\u201cAll this makes the 1960 – 2000 period look like a long quiet walk in the park.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n <\/p>\n
So although rates are low and spreads are tight, but still offering value, this is to me obviously a bond friendly environment since central banks are buying bonds and supporting valuations, keeping spreads under control and allowing for liquid, functioning bond markets. Of course not every segment offers the same value and within each segment not every bond offers \nthe same risk return profile. As a rule of thumb, we don\u2019t own government bonds and very little IG and focus on spread – HY, \nsubordinated credit, convertibles – where we see value. We do not invest in financials. As a rule of thumb, one third of the bonds we look at ends up in our portfolio\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Obviously, the monetary action is going to be supportive for equities as well but lets not forget that equity markets are not really cheap for the time being and that as an asset class they tend to be more volatile, and rather driven by sentiment and quarterly results.<\/p>\n
We do not own TESLA CB\u2019s for example, and that has been a huge drag on relative performance for the CB portfolio\u2019s. But we do not understand why that company should trade at a P\/E of 1200 and by worth more in market cap than the rest of the US auto industry. On top of that, we are not 100% convinced by their corporate governance.<\/p>\n
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How are your portfolio\u2019s positioned for the end of the year and the beginning of 2021 ? What are the previsions ? Any major changes to your strategy ?<\/h3>\n No major changes no. We have had a fair to good year, most portfolio\u2019s recovered with the convertible bonds portfolio\u2019s even up by more than 10% and our assets are flat to slightly up. We do believe we will continue to operate in the environment described above and therefore continue to invest along the same guidelines :<\/p>\n
\u2022 Moderate delta\u2019s in the convertible \nportfolio\u2019s, around 40% \n\u2022 Active bond picking, focus on \ngovernance issues when looking at \nrisks \n\u2022 Look at growth in bond selection (ecommerce, \nasian consumption) \n\u2022 Look at where inflation might \nhappen (precious metals) \n\u2022 Avoid traps (deeply cyclical, deep \nvalue, no financials)<\/p>\n
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Two funds for 2021 ?<\/h3>\n Without a doubt the convertible bond funds. Given the massive issuance we have had this year – 1\/3rd of the univers has been renewed – I believe good years lie ahead of us. \nAnd secondly, Quilvest Credit Sub, a very unique product we launched a few years ago investing in subordinated bonds issued by corporates, not financials. HY like returns with an IG rating and a short duration.<\/p>\n
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Dynasty AM founded in 2014 by Philippe Halb, Laurent Pluchard and Eric Bozzetto as a specialised credit boutique celebrates its 7th anniversary with 1.2 billion under management this year. The New Year is the perfect time to review past performance, objectives and Dynasty\u2019s view for 2021, with Philippe Halb \u2013 Chairman. To read Philippe Halb’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":19900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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