The low yield environment and Covid-19 has transformed the fixed income landscape into a barren wilderness with slim pickings for income-starved investors.

So how are institutional investors navigating this changed and challenged landscape amid an increasingly urgent search for yield? And how are they capturing new opportunities created by a rapidly evolving fixed income universe and an ongoing shift to private markets?

CoreData’s illuminating report, based on a survey of 200 global institutional investors, sheds light on these questions and more.

The study shows how the hunt for yield in the wake of the pandemic is propelling investors into more risky areas of the fixed income market. But it also demonstrates how fixed income is becoming a core element of the sustainable landscape as investors turn to ESG factors to boost returns and manage risk.