Market Update

TwentyFour's CEO, Mark Holman, discusses market conditions in Q2 2021 and provides his outlook for the year ahead.

TwentyFour Partner and Portfolio Manager, Douglas Charleston, explains how ABS markets have performed in Q2 2021 and provides his outlook for the year ahead.

TwentyFour Partner and Portfolio Manager, Gordon Shannon, discusses how Investment Grade markets have performed in Q2 2021 and provides his outlook for the upcoming months.

It feels like we are currently spending at least 40% of our time talking about inflation, or more accurately, why the US Federal Reserve seems to have a different view of inflation to almost everybody else.

In this video, TwentyFour CEO Mark Holman joins Tom Porter to decipher the Fed’s latest messaging, and to remind bond managers that Jerome Powell is not one of them.

TwentyFour Asset Management’s purpose-built Observatory platform scans the global universe of bonds looking for ESG stars

Creating a truly sustainable bond fund is no mean feat. Unlike the listed equity universe, where ESG data is more readily available, it is often sorely lacking in the fixed income space. At the same time, the problem for fixed income managers is exacerbated by the complexity of a bond’s structure, consisting of multiple parts which must all be individually assessed.

The definitions of what ESG really means are still blurry and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to sustainability. If anything, the growing popularity of these funds has highlighted the differences in the expectations of both individual investors and institutions when it comes to ESG.

Fixed income investors are in "pole position to push for change" when it comes to ESG

In this unique virtual event from TwentyFour Asset Management, TwentyFour CEO Mark Holman guided us through the AT1 market as we discovered what role he thinks these bonds can play in a fixed income portfolio.

The remarkable pace of change in the markets as the global economy reopens points to opportunities in higher yielding bonds, with financials in particular set to benefit, says TwentyFour Asset Management CEO and portfolio manager Mark Holman.

The inexorable growth of sustainable investing during the last decade is likely to continue without interruption given the experience of COVID-19 has only intensified investor and regulatory focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues globally.