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What has the effect of the global pandemic been on cash solutions and what does this mean for UK interest rates? Craig Inches, Head of Rates and Cash will examine how a co-ordinated monetary and fiscal response from global central banks led to a growth and inflation boom.  

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

Finally, as Environmental, Social and Governance issues continue to be at forefront of investors’ minds, Craig will assess what this means for investment managers and issuers.

Cash solutions update

Insurers are under increasing pressure to enhance their climate risk management practices and provide appropriate public disclosures. However, for many insurers this is still work in progress, and they are having to rapidly evolve their processes to meet these requirements and with no one size fits all approach applying. 

To provide input into how the insurance market has been approaching this to date, RLAM together with Solvency II Wire have undertaken a benchmarking exercise of the practices of some of the largest and most sophisticated insurers. This potentially provides valuable insights into emerging best practices in climate risk management and disclosures, as well as valuable peer context for the wider insurance market. Against the backdrop of COP26, there has never been a more pertinent time for such analysis and discussion.

Join Andrew Epsom, Insurance Client Solutions Director at RLAM, and Solvency II Wire’s Editor & Founder, Gideon Benari, as they share their views on the findings of the analysis and what this may mean for the wider insurance market. They will be joined by Robert Chaplin, Partner at Slaughter and May, who will also be sharing his views on insurers’ emerging responsibilities in this critical area.

Climate risk management for insurers

Have recent market volatility and inflationary pressures dampened growth opportunities? Yields are rising but remain low and credit spreads are tight. Paul Rayner, Head of Alpha Strategies will highlight the potential benefits of diversification within government bond allocations, should inflation and yields rise. 

Paul will review current value opportunities by region and duration. He will also demonstrate how an absolute return government bond strategy might perform through market volatility and across all market conditions, which may offer investors some form of protection as well as growth potential.

Absolute Return Government Bonds update

What is the outlook for growth in 2022? 

The recent slowdown in growth has followed the very strong recovery witnessed during the initial stages of the reopening of the global economy. 

This slowdown is the result of an unusual business cycle and to be expected, according to RLAM’s Head of Multi Asset, Trevor Greetham, and it’s a time to ’wait and see’ what happens to inflation and growth next.

Multi asset monthly update

Carlota Garcia-Manas explains the nature of engagement and what our expectations are of companies when we approach them, focusing on technology – one of our 2021 engagement themes.



Duration: 30 minutes

Company engagement in the 2020s

Ashley Hamilton Claxton, RLAM’s Head of Responsible Investment looks at the next steps in RI, and how we expect this to evolve as investors become more familiar with increased focus on this area.



Duration: 30 minutes

The future of responsible investing

The policy response to Covid has driven equity and bond valuations to extremes and a higher level of inflation threatens to undermine real returns. What sort of active management techniques can multi asset investors employ to help them navigate uncertain markets, limit downside risk and maintain real purchasing power as we head into 2022? RLAM's Head of Multi Asset Trevor Greetham, and Fund Manager Hiroki Hashimoto examine the options.




Duration: 30 minutes

Multi asset investing to protect gains in the post-Covid world

How fixed income funds can help drive changes in our society.



Duration: 30 minutes

Sustainable trends: investing in decarbonisation

Investing in medical advances may seem obvious in the wake of a global pandemic. In this session, George Crowdy, Sustainable Fund Manager, will look at why next generation medicine is about more than vaccines, and the obvious – and not-so-obvious – ways to reflect this in sustainable portfolios.


Duration: 30 minutes

Investing in next generation medicine

Fixed income fund manager Shalin Shah explains how sustainable credit offers access to critical sectors that aren’t purely focused on the 'E' of ESG.


Duration: 30 minutes

Sustainable investing in action: beyond decarbonisation

Lessons from the past 20 years and what we can expect to see over the next 20.



Duration: 30 minutes

Is sustainable investing sustainable?

Simonetta Spavieri looks at practical elements of climate change in investment portfolios, including meeting regulatory needs, how to measure carbon exposure in portfolios and what the next steps are for investors looking to increase transparency around climate change.



Duration: 30 minutes

What role can investors play in combatting climate change?

We are delighted to announce Matthew Syed as the keynote speaker for the 2021 RLAM Investment Series.

Matthew is one of the world’s most influential thinkers in the field of high performance and cultural change. This is a time of rapid change: Brexit, a pandemic and unprecedented supply chain disruption – all against the backdrop of a multi decade technological revolution and societal shifts. These are just a few of the challenges and opportunities for change to touch upon in this session.



Duration: 60 minutes

Matthew Syed - Keynote speaker

Many of the companies in our universe have the ability to grow faster post the Covid pandemic due to factors such as innovation, lifestyle changes and recapitalised balance sheets.



Duration: 30 minutes

Accelerating growth opportunities in the UK Small and Mid Cap market

Richard Marwood and Niko de Walden look at how cash generation can accelerate as profits shrink when businesses wind down activities where climate change is resulting in falling demand, allowing for both excellent Income and an ability to transition businesses. We look at historical, present and arising examples of how the market focusses on the theme and misses the cash generation that will ultimately drive Income and shareholder returns.



Duration: 30 minutes

The cashflow climate transition

Incorporating climate and ESG objectives into core equity allocations.


Duration: 30 minutes

Moving away from passive

How our insights into the corporate life cycle helps us identify the most compelling global opportunities.


Duration: 30 minutes

How corporate life cycle analysis helps identify the best global opportunities

Many clients want their investments to make a difference to the world as well as deliver attractive financial returns. Climate stability is a critical component of a sustainable world, and a complex one from an investment perspective. In this session, James Clarke, Senior Fund Manager at RLAM, will detail why we should be willing to consider companies currently transitioning towards Net Zero – and how this can deliver attractive investment returns.



Duration: 30 minutes

Sustainable transitions and the path to Net Zero

Head of Fixed Income, Jonathan Platt and Senior Client Portfolio Manager, Ewan McAlpine will cover recent developments in fixed income markets.

They will address the impact of environmental, social and governance issues, inflationary pressures and discuss the possibility of interest rate rises. Jonathan and Ewan will also review valuations across short duration products and assess their suitability within the current growth and inflationary environment.

Fixed income quarterly update

Fixed Income

Credit market

Gilts

Corporate bonds

Outlook

Inflation

Interest Rates

Yield curve

Bonds

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