Bond

BNP Paribas is now offering an innovative financing solution designed to help Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and growth-oriented Midcaps with turnover totalling €10 - 250 million to carry out their key long-term projects. The solution consists of a combination of a bank loan and a loan provided through a new European SME debt fund.

BlackRock has launched a fixed income fund which invests in global macroeconomic strategies with exposure to regions where interest rates are attractive and markets with supportive monetary policy.

Mark Burgess, CIO EMEA and Global Head of equities at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, discusses the market reaction post Brexit, the impact of central bank actions and why Columbia has decided to reduce its equity exposure from overweight to neutral in asset allocation portfolios whilst favouring European high yield in the credit space.

Bonds yield little, while equities are not particularly cheap. Against that unappealing backdrop, looking beyond the beaten track for alternatives may prove rewarding. Anthony Smouha, CEO of Geneva-based Atlanticomnium, explains why he believes that junior debt could be an attractive investment proposition.

EDHEC Infrastructure Institute-Singapore (EDHECinfra) has released a new paper entitled “Cash Flow Dynamics of Private Infrastructure Project Debt”, drawn from the EDHEC-NATIXIS Research Chair on private infrastructure debt investments.