in for this 30 min webcast with Daniel Morris, Senior Investment Strategist and Momtchil Pojarliev, Head of Currencies.

Amid an increased market volatility mainly due to the coronavirus outbreak, what do Canadian investors need to be focusing on right now? Where are the markets headed and how can we read the latest developments?

Tune-in for this 30 min webcast with Daniel Morris, Senior Investment Strategist and Momtchil Pojarliev, Head of Currencies.

Guy Davies, CIO of Equities at BNP Paribas Asset Management, talks about our approach to this challenging environment and the measures we are taking to manage and improve the profile of investment portfolios.

Guy Davies, CIO of Equities at BNP Paribas Asset Management, talks about our approach to this challenging environment and the measures we are taking to manage and improve the profile of investment portfolios.

In this month’s video, we look at how the coronavirus is impacting the outlook, what the recent correction in equities markets means for investors, and what we monitor for buying dips within our broader asset allocation.

Investing today is moving beyond strictly modelling future cash-flows and earnings, to a paradigm where one must strive to understand and consider environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) as part of their investment rationale. Our consideration of ESG is driven by client preferences, as well as by our changing world. This can be a complicated matter for small cap investors and, because the evolution of the topic of ESG has been swift, smaller companies can have fewer resources available to deal with its ramifications.

During this webcast, our US Equities team will discuss the four key elements of our approach to ESG integration: screening criteria, risk assessment, opportunity identification, and engagement. We will also discuss the challenges in applying ESG to the small cap universe, including lack of disclosure on the part of companies, less availability of third party data and research, and how we manage those challenges.

Pourquoi la technologie disruptive est-il d’actualité ?

Our third educational Factor Investing Series webcast delves deeper into the world of credit factor investing, with a focus on local scoring and factor bias neutralisation. If you would like to learn more, our presenters will ensure you have all the information you need to tackle these topics.

Trade wars and currency wars have created a large amount of volatility in both the stocks and bond markets over the past months. How should investors prepare their portfolios to deal with geopolitical uncertainty and volatility?

Join us for this 30 min webcast with Momtchil Pojarliev, Head of Currencies at BNP Paribas Asset Management.

This 12-minute podcast explores the scope for electric vehicles to develop in India and other global emerging markets.

Exploring Equity Factors is the second in our Factor Investing webcast series. This webcast will cover an introduction to the key equity factors, the selection process plus the benefits of a diversified approach and the importance of controlling factor exposure.

As global governments work to address mounting concerns around climate change, electric vehicles (EV) can contribute to the long-term solution given the transportation sector’s heavy carbon emissions. As global emerging markets develop, their carbon emissions are poised to rise even more precipitously. EVs can help address this daunting challenge.

China has taken a lead role in EV development within emerging markets and globally. How do we expect key markets like India to develop? How can EV evolve in other emerging market countries?

During this webcast presentation, analysts from both our global emerging market and Indian equities teams will discuss a brief history of EV as well as future opportunities they see and the following topics:

• Why is EV so relevant for emerging markets?
• How has China emerged as a key player?
• What are the opportunities and challenges for EV development in India?
• How can EV develop in the rest of EM and in which countries specifically are we seeing opportunities and advancements?
• What are the biggest challenges to the development and adoption of EV in EM?

Factors and Fixed Income kicks off our new multi-factor investing webcast series. Our investment specialists will answer key questions on the topic from market trends to benefits for investors. This webcast

Join us for a live webcast with Jean-Charles Sambor, Deputy Head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income and Jennifer Clarke, Investment Specialist for Emerging Markets Fixed Income.

We are pleased to invite you to our 30-minute webcast on artificial intelligence. This presentation is a collaboration between our global emerging market equities and Chinese equities teams and will discuss what AI is, its history, and how it’s transforming economies.
The speakers will also discuss:
• Implications of AI on emerging countries and China;
• How AI affects all industries;
• Specific risks to be aware of such as policy and security; and
• The future development of AI.

The economic relationship between China and the US will be central to the global economy for years to come. So what do we expect to see?

During this 45-minute webcast presentation our Senior Economists from both the US and China discuss the current relationship, their economic outlooks for both countries, and the following topics:

• The differences between China’s policy in this easing cycle from past cycles and assessment on the new policy’s effectiveness on upholding growth
• When we should expect to see the impact of China’s easing measures on growth and the markets
• Why China wants a trade deal and how the US feels about this
• What a framework change would mean to the FOMC who continues to struggle to reach its inflation objective
• The likely culprits and risks to a potential looming recession in the US