Erin Bigley, CFA
25 Years at AB|28 Years of Experience
Erin Bigley is a Senior Vice President, AB’s Chief Responsibility Officer, and a member of the firm’s Operating Committee and Women’s Leadership Council. In this role, she oversees AB’s responsible investing strategy, including integrating material environmental, social and governance considerations throughout the firm’s research, engagement and investment processes. Bigley joined the firm in 1997 and previously served as a portfolio manager and trader for the global and Canadian bond strategies. She spent two years based in London as the global head of Fixed Income Business Development for institutional clients. Bigley served as a fixed-income senior investment strategist for over a decade, and as head of the strategist team from 2018 to 2021. Prior to taking her current role, she served as head of Fixed Income Responsible Investing, overseeing the Fixed Income team’s responsible investing strategy. Bigley holds a BS in civil engineering from Villanova University and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management. She is a CFA charterholder. Location: New York
Published Work
Though the new US policy focus is on oil and gas, wider opportunities still beckon.
With human rights regulations expanding, investors need a broader approach to assessing risk and opportunity.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues continue to raise big questions for investment firms and clients. We think the future will be defined by a focus on material issues and changing client needs.
Companies emitting high levels of GHG face complex challenges as they prepare for a low-carbon world.
From biodiversity and blended finance to a just transition and the cost of drugs, we preview the key ESG issues we’re targeting through research.
Active management is key to investing in climate-focused equity portfolios. Here’s why.
Powerful forces are creating attractive opportunities in climate-focused companies for equity investors.
AB’s Chief Responsibility Officer previews areas of research focus for our Responsible Investing teams in 2024.
While the turmoil that comes with rapid change can be unsettling, we welcome it as a sign that responsible investing is growing up.
With so many green bonds outstanding now, investors need more insight to differentiate among them and understand their performance characteristics.
We think investors need a holistic understanding of climate issues to address the causes and effects of climate change.
The auto industry illustrates the difficulty of finding a perfectly sustainable private sector investment, while shining a light on a better way to make progress.
In a world of pervasive innovation, investors need a new mindset to identify transformational companies and portfolio strategies with true return potential. But reaping the benefits of innovation also requires some old-fashioned fundamental sense.
The pandemic has accelerated an evolution in bond trading, and it is already making a difference for investors-if bond managers have embraced tech-enabled trading.
Don't fear low yields. Low and negative yields don't necessarily mean low or negative returns.
Giving up duration creates its own risk. Instead of ditching duration, investors should consider pairing government bonds with an allocation to credit.
Under the CARES Act, the Fed has expanded supports for corporate bonds. Could this bring a regime shift in volatility for global credit markets?
It's easy to overlook government bonds today with yields so low. But their interest-rate sensitivity, or duration, can provide vital protection when riskier assets such as stocks and credit struggle.
The most closely watched part of the US yield curve inverted this week for this first time since 2007, suggesting that a recession may be around the corner. We're not convinced that's true.
No one organization is responsible for the advancement of women, and that means every organization is. Women's empowerment starts with education. It continues with the ability to earn an equitable living, especially in fields where women are underrepresented, and crests with women playing leadership roles at work or owning their own businesses.
Investors enter 2019 facing a long list of macroeconomic and geopolitical risks. But there is some good news. Strategic approaches to equity and fixed-income markets can help investors rise to the challenges.
What drove down US stocks this week? The answer may be the US bond market and what the shape of the yield curve is-or isn't-telling us about the state of the economy.
Rates are low globally. But yield isn't the only component to consider when investing. Active US-based investors can take advantage of differences between the US dollar and other currencies to pick up a decided edge by investing in international bond markets.
Democrats took the House of Representatives. Republicans held the Senate. What should investors expect from the US midterm election outcome? In the way of policy, not much. But the new political landscape may be good for markets.
Rates have been going up. So have cash yields. But don't shift your long-term bond allocation into cash. Over most time horizons, bonds are the better choice for investors without short-term liquidity needs.
As environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations become more prominent in portfolios, institutional investors are asking more questions of their investment managers. We spoke with a few of our research analysts to help highlight some of the top issues that deserve attention when evaluating portfolio teams.
There's new rumblings about an inverting yield curve ahead. Is it time to panic? Time to stick our heads in the sand? Or time to think sensibly?
With today's environment of low and potentially rising yields, the hunt is on for income-and as many diverse sources of it as investors can find. Credit risk transfer securities help answer that search.