August 01, 2023

2023 Mid-year Global Investment Outlook

Welcome to SLC Management’s investment outlook for mid-year 2023. In this report, our investment teams and solutions providers share their insights, analyses and perspectives on public and private fixed income, real estate, infrastructure, insurance asset management and retirement plans.

What’s covered

After a rebound in most financial markets in the first half of 2023, our investment specialists from SLC Management, BentallGreenOak, InfraRed and Crescent Capital look to what could be ahead for the global economy, and for traditional and alternative investments.

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A letter from Steve Peacher

Stephen C. Peacher

Steve Peacher

President, SLC Management

“Conditions at the beginning of this year presented considerable opportunities for fixed income investors to pick up yield, and a similarly fertile investment environment is expected to continue to some extent going forward. At the same time, investors searching for additional sources of yield are increasingly looking at non-traditional investments.”

Macroeconomic outlook:

Major central banks are facing the challenge of moderating inflation without igniting a severe recession.

Private credit: below investment grade:

A potential pickup in merger-and-acquisition volumes could lead to increased private credit-fueled buyouts and refinancings.

Fixed income: investment grade:

Robust economic indicators may have shifted policy expectations from the Bank of Canada.

Real estate:

Canadian housing market may be key to whether or not the domestic economy gets a soft landing.

Fixed income: below investment grade:

Examining the effect of past changes in policy direction of the U.S. Federal Reserve on high yield and bank loan assets.

Infrastructure:

An increased focus on monetary policy, sustainability issues and general demand drivers could serve as catalysts for infrastructure investments.

Private credit: investment grade:

Continued resilience in private credit could yield attractive investment opportunities for investors with a long-term horizon.

Insurance asset management:

Yield increases have shifted insurer asset allocations toward fixed income.

Retirement plan solutions:

Increasing fixed income diversification has become a growing focus for plan sponsors.

Contributing Authors

Steve Peacher

President, SLC Management

Dec Mullarkey

Managing Director, Investment Strategy and Asset Allocation, SLC Management

Randall Malcolm

Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Public Fixed Income, SLC Fixed Income

John Fekete

Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets, Crescent Capital Group
Andrew Kleeman

Andrew Kleeman

Senior Managing Director, Head of Corporate Private Placements, SLC Fixed Income
Elaad Keren

Elaad Keren

Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Head of Mid-Market Private Debt, SLC Fixed Income
Gary Greaves

Gary Greaves

Managing Director, Private Fixed Income, SLC Fixed Income
chris wright

Chris Wright

Managing Director and Head of Private Markets, Crescent Capital Group
Chris Wang

Chris Wang

Managing Director, Crescent Credit Solutions, Crescent Capital Group
Phil Stone

Phil Stone

Principal, Head of Canada Research, BentallGreenOak
Michael Andrews

Michael Andrews

Managing Partner, Portfolio Manager, BentallGreenOak
Ashwin Gopwani

Ashwin Gopwani

Managing Director, Head of Canadian Client Solutions, SLC Management
Steve Guignard

Steve Guignard

Senior Director, Client Solutions, SLC Management
Nitin Chhabra

Nitin Chhabra

Managing Director, Head of Insurance Client Relationships and Solutions, SLC Management
Richard Crawford

Richard Crawford

Partner, Head of Energy Income Funds, InfraRed
Edward Hunt

Edward Hunt

Partner, Head of Core Income Funds, InfraRed
Stephane Kofman

Stephane Kofman

Partner, Head of Capital Gain Funds, InfraRed
Jack Paris

Jack Paris

CEO, Head of Americas, InfraRed

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