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Collaborative engagement in fixed income investing
Principle 5 of the six Principles encourages collaboration by investors to enhance the effectiveness of their responsible investment approach.
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Overcoming common hurdles in fixed income engagement
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Embedding engagement in the fixed income investment process
Engagement by fixed income investors should not be seen as a standalone activity but as an integral part of a responsible investment approach . as both a source of information for investment research, and a way to directly influence the issuer’s management of ESG risks and opportunities. Thus, the
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Fixed income investors’ ability to influence issuers’ senior management depends on a number of factors, many of which will appear obvious but are nonetheless important to bear in mind when developing an engagement strategy.
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Timing fixed income engagement
Successful bondholder engagement with issuers is largely dependent on whether the deal is public or private, and whether the investor engages pre- or post-issuance.
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