Investment Strategy
The Berenberg Floating Rate Notes fund invests in floating and near-money market fixed-income securities with an average duration of up to 0.5 years. The fund’s investment objective is to achieve stable and attractive returns. It invests in the defensive bond segments of government bonds, government-guaranteed bonds and investment grade covered bonds as well as unsecured bonds with a minimum rating of A-. The fund thus complies with the strict investment criteria for social insurance institutions set by the SGB IV.
- SGB IV-compliant euro bond fund with very short interest rate duration
- Individual securities are selected on the basis of a benchmark
- Average duration is between 0 and 0.5 years
- Investment segments include (quasi) government bonds and unsecured bonds
Learn more about our Berenberg Fixed Income investment philosophy
Further details on the opportunities and risks of this fund can be found in the sales prospectus.
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Monthly market comment
The rally on the European bond markets came to an abrupt end right at the beginning of the month. Due to continued surprisingly high inflation figures and more hawkish statements by central banks, the interest rate markets gave up most of their gains for the year. The yield of the 3m Euribor rose further in February by 36 bp and now stands at 2.74%. With a decline in European energy costs and a positive reporting season for listed companies, bond markets are now pricing in an absence of recession in the euro area as likely. In this context, risk premiums on short-dated investment grade European corporate bonds narrowed by 8 basis points.
Portfolio Management
Felix Stern
Felix Stern joined the Asset Management division of Berenberg in 2000 as a fixed income portfolio manager. Currently he is heading the fixed income selection team within the Asset Management and is responsible for institutional mandates. As a senior portfolio manager he is responsible for the selection of corporate and financial bonds as well as short-term bond market investments. He is also the lead manager for several of Berenbergs institutional mutual funds. Prior to joining Berenberg, he worked several years for the Market Research department of British American Tobacco, Germany. Felix is a CCrA - Certified Credit Analyst (DVFA) and also has a German Diploma in business economics from the Fernuniversität in Hagen.
Christian Bettinger
Christian Bettinger, CFA, has been with the company since June 2009. As fund manager of the mutual funds Berenberg Euro Bonds and Berenberg Credit Opportunities, he is responsible for the selection of corporate bonds in the Multi Asset area. After apprenticeship as a banker and studying business administration at the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, he first went through the trainee program at Berenberg. In February 2010, the business graduate was taken over early as a junior fund manager with a focus on derivatives and fixed income. Bettinger is a CFA-Charterholder, Certified Financial Engineer (CFE) and admitted Eurex trader.
