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Macro Outlook Q3 2020 | Where Now For The Global Economy?
Financial markets have rallied since April, with investors growing more confident that economies will turn around quickly from the fallout caused by the pandemic. Their optimism has increased in recent weeks as various countries have started to ease lock-down...
Bank Stress Test
Highlighting a strong and resilient banking sector fortified by regulators to withstand a once in a lifetime economic shock. Fed Vice Chair echoes our sentiment, “The banking system has been a source of strength during this crisis and the results of our sensitivity...
Does Regulatory Capital Help or Hinder During a Crisis? Part 3
We are now at the last part of our series on regulatory capital considerations for your insurance investment portfolio. Having looked at common issues insurers face when looking to raise the level of regulatory capital in their investment portfolios and the long-term...
Does Regulatory Capital Help or Hinder During a Crisis? Part 2
The first part of this series covered some of the common issues insurers face when looking to raise the level of regulatory capital available to their business – particularly in the context of investment portfolios. Our second part of these series digs into the...
Does Regulatory Capital Help or Hinder During a Crisis? Part 1
As the insurance industry grapples with the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, there are a range of challenges specific to insurers that have come to the fore – one of which is around the impact of regulatory capital regimes on insurers. As insurers saw the value of their...
Macro Outlook Q2 2020 | From Growth, to Unprecedented Global Contraction, to Recovery
The nature of the economic shock experienced in recent weeks is unparalleled, with governments driving economies into recession in order to deal with a public health emergency. The impact on markets has been equally severe and despite some more recent relief for asset...
March Macro Update
In light of recent market moves, we have updated the macro section of our Q1 2020 Outlook. All updates in the document are in grey text. To read the full article, please click here. At London & Capital, we understand that protecting and growing your wealth...
London & Capital Bank Stress Test
FIXED INCOME STRATEGY – GLOBAL BANK STRESS TEST ASSESSMENT Exposure to the banking sector is a key strand of the London& Capital Fixed Income strategy. As the Covid-19 crisis has escalated, the sector has come under pressure, along with other credit sectors....
Global Banks Revisited
IS THERE STILL CONVICTION WITH FINANCIAL BONDS? Yes, we have conviction in financial bonds not based purely on faith but the crucial role they play in the effective functioning of the economy. We have seen that in the very early stages of the response to this human...
Overview IG Document
CORPORATE HYBRIDS Corporate Hybrids were a strategic component of our medium-term Fixed Income allocation made up of Defensive Utilities Major Global Corporates In the recent market maelstrom, even defensive names such as major utilities have got hit by a mark-down in...
Fixed Income Market Update
The Fed acts in line with its broader mandate and introduces three significant, game changing policies in time for them to have an impact:Unlimited purchases of US government debt and Mortgage Backed Securities. Buying of corporate bonds issued by US companies in the...
Macro Outlook Q1 2020 | 20/20 End of cycle postponed, but vision far from perfect
2019 will be remembered as the year when major central banks staged a significant turnaround in monetary stance. The easing was precipitated by the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) dovish pivot in January, and since then we have seen both the Fed and European Central Bank...