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 Beyond sustainable investing - Combining green returns with [...] 14 June 2021
The Mediterranean’s sperm whales and their ecosystem may seem an unlikely investment target. [...]
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 ESG Litigation Finance - Investing in accountability 03 May 2021
Litigation is a costly procedure. Available resources can have a substantial impact on outcomes, and smaller players are often disadvantaged against large corporations. [...]
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 Covid will drive green bond issuance as shift to sustainabil [...] 17 September 2020
The catastrophe of Covid-19 has given the world one silver lining. A wake-up call. A sobering vision of the future, and the economic and social devastation that climate change will bring. [...]
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 Ten credit markets warnings that signal long-term alpha pote [...] 21 July 2020
The longest equity bull market since the Second World War led to high valuations and increased leverage. [...]
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 Investment views - Get used to a post COVID-19 world 10 June 2020
In January 2020, we published an article where we said: “In a late-cycle environment, fuelled by record amounts of leverage and debt issuances, we choose to build downside protection and diversificati [...]
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 How investors can mitigate a second wave meltdown 29 May 2020
As governments across the globe gradually ease lockdown measures, investors are turning their focus to the shape of the economic recovery. [...]
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 Covid-19 tail risk shows importance of true uncorrelated ret [...] 20 Apr 2020
During SYZ’s annual alternatives conference in January, CQS founder Sir Michael Hintze foretold the assembled group of influential investors an imminent pandemic could hit global markets. This ‘black [...]
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 The 2020 yield hunting season has begun 10 February 2020
In this focus piece we take a closer look at the fundamental, technical and valuation characteristics of global credit markets and their potential returns for 2020. 
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 Looking further than environmental, social and governance (E [...] 29 October 2019
Global trends indicate that the flow of capital has been reshaped by the dawn of responsible capitalism. [...]
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