CANADIAN FIXED INCOME ALLOCATIONS Canadian investors are - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
CANADIAN FIXED INCOME ALLOCATIONS Canadian investors are - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
NEI Global Total Return Bond Fund Managed by Amundi Asset Management Tapping value wherever it exists. A broad fixed income and currency universe. Full cycle product . CANADIAN FIXED INCOME ALLOCATIONS Canadian investors are over-exposed to
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Canadian investors are over-exposed to Canadian fixed income
Canada’s Share of the Global Bond Market
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Canadian Investors’ Allocation to Canadian Bonds
CANADIAN FIXED INCOME ALLOCATIONS
2.7% 74%
Source: Barclays, as of June 30, 2014 Source: CIFSC/Investor Economics, as of March 31, 2014
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Strong Canadian bond returns were largely fueled by declining yields, now near their all-time lows
Historical bond yields and bond returns in Canada
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HISTORICAL CANADIAN BOND YIELDS AND RETURNS
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2011 2014 0% 100% 200% 300% 400% 500% 600% FTSE TMX Canada Universe Cumulative Return (Right Axis) Government of Canada 10-Year Bond Yield (Left Axis)
Source: Bloomberg and FTSE TMX Global Debt Capital Markets, monthly data from July 31, 1989 to June 30, 2014
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Canadian fixed income is low yielding and poorly diversified
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- Canadian rates and yields are near all-time lows
- Canadian fixed income is highly concentrated in government, housing,
and financial services
CURRENT STATE OF THE CANADIAN MARKET
Source: FTSE TMX Canada Universe, as of June 30, 2014.
Government of Canada Yield Curve Canadian Bond Market by Sector
Source: Bloomberg, as of June 30, 2014. Sector (% of total) Government 69.94% Sub-sector (% of sector) Federal 53.13% Provincial 44.25% Municipal 2.63% Sector (% of total) Corporate 30.06% Sub-sector (% of sector) Financial 47.24% Energy 13.77% Infrastructure 13.81% Communication 10.08% Industrial 7.15% Real Estate 4.62% Securitization 3.33%
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Increasing demand for fixed income but low Canadian returns
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- Rising rates will impact returns
- Demographics will lead to a greater
need for income
WHAT’S AHEAD
Source: HRSDC calculations based on Statistics Canada Source: Bloomberg Portfolio Scenario Analysis tool, June 30 2014
0% 5% 10%
Source: Bloomberg, monthly data from July 31, 1989 to June 30, 2014
Rate Change +0.25% +0.50% +1.00% +2.00% Profit/Loss
- 1.84%
- 3.62% -7.01% -13.12%
Government of Canada 10Yr Bond Yield Population 65+ Interest rate changes and corresponding profit/loss of FTSE TMX Canada Universe Bond
1971 1991 2011 2031 2051 8% 11.5% 14.4% 22.8% 24.7%
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The Benefits
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- More selection
- Reduced risk through diversification
- Higher yields and returns
- Currency management can reduce
volatility and be a source of returns
WHY GO GLOBAL?
Global Fixed Income Returns Global Fixed Income Returns
Country
Yield on 10-Year Government Bond
Australia 3.55% Italy 2.85% UK 2.67% Spain 2.66% US 2.53% Canada 2.24% France 1.70% Germany 1.25% Japan 0.57%
Source: Bloomberg, June 30, 2014 Source: Barclays and FTSE TMX Global Debt Capital Markets, annual returns from 2004 to 2013.
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- Formed by combining the asset management expertise of
two major banking groups: 80% Crédit Agricole and 20% Société Générale
- Managing over U.S. $1 trillion
AMUNDI ASSET MANAGEMENT
- Amundi invests in all asset classes and major currencies
- Leader in building innovative investment solutions
- Amundi has won numerous investment awards and is
considered a global market leader in Global Fixed Income
Culture of transparency and risk management
Firm Overview The Team
- 20 Strategists / Economists
- 24 Credit Analysts
- 17 Quantitative Researchers
- 14 SRI Analysts
Laurent Crosnier Chief Investment Officer Pascal Dubreuil Senior Portfolio Manager Romain Mercier Portfolio Manager
Comprehensive Resources:
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The team, located in London, collaborates with investment experts from Amundi’s global, developed and emerging sovereign, corporate credit and currency teams
AMUNDI TEAM ORGANIZATION
Multi-asset coverage under one roof breeds strong convictions
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- (t) Trainee
- +Member of more than one team
- Singapore Team reports directly to L. Crosnier
GFI & Asian Fixed Income Global Fixed Income Absolute Return & Currency Amundi UK Limited Amundi Smith Breeden Singapore & Kuala Lumpur London London London Durham, USA
- P. Jauer CIO
- P. Chow
- L. Aderdor
- R. Lim
H.J. Koh
- T. Neo
- N. Nazlan
- K. Kamaruddin
Global Bonds Global Aggregate Global Corporate EMD Absolute Return Currency Insurance Solutions Global Fixed
- C. Morisseau
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- R. Stefani
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- P. Dubreuil+
- R. Mercier
- G. Pesques
- P. Dubreuil+
- S. Fawn
- S. Strigo
- T. Delabre
- M. Vydrine
- F. Castaldi
- Y. Casa
- A. Burgues
- J. Kwok
- R. Puri
- M. Styles
- C. Morris+
P.Hayden (Q1-2014)
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+ Junior PM
t.b.a.
