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Alpha Engine Perspectives

April 12, 2022•3 min read

The Yield Curve as a Recession Signal: Take It Seriously, but Not Literally

Though we are wary of suggesting that “it’s different this time,” we see reasons to believe the most recent yield[…]

Relative Return

Alpha Engine Perspectives

April 7, 2022•4 min read

High Yield Bonds and Loans: The Correlation Breakdown

A look at the recent shift in bank loan and high yield bond correlations and why it matters for fixed[…]

Full Discretion

Alpha Engine Perspectives

March 17, 2022•4 min read

Gauging Emerging Local Markets

Senior Sovereign Analyst Gregory Hadjian and Alpha Strategies Portfolio Managers Andrea DiCenso and Peter Yanulis consider the potential opportunity offered[…]

Alpha Strategies

Alpha Engine Perspectives

February 1, 2022•4 min read

2022 Securitized Credit Outlook: Views on the Consumer, Commercial Real Estate and Opportunity

Loomis Sayles' Mortgage and Structured Finance Team shares its views on key themes in 2022.

Mortgage & Structured Finance

Alpha Engine Perspectives

January 28, 2022•5 min read

2022 EM Equity Outlook: Views on Fed Hikes, China and Russian Tensions

Global EM Equities Portfolio Manager Ashish Chugh shares his views on key themes in the EM equities space in 2022.

Alpha Engine Perspectives

January 10, 2022•2 min read

2022 Bank Loans Outlook: Views on Demand, Defaults and Transitioning to SOFR

Cheryl Stober shares her views on key themes in the bank loans space in 2022.

Full Discretion

Alpha Engine Perspectives

October 29, 2021•5 min read

Three Reasons the Fed May Deliver a More Aggressive Tightening Cycle

Michael Gladchun shares why he thinks this cycle has three distinctive features that could propel a faster pace and greater[…]

Relative Return

Alpha Engine Perspectives

July 29, 2021•4 min read

Financial Inclusion: Why Improving Access to the Underbanked is Good For Business

Senior Global Equity Opportunities Analyst Julian Wellesley discusses the role of banking in racial wealth inequality in the US and[…]

Global Equity Opportunities

Alpha Engine Perspectives

July 27, 2021•3 min read

Rethinking Current Macro-Driven Fears About EM Equities

Global EM equities portfolio manager Ashish Chugh shares why he thinks EM inflation and rates fears may be overblown.

Alpha Engine Perspectives

June 28, 2021•3 min read

Eyeing EM Corporate Debt?

Emerging Market Debt Portfolio Manager Elisabeth Colleran shares why she believes EM corporates have a particularly strong value proposition within[…]

Alpha Engine Perspectives

June 24, 2021•4 min read

The New Drivers Behind EM Equity’s Remarkable Rebound

EM equities have seen a widespread rebound since the lows of March 2020. Emerging Market Equities Portfolio Manager Ashish Chugh[…]

Alpha Engine Perspectives

May 24, 2021•4 min read

The Municipal Market May Be on the Brink of a Dramatic Shift

Municipal Bond Investment Strategist Jim Grabovac looks at potential policy changes that could have a significant impact on the municipal[…]