Talking Heads

Chief Market Strategist, Investment Director for Infrastructure Debt, and ESG Specialist discuss sustainable investing in infrastructure debt, emphasizing challenges in aligning sustainability objectives with risk returns, navigating regulatory changes, and exploring innovations in ESG integration for infrastructure investments. They highlight the advantages of infrastructure debt as an asset class and recommend engaging with BNP Parivah Asset Management for investment perspectives.

In times of heightened market volatility and rising policy rates, money market funds offer  investors a haven, where they can park their cash safely in strategies offering liquidity and capital preservation, explains Marc Fleury, Head of Liquidity Solutions. On this Talking Heads podcast, Marc tells Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris that money market funds now pay a 3-5% yield depending on the currency. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/  Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34  Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Over the last month, the banking sector has seen a spate of turmoil triggered by concerns over the possible effects of the steep rise in interest rates. In this special edition of our Talking heads podcast, chief market strategist Daniel Morris asks Séverine Piquet, head of credit research, for her assessment of the developments in the financial sector. She points to the kneejerk anxiety in markets and underlines the importance of the ‘measured backstop’ provided by the authorities. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/  Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34  Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Bank sector turmoil will likely lead to a reduction in credit in the US, particularly important for start-ups and venture capital investments. Listen to this Talking heads podcast with Edward Lees, Environmental Strategies Group co-head, as he shares some of the opportunities he sees in environmentally focused stocks with chief market strategist Daniel Morris. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Policy rate increases are reverberating across financial markets. This has caused volatility to spike higher, particularly in bond markets. Listen to this Talking heads podcast with portfolio manager absolute return Cedric Bernard-Villeneuve and chief market strategist Daniel Morris. They discuss the sensibility of smaller central bank rate rises and the wide opportunity set in the fixed income asset class. Cedric highlights the potential presented by short duration trades and by positioning for steeper bond yield curves. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/  Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34  Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Investors combing financial markets in search of safe passage amid rising interest rates and uncertainty over the direction of economies might want to look for a harbour in real estate debt. Listen to this Talking heads podcast with Christophe Montcerisier, head of real estate debt, and chief market strategist Daniel Morris. Their topics include fundamental characteristics of real estate debt such as its role as an inflation hedge – through the floating rate coupons on the debt – and the predictability of cash flows resulting from the structure of leases. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

High-yield bonds – defined as corporate bonds rated below BBB− or Baa3 by established credit rating agencies – have had a good run since the fourth quarter of 2022. Listen to this Talking heads podcast with William Springman, portfolio manager for US high-yield debt, and chief market strategist Daniel Morris as they discuss prospects for US high-yield bonds. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In recent years, food security has become a more prominent issue for consumers and governments, alongside energy security. In this Talking heads podcast, Portfolio Manager Agne Rackauskaite and Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris discuss responses to the food security question. They include a rise in food protectionism in the form of export restrictions, near-shoring and re-shoring, government investment in agri-tech and the need for incentives to reduce supply chain losses and food waste. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

As elsewhere, recent years have seen a rise in the importance accorded by investors in Asia to allying their investments to environmental, social and governance objectives. Listen to this Talking heads podcast with Jane Ho, head of stewardship at BNP Paribas Asset Management for the Asia Pacific region (APAC), and chief market strategist Daniel Morris as they discuss the evolving role of our stewardship in Asia. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

 Given concerns about a secular rise in inflation and higher policy rates, in addition to question marks about the capacity of traditional asset classes to generate attractive investment returns, the search is on for alternatives. Listen to this Talking heads podcast with David Bouchoucha, head of private assets, and chief market strategist Daniel Morris as they discuss the strategic case for investing in private assets. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.