Laurent Crosnier
CIO - Amundi London Branch & CEO/CIO - Amundi (UK) Ltd
Cedric Morisseau
Head of Global Bonds, Absolute Return and Currency
Product Specialists Singapore UK Limited
- J. Keller
- M. Lake
- A. Bender
- L. Ben Lazrak (t)
- J. Tay
- J. Shea
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How to Successfully Manage Global Fixed Income
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TAKING YOUR FIXED INCOME GLOBAL
Broad Universe Investing in government bonds, currencies, credit & emerging market debt Physical instruments & derivatives Flexible Style Dynamic risk allocation within and across asset classes Portfolio balance & Target tracking error of 4.5% Unbiased Approach Targeting consistent excess return by being long and short across a wide range of risk exposures Benchmark + 3% p.a. Conviction Team-based approach to detect pertinent global macro themes and build strong strategic views Experienced & complementarity Investment Horizon Combining long-term macro views with tactical management Identification of long term & short term market drivers
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An Even Wider Investment Universe
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THE BROADEST BENCHMARK
The most global benchmark universe: Barclays Global Aggregate Hedged Global Investment Grade 68% Sovereign, 16% Credit, 16% Covered & ABS +14,000 Issues & 2,500 Issuers +70 Countries NEI Global Total Return Bond Fund:
- Use of the broadest benchmark available
- Investment in currency
- High Yield bonds (min 75% IG), Debt of
non-OECD issuers (min 50% OECD)
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Generating Strong Strategic Views
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A DISCIPLINED INVESTMENT PROCESS
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Combining Strategic Views with Tactical Management
Three angles of investment in normally low-correlated asset classes
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A DISCIPLINED INVESTMENT PROCESS
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Tapping value wherever it exists
Flexible and Dynamic Asset Allocation
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A DISCIPLINED INVESTMENT PROCESS
Source : Amundi, as of June 30, 2014 *Amundi Funds Bond Global Aggregate / Portfolio inception date: October 30 2007
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Calendar Year Net Performance
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A ‘FULL CYCLE’ PRODUCT
Net Portfolio Annualized Net Relative Annualized Net Information Ratio Net Sharpe Rolling 1 year
+4.81%
- 0.34%
0.21 1.89
Since Inception
+10.56% +5.86% 0.97 1.64
Source: Amundi, as of June 30, 2014 *Mercer **Amundi Funds Bond Global Aggregate (IU-C) / Portfolio inception date: October 30 2007 Net of management fees
1st Quartile performance over 5 years*
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Amundi Funds Bond Global Aggregate - Performance Attribution
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A ‘FULL CYCLE’ PRODUCT
Sources of Excess Return are Dynamic Over Time
Amundi Funds Bond Global Aggregate - Performance attribution graph expressed as an absolute percentage of the contribution gross performance. Allocation given for indicative purposes only, may change without prior notice. Source : Amundi. Data as at end December 2013
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 OECD Bonds 0.84 7.00 0.56 0.95 1.05 2.36 Global bond exposure 0.48
- 0.09
1.65
- 2.39
- 0.41
1.36 Country allocation 0.05 3.92 0.72 0.66 0.24 1.41 Yield curve segment allocation 0.31 3.18
- 0.93
2.69 0.58
- 0.25
Bond selection 0.00 0.00
- 0.88
- 0.01
0.64
- 0.16
Credit 1.61 17.36 3.97
- 8.71
6.74 1.97 Credit exposure 0.95 8.23 1.34
- 2.28
1.43 0.78 Market/Industry 0.00 4.38 0.52
- 3.72
1.81 0.70 Corporate bonds selection 0.00 4.75 2.11
- 2.71
3.50 0.49 Emerging market exposure 0.66 0.54 1.03 0.05 2.46
- 0.02
Currency allocation 0.06 5.50 2.58
- 2.71
6.90 2.76 Trading 0.44 4.48 1.15 0.60 0.00 0.00 TER
- 0.74
- 8.30
- 3.13
- 0.50
- 1.53
- 1.75
Total net out-performance 2.21 26.58 6.16
- 10.32
15.62 5.32 Ex-post tracking error 7.55 5.36 4.51 9.91 4.24 3.16 Information ratio 0.29 4.96 1.37
- 1.04
