risks.

The following risks may be materially relevant but may not always be adequately captured by the summary risk indicator and may cause additional loss: Credit risk, Operational risk and risks related to asset safekeeping and Model risk. Sustainability risks may lead to a significant deterioration in the financial profile, profitability or reputation of an underlying investment and may therefore have a significant impact on its market price or liquidity. The environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) considerations discussed herein may affect an investment team’s decision to invest in certain companies or industries from time to time. Results may differ from portfolios that do not apply similar ESG considerations to their investment process.

glossary.

Global Fixed Income Opportunities

Flexible fixed income investing to navigate market cycles


Our Global Fixed Income Opportunities strategy offers an unconstrained global strategy combining strategic and dynamic allocations to help investors better manage risk and continue to optimise diverse sources of alpha. 

Managed by a multi-disciplinary team of 11 fixed income experts, we seek compelling investment ideas across a global universe - structured to capture our diverse expertise across fixed income segments and to maximise decorrelation.

 

 

Source: LOIM Research. For illustrative purposes only. Target performance represents a portfolio construction goal. It does not represent past performance and may not be representative of actual future performance.

why an unconstrained bond portfolio?

As the chart below shows, the best-performing fixed income sub-segment each year has varied substantially over the past 15 years – which is why, in our opinion, it pays to take an active, multi-disciplinary approach to global fixed income investing. 
 

our strategy.

Global Fixed Income Opportunities is an unconstrained, total return, long-only fixed income strategy with the flexibility to pursue timely opportunities across markets, segments, and rate curves.

Our aim: to build a diversified fixed income portfolio that targets attractive risk-adjusted returns of cash +3% over the cycle. We also target a risk profile comparable to the broader fixed income market, i.e. volatility of around 3 to 4%.

A robust, disciplined and repeatable investment process is at the core of how we work, with each step. This, combined with our active, dynamic management of duration and credit positioning helps us to adjust portfolio risks, while navigating through market uncertainties.

We also integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as well as sustainability megatrends in our investment decision-making process.

In short - a flexible global best-ideas strategy embedding sustainability.
 

Capital at risk. Target performance represents a portfolio construction goal. It does not represent past performance and may not be representative of actual future performance. Incorporation of extra-financial risks into the investment decision process may result in underweighting of profitable investments from the sub-fund’s investment universe and may also lead the management of the sub-fund to underweight investments that will continue to perform. Sustainability risks may lead to a significant deterioration in the financial profile, profitability or reputation of an underlying investment and may therefore have a significant impact on its market price or liquidity.

portfolio characteristics.

why us?

investment process.

investment team.

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Yannick Zufferey, PHD
CIO Core Business
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Christelle Curt-Cognac
Client Portfolio Manager

 

DM Sovereign & Linkers  EMLC, China

Nic Hoogewijs
Senior Portfolio Manager

Andre Kayisire
Portfolio Manager

Investment Grade Corporates

Ashton Parker
Portfolio Manager / Head of Credit Research

Denise Yung, CFA
Portfolio Manager / Credit Analyst

High Yield Corporates
David Perez, CFA
Portfolio Manager / Credit Analyst

Philipp Burckhardt, CFA
Portfolio Manager /
Fixed Income Analyst

 

Hard Currency EM Markets

Jerome Collet, PHD
Senior Portfolio Manager
Head of Beta Management

Raphael Kull, CFA
Portfolio Manager

 

Systematic derivatives models

Anando Maitra, CFA, PHD
Portfolio Manager /
Head of Systematic Research

Jamie Salt
Analyst

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insights.

Equity markets in 2025: the great reversal
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Equity markets in 2025: the great reversal

The market shift to Europe from the US and to value from growth, amid an uncertain economic backdrop, underlines the value of active investing. 
America first: 3 initial market impacts from the new policy playbook
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America first: 3 initial market impacts from the new policy playbook

Donald Trump’s policy agenda could have profound implications for the US economy and global markets. Our equity, fixed income, multi-asset and convertible bond teams assess three key impacts.
Fixed income: our medium-term playbook
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Fixed income: our medium-term playbook

In the Q2 issue of Alphorum, we focus on duration and spread opportunities in anticipation of the rate-cutting cycle and debt maturity wall ahead.

Fixed income: peak, pivot, descend?
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Fixed income: peak, pivot, descend?

The Federal Reserve has committed to reduce interest rates – but the timing is uncertain. How can investors exploit sovereign opportunities as the first cut approaches and use credit and duration to extend term premia?

Fixed income: a bull steepener as rates peak?
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Fixed income: a bull steepener as rates peak?

As policy rates go from peak to plateau, should fixed-income investors prepare for a bull steepening of the yield curve? This is a key topic covered in the Q4 issue of Alphorum.

Fixed income: choosing a different rhythm
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Fixed income: choosing a different rhythm

With credit and duration risk uncorrelated once again, the Q3 issue of Alphorum focuses on harnessing this dynamic to capture opportunities and embed portfolio resilience. 

Fixed income: performance drivers as peak rates approach
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Fixed income: performance drivers as peak rates approach

In the Q2 issue of Alphorum, we highlight the opportunity that peaking rates signal in sovereign fixed income and provide new insights into fallen-angels bonds. 

Fixed income: attractive entry points as markets carry on
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Fixed income: attractive entry points as markets carry on

In the Q1 issue of Alphorum, we focus on how attractive carry and risk-return dynamics in credit underpin our constructive outlook for fixed income, offering entry points for active investors. 

The corporate bond is back
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The corporate bond is back

We believe that corporate bond yields are close to an inflection point, with the high levels of yields achievable providing a buffer to further yield rises. 

Fixed income: capturing the comeback
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Fixed income: capturing the comeback

Correcting yields and carry’s return are bringing fixed income into focus. Amid macro risks, how can investors harness the opportunities?

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