Multi Sector Fixed Income Whitepaper - A strategy for an evolving global landscape?

Multi-sector fixed income is a strategy that seeks to manage risk and maximise returns by investing in a range of fixed-income sectors.

In our roundtable, our panel discusses the challenges, risks and opportunities MSFI presents to fund managers and advisors when considering their overall strategies.

With the market that is seeing a growing interest in fixed income investments – particularly in high yield and loans – it’s a trending investment strategy. Some, though, have concerns about its long-term viability and performance.

Market dynamics have changed in the core liquid fixed income market, particularly in the high-yield sector. With less issuance and lower diversity of companies active in these markets, risk management strategies are being re-evaluated.

For strategies to achieve success, the market needs specialists in making investment decisions who can navigate high-yield and emerging market debts.

Yet other questions remain for investors: How do they integrate ESG factors into investment strategies? How should it be bundled? Where would they invest if it looked like the market was heading for a crash? Does an MSFI strategy provide a good balance between added value and cost? How does a client choose the right manager for their needs? What is a suitable liquidity profile? Should EM be part of the portfolio?

Our panel also discusses the governance issues around multi-sector fixed income, and how the market sees high yield investments. We also cover innovative investment strategies focusing on environmental issues, and how to facilitate more agile pension and other institutional investment strategies.

MSFI strategies undoubtedly will have an impact on the current investment landscape, and on how investment strategies evolve in the coming years. We will be discussing all of this and much more.