3.67 1.68 Absolute Portfolio Performance 7.79 31.66 10.78
- 4.92
21.34 5.18
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Low Correlation with Benchmark and Other Funds
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MARKET CORRELATION
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
(1) Amundi Fds Bd Global Aggregate IU-C 1.00
- 0.08
0.24 0.41 0.54 0.59 (2) FTSE TMX Canada Universe Bond
- 0.08
1.00 0.84
- 0.35
- 0.43
- 0.4
(3) Barclays Global Aggregate TR Hdg USD 0.24 0.84 1.00
- 0.13
- 0.22
- 0.14
(4) S&P/TSX Composite TR 0.41
- 0.35
- 0.13
1.00 0.73 0.77 (5) S&P 500 TR (IA Extended) 0.54
- 0.43
- 0.22
0.73 1.00 0.96 (6) MSCI World NR USD 0.59
- 0.4
- 0.14
0.77 0.96 1.00
Source: Amundi, Bloomberg, FTSE TMX, and Barclays. 3-Year Correlation Matrix
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NEI Global Total Return Bond Fund Key Characteristics
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- Managed according to Amundi Global Aggregate Strategy
- Unconstrained approach versus benchmark
- Average duration between 1 and 8 years
- Global bond investment grade according to CIFSC
– Maximum allocation to below BBB- rated securities: 25%
NEI GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND
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PERFORMANCE
NEI Global Total Return Bond Fund Performance Attribution Since Inception
8% 6% 4% 2% 0% Benchmark Performance Portfolio Performance 6.1% 7.3%
* NEI Global Total Return Bond Fund, As of June 30th 2014, Since inception (Sept 2013)
Upside Capture Ratio Downside Capture Ratio NEI Global Total Return Bond Fund A 82.2%
- 21.4%
Barclays Global Aggregate CAD Hedged 100% 100%
Source: NEI Investments and Barclays, 2013-10-01 to 2014-06-30
Diversified to Maximize Upside and Minimize Downside
Upside and Downside Capture
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Overweight High-Beta Credit
Overweight credit
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- High beta vs. low beta
- European vs. US & EM Credit
- Financials vs. Industrials
- Sub-debt from IG issuers vs. pure
high yield
CREDIT EXPOSURE
12.7% 8.1% 14.9% 45.4% 9.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% AAA AA A BBB BB B CCC CC C NR
Assets by Credit Rating
* NEI Global Total Return Bond Fund, As of June 30th 2014
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Shorter duration vs. benchmark: 2.17 year vs. 6.27 year
Curve strategy
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Flattening US 5-30 as the curve is still steep for this point in the cycle.
Duration
- Strategically underweight in
duration on the US, UK and Japanese curves.
- Tactically short EUR 5Y.
DURATION EXPOSURE / YIELD CURVE
Assets by Maturity
10.5% 16.6% 25.1% 12.7% 17.2% 5.8% 4.5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 0-1 yr 1-3 yr 3-5 yr 5-7 yr 7-10 yr 10-20 yr 20+ yr Portfolio Benchmark
* NEI Global Total Return Bond Fund, as of June 30th 2014 **Yield to maturity of the bonds and derivatives plus cash rate for currency.
Portfolio Characteristics
* NEI Global Total Return Bond Fund, As of June 30th 2014
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Overweight on credit vs. government bonds
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Yield ratios remain attractive
Overweight on European financials and peripheral credit
European spread remains attractive in light of a supportive monetary policy environment
Overweight European peripheral RMBS
Better rating & compelling yield pick-up
CREDIT EXPOSURE
Assets by Sector
11.1% 0.7% 2.0% 25.4% 0.3% 2.1% 1.7% 0.5% 0.4% 3.7% 4.3% 1.1% 6.3% 5.8% 22.4% 2.9% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% ABS Agencies Auto Banks & Bldg Soc. Capital Goods Chemicals
- Collat. debt
- Cons. Cycl.
- Cons. Non-cycl.
EM Sovereign Ext. EM Local Energy Insurers
- Teleco. & Tech.
Treasuries Utilities Portfolio Benchmark
Underweight treasuries versus the benchmark
* NEI Global Total Return Bond Fund, As of June 30th 2014
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Country allocation - Sovereign and Corporate
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Short US vs. Europe due to differential of growth and monetary policy. Short JGBs due to valuation and inflation expectation.
