As the 3rd quarter comes to a close, there has been a significant focus on the uncertainty of the US macroeconomic backdrop and its potential implications for the senior secured bank loan market. Despite these challenges, we see three compelling reasons to consider investing in senior secured loans now.
Alternative Opportunities is a quarterly report from Invesco Solutions. In each new edition, we look at the outlook for private market assets.
Private credit, including real estate debt and direct lending, may offer diversification and lower volatility, making it potentially an attractive option for investors seeking optimized portfolios.
This edition of Risk & Reward explores a novel NLP-driven controversy screening tool that complements traditional ESG assessments by effectively identifying financially material controversies through abnormal news flow indicator.
There is a compelling opportunity for investors to invest in bank loans for those who may be looking for potentially high returns in a liquid asset class and possible diversification away from traditional fixed income.
Kevin Grundy, Managing Director, Fund Management, Europe, Invesco Real Estate, discusses the broader market environments in the region and where he is finding the most compelling investment potential for value-add and opportunistic strategies.
Global demographic shifts, like a declining, growing, or an aging population, in tandem with macroeconomic factors tend to generate real estate investment opportunities.
The crypto market is preparing for the next Bitcoin halving. What does the halving mean and what are the longer-term prospects for investors in Bitcoin?
Cryptocurrencies have grown rapidly but are poorly understood. In this updated piece, we explore cryptocurrencies from their birth during the global financial crisis to today’s approx. $1.0 trillion market cap.
The time may be right for investing real estate credit - higher yield potential, reduced basis, and opportunities for alternative lenders due to proposed capital requirements for banks signal potential positive outcomes.
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are a digitalised fiat currency. Currently, 130 countries are actively researching CBDCs encompassing 98% of world GDP. Some smaller central banks in the Caribbean have already issued CBDCs, and China has continued its gradual expansion of its ‘Digital Yuan’ pilot project. So what’s the big deal?
Subtle differences in factor definitions can profoundly impact performance, and a crucial decision is whether to rely on a single or multiple factor signals. We present an approach that may help investors improve factor premiums by diversifying across signals and removing exposures to unrewarded risks.
Investing through market corrections has historically driven outperformance for real estate investors. We believe this will continue into 2024.
2024 should mark the beginning of the end for reforms to Solvency II. Having fired the starting gun in February 2019, almost four years later the Commission, European Parliament and European Council are negotiating the final contours of the reform package.
Blockchain is growing rapidly and faced a difficult 2022. We look back at some of the challenges and look forward to some key developments and innovations in 2023.
