Savvy Investor Awards 2021: 3 Highly Commended Amundi Papers

"Annual issuance of green bonds in emerging markets (EM) is expected to pass $100 billion by 2023. Whilst EM economies especially are still tussling with Covid-19, there is nevertheless great potential for EM green markets. The current state of the market including investment performance and greenium compared to convention EM bonds are appraised. The paper also outlines relevant policy and regulatory factors, and looks at regional opportunities for green bond market growth."

Savvy Investors

"A low yield, low return environment over the past decade has seen increasing allocation to real and alternative assets with the aim of boosting returns and diversifying portfolio risk. However alternative assets share few of the risks associated with mainstream assets. Amundi’s paper argues that investors should consider a non-standard financial framework and pragmatic investment approach when considering traditional and non-traditional asset mixes."

Savvy Investors

"Amundi makes a strong case for investors to look at emerging markets again in 2022. They believe the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic, China’s regulatory crackdowns and concerns about global central bank actions are behind us and that the New Year should allow a much more confident look at the returns potential of EM markets going forward. They put China and Asia at the core of successful global EM portfolios and point particularly at domestic demand-driven sectors and EM green bond issues."

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