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UBS says modelling suggests upcoming recession won’t bite
1 year ago
Likely global recession scenarios look mild according to strategists at UBS, who have run four models. -
Euro loans with FX hedging offer better value than US: Barclays
1 year ago
The big underperformance of European loans in June has left them looking cheap versus those in the US – but FX hedging and a nuanced selection process are advisable for investors looking to take advantage of that -
High yield / loan slowdown affects year-end projections and pricing: Barclays
2 years ago
A sharp decline in primary market activity means expectations for high yield bond and even leveraged loan issuance need to be lowered, say Barclays credit strategists. And that in turn has implications for relative value -
Loans will be winners in bearish year for credit: BNP Paribas
2 years ago
Floating rate loans are best positioned for a year of widening credit spreads, but high yield bonds will outperform investment grade and EM credit is set for losses, says BNP Paribas in its 2022 outlook -
There's still time to pick up pennies in credit before steamroller arrives: BNP Paribas
2 years ago
Declining dealer inventories, rising fund cash balances, and a greater prevalence of hedging have added up to produce a credit market that is positioned too short, according to BNP Paribas strategists -
Lingering covid vies with inflation as top credit threat, finds BofA
2 years ago
Covid-19 lingering is catching up with inflation as credit investors' number one worry, Bank of America's August survey has found. The picture for central bank purchases is bullish, but strategists see industrial and bank senior bonds as shorts for contrarians over the summer -
Loan market delivers best one-day returns since April due to US election and vaccine
3 years ago
The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index recorded its best single day returns since April on Monday as investors celebrated in a string of positive developments that sent markets into overdrive -
Barclays increases European loan and CLO issuance forecasts
3 years ago
Barclays has increased its European leveraged loans issuance expectations due to “better than expected recovery in issuance from M&A and LBO activity”, while its European CLO 2020 issuance forecast increased to €15 billion-€18 billion, up from a previous estimate of €12-15 billion -
Governance has greatest impact on short-term changes in company valuation out of ESG factors, finds MSCI
3 years ago
Governance has more impact than environmental and social factors on company financial fundamentals and stock price in the short term, but ‘E’ and ‘S’ play their part over the long term, according to analysis from MSCI -
Leveraged loan spreads to widen to March levels, warn UBS strategists
3 years ago
US leveraged loan spreads could widen back to March levels of 825 basis points as default risk increases, according to strategists at UBS. -
Investors increasingly see ESG as fiduciary duty, State Street survey reveals
4 years ago
North American investors are most likely to view ESG as a fiduciary duty, while European investors are driven by regulation, performance and reputational risk, according to results from a survey conducted by State Street Global Advisors -
CLO supply set for double-digit drop in 2020, says JP Morgan
4 years ago
US CLO supply in 2020 will be as much as 20% down on 2019, while European issuance will fall 13% year-on-year, predict JP Morgan strategists in a research note. Even so, new CLOs should still outpace existing deal paydowns, as well as high yield primary market net new issuance -
Barclays snaps up seasoned credit researcher in London
8 years ago
credit analyst leaves European lender after 10 years for UK rival -
Gimme Credit announces push into emerging market credit research
8 years ago
Credit research provider Gimme Credit has announced the launch of a service to provide recommendations on emerging market bonds. -
Head of research is latest exit from US credit hedge fund manager
10 years ago
Fund manager loses credit research head amid spate of departures -
Credit hedge fund manager hires senior analyst from Pimco
10 years ago
Credit research analyst switches West coast buy-side firms -
HSBC hires senior credit analyst in London
10 years ago
HSBC hires senior credit analyst from rival dealer -
Deutsche Bank desk credit research head switches to rival dealer
10 years ago
Credit analysis head switches banks in New York -
Senior credit strategist switches European banks in London
10 years ago
Former head of European credit strategy at German bank joins French bank in London -
Credit strategist makes move to sell-side role
10 years ago
Former head of research at insurer takes chief credit strategist role in Australia
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