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Alternatives
Alternative opportunities Q2 2024
In each new edition, we look at the outlook for private market assets. In particular, we focus on private credit, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and commodities.
Invesco has been building multi-asset solutions with a focus on income generation for over 20 years. We work with clients to understand their de-risking objectives and build bespoke solutions to help them achieve their goals.
Cashflow Driven Investment (CDI) solutions focus on sourcing and delivering income with more certainty to meet liabilities as they fall due. This can be achieved by holding a mix of public and private assets which deliver a combination of stable income and long-term cashflows. We believe that schemes can de-risk to a greater extent, over a shorter period of time, by implementing a global multi-asset solution. We focus on three key types of strategy:
We work with each client to understand their individual objectives.
Our focus is on delivering an optimal solution which can incorporate existing assets and decisions and provide an independent view to support the best outcome for our clients.
Learn more about which Invesco strategies could help meet your CDI needs.
Invesco Investment Solutions: The team consists of over 70 investment professionals in 10+ global locations, with an average of 15 years’ experience across the leadership team. They are independent within Invesco and have ability to fully access Invesco’s broad range of investment capabilities to create outcome-driven, customised solutions for clients.
Global Fixed Income team: Invesco has a presence in 14 locations across the globe, giving local market knowledge that translates into thorough credit research and ultimately meaningful yield enhancement - which is vital to support clients in delivering to members over the long term. In addition to this the team are a global market leader in the incorporation of ESG into their security selection process and have developed their own proprietary fundamental and ESG rating system.
Multi-asset solutions: We seek to implement best in class multi-asset model portfolios using Invesco’s public, private and alternatives capabilities. We operate under an open architecture model and can accommodate external managers whose expertise will complement Invesco’s capabilities to deliver real diversification.
Invesco Vision: Our proprietary analytics software is able to model internally and externally managed strategies, including private markets and alternatives, to provide genuinely diversified portfolios at a security and asset class level.
Implementation: Invesco has developed a proprietary portfolio trading tool that enables us to do a real-time liquidity assessment, save significant transaction costs and execute trades in a much shorter time period.
Invesco offers a range of strategies suitable for cashflow focused solutions:
The Invesco Investment Solutions global team has with a wealth of experience in CDI and LDI portfolio management, protection strategies, collateral management and multi-asset solutions including alternatives.
Our team in London consists of 9 people with individuals focused on portfolio management, research and derivative solutions. Lead members of the team include Mark Humphreys, Head of EMEA Client Solutions, and Derek Steeden, Portfolio Manager.
Alternative opportunities Q2 2024
In each new edition, we look at the outlook for private market assets. In particular, we focus on private credit, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and commodities.
Competing forces in the high yield bond market
Rhys Davies, fund manager, explores why his fund's exposure to B-rated and lower bonds is at historic lows, citing good yields in higher rated bonds and the risks with lower credit bonds.
Global Fixed Income Strategy Monthly Report
In our regularly updated macroeconomic analysis we offer an outlook for interest rates and currencies – and look at which fixed income assets are favoured across a range of market environments.
Tactical asset allocation
Welcome to our Tactical Asset Allocation hub. Here you’ll find a selection of the most recent research from Invesco Solutions. Read our latest analysis that covers market strategy and opportunities across various asset classes.
Monthly fixed income update
June saw a resurgence in political risks with a snap election called in France, the upcoming general election for the UK, and the first televised debate between Trump and Biden ahead of the presidential election in the US. Read our latest thoughts on how fixed income markets performed during the month and what we think you should be looking out for in the near term.
Emerging market local debt | Monthly macro insights
Catch up on monthly fixed income insights from our emerging market local debt team.
Invesco Private Credit’s bank loans investing platform
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.
Emerging market investment grade debt for insurance companies
At Invesco, we have extensive experience investing in EM debt and working with institutional clients to provide tailored solutions that can meet their exact requirements.
Capital market assumptions | Q2 update
Invesco Solutions develops capital market assumptions (CMAs) that provide long-term estimates for the behaviour of major asset classes globally.
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