Investors should take advantage of further volatility in high yield markets

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Global high-yield markets are tussling between trying to gauge the extent of lockdown-driven global economic malaise on the one hand, and the positive impact from enormous stimulus measures that have

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Pandemic highlights need for engagement says Calvert

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For socially responsible investors, engagements have never been more vital than they are right now. This was highlighted by John Wilson, Director of Corporate Engagement at Calvert, an Eaton Vance

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Investors should consider lasting effects of higher-quality macroeconomic developments

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Global markets have settled into a more normal, high-volatility environment from the extreme volatility over the past few weeks. As hot-spot countries like Spain and Italy hopefully have passed their

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EM debt relatively unscathed by coronavirus – so far

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Thus far, emerging markets debt has been relatively unscathed by the coronavirus, driven by expectations that the impact on growth will be temporary, and that central banks will intervene with

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Country focus comes to the fore in emerging markets

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It’s been a great year for emerging markets (EM). Through the third quarter, the major EM debt indexes were up sharply, as a lot of things have come together for

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Examining board gender diversity and equity market performance

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Do gender-diverse boards and executive teams really make a financially material difference to companies and capital markets? “While numerous studies in recent years point to “yes,” we decided to put

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When sustainable practices yield sustainable profits

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A recent research study from Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School George Serafeim, conducted in collaboration with Calvert Research and Management, examined about 3,800 companies

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Eaton Vance announces new Director of Institutional Business Development, Australia & New Zealand

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Eaton Vance Australia Pty. Ltd., a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV), has announced the appointment of Ty Thurgood as Director of Institutional Business Development, Australia and New Zealand.

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Why Quality matters for global small caps

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Investors searching for broader sources of return and diversification have been revisiting global small-cap stocks notes Eaton Vance, a global investment manager. Aidan Farrell, Director of Global Small Cap Equity, Eaton

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Takeaways for the loan market after the Fed cut

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The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) has cut its policy rate for the first time in more than a decade, marking just the fourth time over the past 20 years that

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