EMBH News and Press, iShares Interest Rate Hedged Emerging Markets Bond From 03/31/22

The US Federal Reserve is turning increasingly hawkish—hiking rates fast enough to slow inflation while maintaining economic growth will be a monumental task. The Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions team opines on what to expect from the Fed and gauges whether it is already...

Investors think that emerging markets debt is going to be a key pillar. Many emerging markets debt economies have been proactive about rising policy rates ahead of expectations of taper from the Federal Reserve. One of the things that’s attractive about emerging markets deb...

The Fed struck a hawkish tone at its latest meeting, but Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Chief Investment Officer Sonal Desai believes it still underestimates how far rates will likely need to rise—and so do the markets. Geopolitical uncertainty has caused energy prices to surg...

As core rates have fallen, it has become increasingly challenging for investors to achieve their investment targets. Investing in EM debt entails the same risks that accompany all debt issues, such as the issuer’s ability to meet payment obligations. if you need to enhance ...

At AllianceBernstein, we feel like we have a differentiated way to approach ESG investing. We have a 360-degree view of analyzing ESG risks from all parts of a company or country's stakeholders. In 2016, the country came to market touting plans of increased transparency, strong govern...

As ESG has taken on greater relevance in recent years, the gold mining industry has become more transparent. More and more companies are providing standalone sustainability reports which are increasingly more comprehensive and detailed. We expect companies to link compensation to ...

The most dramatic and immediate effect of the invasion and subsequent international sanctions is that local market Russian securities are effectively frozen. Emerging markets debt more broadly has traded well this year, in terms of spread, prior to the invasion. We believe the maj...

We do feel that ESG risks are difficult to quantify, but all investing is a difficult activity. Emerging-market corporates deal with things like macroeconomic imbalances, sovereign defaults, COVID, but yet two-thirds of the issues are partially driven by ESG considerations. What t...

More securities labeled as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) bonds are being issued by a wider variety of companies than ever before. ESG-labeled bond issuance surged to new heights in 2021. As new ESG-linked issues proliferate, it’s critical that investors use a ...

As the world reels from the crisis, the blowback is rippling across the world economy and markets. The current risk premia analysis implicitly recommends managing expectations down for GMI and other global multi-asset-class portfolios. The mean reversion factor is estimated as the...