Our Buy and Maintain credit strategies aim to deliver a sustainable stream of income over a long investment horizon to match cashflow requirements of insurers, defined benefit pensions schemes and other institutional investors.
Combined years experience of portfolio managers of our Buy and Maintain credit strategies
Analysts in the public credit research team
Over 85% of the global investment grade corporate bond market covered, based on value
Our Buy and Maintain strategies focus on capturing the credit risk premium from investment grade issuers through well-diversified portfolios that span across a range of geographies, sectors, and issuers, while aiming to avoid defaults and minimising turnover.
The team invest in high-quality corporate bonds on a hold to maturity basis to enhance yield compared to cash or government bonds whilst targeting a fixed cashflow profile. To mitigate risk concentration we apply limits to ensure that our clients are not overexposed at the issuer, sector or geographic levels.
Our global credit research team is aligned to the objectives of our Buy and Maintain portfolios. Every bond in the portfolio is fully underwritten on its issuer’s creditworthiness by an experienced credit research analyst to seek to minimise the risk of defaults. We also fully integrate sustainability considerations into the research process. This has included the adoption of SFDR Article 81 standards and a proprietary net zero protocol.
Our strategies are highly diversified in structure with continuous monitoring of credit fundamentals to proactively get ahead of potential risks.
Emerging market local debt | Macro insights
Our experts share their views on the emerging market (EM) local debt asset class. Read their outlook and discover which markets they believe are presenting the most attractive opportunities.
Private credit quarterly roundup: Liberation Day market responses
Experts from Invesco's bank loan, direct lending and distressed credit teams to share their views from the second quarter of 2025.
Global Fixed Income Strategy Monthly Report | May 2025
We speak with IFI portfolio managers about the factors driving US investment grade and how they are navigating the current fixed income environment.
Monthly fixed income ETF update
April's fixed income markets saw mixed performance and volatility. Read our latest thoughts on how fixed income markets fared during the month and what we think you should be looking out for in the near term.
Fixed Income: The argument for bonds is the strongest it has been in years
We believe the case for investing in bonds is the strongest it has been since the GFC. Invesco’s experts from across Fixed Income teams and asset classes share their views on the outlook and opportunities.
