Investment Acumen

Driven by our conviction that knowledge creates value, research is continuously conducted across all of AXA Investment Manager's expertises. Investment Acumen, our bi-annual research review, covers latest trends and key challenges for our clients.

Please note that the information contained in this part of the website is for professional advisers or institutional investors.

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02/04/2012 - Overview of the US loan market

Both bond and loans provide access to corporate lending. Ghislain Périssé examines why corporate loans have attracted recent interest from investors and what they can expect.

Download the article: A new Day in the US Loan Market 02/2012 122 KB PDF

02/04/12

19/03/2012 - A look at the New Hybrid Market

To date, hybrid capital has been doubly misrepresented. Anne Velot reviews the contoured history of hybrid capital and what recent developments may mean for investors.

Download the article on the new hybrid market 02/2012 136 KB PDF

19/03/12

05/03/2012 - Investment Acumen XI now available

It can safely be said that 2011 was a rollercoaster for most investment market participants, during which many lessons were learnt and opportunities seized. The new regulatory, market and...

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05/03/12

04/11/2011 - Special Issue about Economic Symposium 2011

This special issue of Investment Acumen offers a full account of the presentations and debates on future globalisation that took place during the 2011 Economic Symposium.

Special Issue about the Economic Symposium 11/2011 4154 KB PDF

04/11/11

05/08/2011 - Investment Acumen X (Summer 2011)

It is commonly said that bringing "parts" - businesses, skills, people - together is worth it if the ensuing whole is greater than the sum of these parts. But good acumen tells us that it...

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05/08/11