James McAlevey

James McAlevey

Head of Global Aggregate and Absolute Return

Bio

James is the Head of Global Aggregate and Absolute Return team at BNP Paribas Asset Management and is responsible for performance, growth and development of global aggregate and global sovereign bond portfolios which are benchmark managed as well as total and absolute return strategies.

James joined BNP Paribas Asset Management in November 2021 and is based in London. Prior to his current role, James was Head of Rates and managed the AIMS Fixed Income and Target Return funds for Aviva Investors. Prior to that, James worked at Henderson Global Investors as Head of Rates.

James holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Bristol and is a CFA charterholder.

Location London

Articles from James McAlevey

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Licence to roam empowers absolute return bond approach

With a ‘licence to roam’ fixed income markets, an absolute return approach works with a toolkit that allows it to…

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Absolute return bonds for an uncertain world

In a world where economic uncertainty and unpredictable inflation mean visibility on central bank policies is poor, investors are searching…

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Why flexibility will be key for fixed income in 2026

This article is part of our 2026 Investment Outlook. Despite no shortage of challenges and obstacles, returns across fixed income…

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Talking Heads – Flexibility in global bonds with absolute return

James McAlevey, Head of Global Aggregate and Absolute Return explains how his team applies the flexibility of an absolute return…

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Graph of the week - Relative value at work

At a time when spreads on US investment-grade corporate bonds are at record lows, US agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) offer…

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Tackling uncertainty with absolute return bonds

After years of yielding close to or even below zero percent, bonds are looking more attractive again – that’s not…

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