Credit

While it can be difficult to isolate the impact that ESG factors have on the performance of credit instruments, the research is becoming hard to ignore, finds Helen Morrissey

Willis Towers Watson has made three senior appointments in its global manager research team as part of plans to evolve its research structure to better align research and portfolio construction.

Research from Hermes Investment Management shows a clear relationship between environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials and performance from a credit perspective.

While credit is currently looking expensive Sorca Kelly-Scholte believes it still has a role to play in pension scheme portfolios

Jonathan Crowther and Sebastien Proffit say schemes need to prepare their portfolios to deal with increased cashflow requirements.

Credit markets face challenges but there are opportunities for schemes finds Lynn Strongin Dodds

DB schemes are juggling the need to have sufficient cash to pay out pensions while still generating returns. Helen Morrissey asks if liquidity ladders are the answer

Shalin Shah looks at how smart beta is being used in credit and asks whether there is a different way.

Professional Pensions editor-in-chief Jonathan Stapleton talks to Pioneer Investments head of US credit Michael Temple about the outlook for the credit market.

The multi sector credit market has doubled in the past three years to £96bn as schemes seek higher yields in the low return environment, according to Punter Southall Investment Consulting.