International Investments
International Investment Guides
425 in-depth guides covering international investment vehicles and strategies for expats and globally mobile investors — from global equities and offshore bonds to alternative assets and portfolio construction.
Fixed Income & Bonds
Government bonds, corporate bonds, and fixed-income strategies for capital preservation and income generation.
Convertible Bonds and Hybrid Securities: Equity Upside with a Bond Floor
Convertible bonds offer equity upside with a fixed-income floor. AT1/CoCo bonds offer higher yields with the risk of sudden total loss. Understanding these hybrid structures is essential before investing in them.
Read guide →Convertible Bonds: Equity Upside with Fixed Income Protection
Convertible bonds offer a hybrid risk profile: fixed income-like downside protection through the bond floor, combined with equity participation through the conversion option. This guide explains the structure, how to assess a convertible, the key risks, and how to access the asset class efficiently.
Read guide →Convertible Bonds: Hybrid Debt and Equity Exposure
How convertible bonds combine fixed-income protection with equity upside, and how internationally mobile investors can use them to navigate uncertain markets.
Read guide →Corporate Bond Investing: Mechanics, Credit Analysis, and Portfolio Role
Corporate bonds are the essential middle ground between gilts and equities — offering income, moderate stability, and a credit spread that compensates for default risk. This guide covers the mechanics, the UK market, credit analysis, and how to access corporate bonds efficiently.
Read guide →Corporate Bonds: Investment Grade vs High Yield Explained
A clear explanation of the key differences between investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, and how international investors can use both in a diversified portfolio.
Read guide →Corporate Bonds: Investment Grade vs High Yield for Private Clients
A clear-headed guide to the differences between investment grade and high yield corporate bonds, and how private clients can build income from credit markets without taking undue risk.
Read guide →Covered Bonds (Pfandbriefe): A Guide for HNW Fixed-Income Investors
Covered bonds offer dual-recourse protection — the issuing bank and a segregated cover pool — making them among the safest instruments in fixed income outside sovereign debt. This guide explains structure, regulation, yield characteristics, and how they fit a sophisticated portfolio.
Read guide →Covered Bonds and Secured Debt: A Guide for International Investors
How covered bonds work, why they sit at the safer end of the fixed-income spectrum, and how internationally mobile investors can use them in a diversified bond portfolio.
Read guide →Credit Spreads Explained: What They Tell You About Fixed Income Markets
Credit spreads — the additional yield demanded above a risk-free rate — encode the market's view on default risk, liquidity, and economic conditions. Understanding spreads helps fixed income investors identify value and anticipate turning points.
Read guide →Emerging Market Bonds for UK Investors: Hard Currency, Local Currency, and the Yield Premium
Emerging market bonds offer materially higher yields than developed market fixed income — but sovereign default risk, currency depreciation, and political instability are real risks. This guide examines the two EM bond types, the major markets, current yields, and practical access for UK investors.
Read guide →Emerging Market Bonds: The Case For and Against
Emerging market bonds offer yields well above developed market equivalents, but sovereign default risk, currency depreciation, and political instability are real. This guide explains the two types of EM bonds, the risks, and the practical allocation approach.
Read guide →Eurobonds and the International Bond Market: A Guide for Sophisticated Investors
An explanation of Eurobonds and the international bond market — how bonds issued outside a borrower's domestic market work, the regulatory frameworks, key instruments (XS ISIN bonds, Reg S, Rule 144A), and how internationally mobile HNW investors access corporate and sovereign debt in the offshore market.
Read guide →Fixed Income Investing for International Investors
Fixed income provides income, capital preservation, and portfolio diversification — but international investors face distinct considerations around coupon tax treatment, currency risk, and cross-border access.
Read guide →Government Bonds for HNW Investors: Gilts, Treasuries and Bunds
A practical guide to the world's major government bond markets — UK gilts, US Treasuries, German Bunds and beyond — for internationally mobile high-net-worth investors.
Read guide →Government Bonds for International Investors
Government bonds remain the foundation of most diversified portfolios — providing ballast, income, and a deflation hedge — but international investors must navigate duration, currency, and sovereign credit risk across markets.
Read guide →Government Bonds for International Investors: Gilts, Treasuries and EM Sovereign Debt
A practical framework for internationally mobile investors allocating across UK gilts, US Treasuries, and emerging market sovereign debt within a diversified portfolio.
Read guide →Green Bonds and Climate-Focused Fixed Income Investing
Green bonds finance environmental projects from the same issuers as regular bonds — but with a verified use of proceeds. Here is how the £500bn+ annual green bond market works, the greenium debate, and how to incorporate climate-focused bonds into a fixed income allocation.
Read guide →Green Bonds and Sustainable Debt: A Complete Investor Guide
Green bonds have grown from a niche instrument to a $600 billion-plus annual market. This guide explains how they work, what the Green Bond Principles require, whether the greenium is justified, and how investors can access this market efficiently.
Read guide →High Yield Bonds for UK Investors: Spreads, Default Rates and Market Access
High yield bonds offer equity-like returns with some defensive characteristics, but default risk and rate sensitivity demand careful positioning. This guide covers the BB-to-CCC spectrum, fallen angels, US vs European HY markets and fund access.
Read guide →High Yield Bonds: A Complete Guide for Sophisticated Investors
High yield bonds offer a genuine income premium over investment-grade debt, but the name 'junk bonds' captures the risk accurately. This guide covers the mechanics, the credit cycle, default rates, and how to access high yield as part of a diversified income portfolio.
Read guide →Index-Linked Gilts and TIPS: A Guide to Inflation-Linked Bonds for UK Investors
Index-linked bonds protect purchasing power by linking principal and interest payments to inflation. This guide covers UK index-linked gilts (RPI-linked), US TIPS (CPI-linked), real yield concepts, duration risk, breakeven inflation rates, and when to add inflation-linked bonds to a portfolio.
Read guide →Inflation Expectations and the Bond Market: Reading the Signals
Bond markets embed forward-looking inflation expectations through the breakeven rate — the gap between conventional and index-linked gilt yields. Understanding how to read and use these signals is valuable for any investor managing inflation risk.
Read guide →Inflation-Linked Bonds: Protecting Purchasing Power Globally
How inflation-linked bonds work across global markets, and how internationally mobile investors can use them to protect real wealth against purchasing-power erosion.
Read guide →Inflation-Linked Bonds: TIPS and Gilts for Real Return Investors
How TIPS, index-linked gilts, and other inflation-linked bonds protect purchasing power and where they fit within a private client's fixed income allocation.
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