COUNTRY EXPOSURE
18.7% 11.4% 9.8% 8.2% 8.0% 7.1% 5.8% 3.6% 3.4% 3.2% 2.2% 1.6% 1.4% 1.4% 1.0% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Italy Portugal France Germany US UK Spain Netherlands Belgium Ireland Brasil Switzerland Mexico South Africa Turkey Portfolio Benchmark
Assets by Country
GOVIES CREDIT SECURITIZED TOTAL ITALY 6.4 7.7 4.6 18.7 PORTUGAL 6.6 1.8 3.1 11.5 FRANCE 8.7 1.1 9.8 GERMANY 3.1 5.0 8.1 USA 4.4 3.6 8.0 UNITED KINGDOM 1.3 4.5 1.2 7.0 SPAIN 1.8 4.0 5.8 NETHERLANDS 2.5 1.1 3.6 BELGIUM 0.8 2.6 3.4 IRELAND 1.8 1.4 3.2 BRAZIL 1.1 1.1 2.2 MEXICO 1.1 0.3 1.4 SOUTH AFRICA 1.4 1.4 Others 4 3.3 0.3 7.6 32.0 46.9 12.8 91.7
Allocation as % of NAV
* NEI Global Total Return Bond Fund, As of June 30th 2014
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Overweight USD bloc vs. EUR & JPY
Directional positions
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- Long USD bloc vs. JPY & EUR
blocs, growth leadership and exit of QE
- Long EM bloc (MXN,HUF,BRL)
- vs. Commodity bloc (NZD &
CAD)
Relative positions
- Short EUR/GBP
- Short EUR/NOK
- Long GBP/CHF
- Long USD/CAD
CURRENCY EXPOSURE
* NEI Global Total Return Bond Fund, As of June 30th 2014
- 15%
- 5%
5% 15% USD GBP MXN NOK HUF BRL CAD CHF JPY NZD EUR
Relative positions (P-B)
- 20%
- 10%
0% 10% 20% 30%
USD Bloc USD-EMG Bloc EUR-EMG Bloc EUR Bloc JPY Bloc Commodity Bloc
Directional positions (P-B)
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NEI Global Total Return Bond Fund
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LONG-TERM STRATEGIC POSITIONS
Rationale
- Pick-up activity in the US
negative for global bond markets
- Effective ECB firewall for
periphery reducing safe- heaven appeal for bonds
- Japan fully committed to
“reflating” its economy
- Europe lagging but not
decoupling
Rationale
- Corporate yields still
attractive vs. bond yields
- Healthy balance sheets
- Attractive valuation of
European credit vs. US, Asian and UK credit
- Bank Deleveraging vs. re-
leveraging cycle and M&A within the industrial sector
Rationale
- US growth leadership and
exit from QE positive. US-EUR yield differentials rising; USD Still undervalued
- USD safe heaven currency
- Overvalued commodity
currencies
- EM FX rally can continue
selectively (carry)
Rationale
- EM growth story showing
signs of improvement
- USD-denominated assets
to rebound but continued pressure from rising US yields
- Short-end of local curves
- ffers decent carry and
more limited interest rate risk
Positions
- Short duration
- Long Europe - Short US
- Short 5-year vs. long
30- year bonds Positions
- Long Credit
- Overweight Financials
- Overweight European
credit Positions
- Long USD & GBP vs. EUR
- Long MXN, HUF, BRL, vs.
CAD, NZD Positions
- Long local debt of
Mexico (2018), Brazil (2015-17), South Africa (2018) Global Bond View Interest rates to rise, impacting mostly the 5-year bonds Credit View Positive on Credit, still compelling Yield ratios Currency View USD, GBP outperform EUR; Overvalued commodity currencies Emerging markets View Selective on Emerging Markets Positive on short term Local Debt
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Adding global bonds could increase returns while maintaining overall risk levels
The Impact of Global Bonds on a Canadian Bond Portfolio
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INCORPORATING GLOBAL BONDS
A Portfolio With and Without Global Bonds Efficient Frontier
For illustration purposes only. Analysis is based on historical return and correlation sourced from Amunid and FTSE TMX Global Debt Capital . Canadian Bonds is represented by FTSE TMX Canada Universe and Global Bonds is represented by Amundi Fds Bd Global Aggregate IU-C hedged into CAD for the period of September 31, 2007 (the fund’s inception date) to June 30, 2014.
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Concluding Take-Aways
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- The need to go global:
- Canadian investors are over-exposed to Canadian fixed income
- Canadian fixed income is low yielding and poorly diversified
- Strong Canadian bond returns were largely fueled by declining yields
- The NEI Global Total Return Bond Fund is managed according to the successful Amundi
Global Aggregate
- Track record of exceptional performance
- 1st quartile performance over 5 years
- Low correlation to the benchmark and to equities
- Unconstrained approach versus benchmark
- Overweight credit versus government bonds
- Average duration between 1 and 8 years
- Global bond investment grade
- Adding global bonds could increase returns without adding risk
SUMMARY
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