Insight | May 13, 2025
CLOs: Accessing high quality opportunities in structured credit
Collateralised loan obligations can offer investors attractive yields, low duration risk and diversification.
Insight | May 13, 2025
Direct lending in a fragmented world
Tariff and macro uncertainty present risks and opportunities for private debt investors. Kirsten Bode, Rafael Torres, Andrew Tan and Michael Smith explain how these trends are manifesting in Europe, Asia Pacific and the US, while identifying common themes that cross borders.
EM Monthly | May 9, 2025
EM Monthly: Pole position: The rise of Asia’s EV industry
As the world moves forward on alternative energy sources, Asia is emerging as the frontrunner for electric vehicle production. Mel Siew and Warren Hyland assess the implications for global competition, credit markets and the future of transportation.
Close Up | May 6, 2025
In his latest column on the key developments, themes and opportunities in credit markets, Ian Horn examines what steeper yield curves mean for investors.
Insight | April 25, 2025
Parallel lending: Built to withstand market storms
In a world where financial volatility is inevitable, evergreen parallel lending strategies could offer a compelling model for resilience. Gianluca Oricchio and Gianpaolo Pellegrini explain why their approach is positioned for whatever the market throws next.
Podcast | April 23, 2025
Podcast - Navigating volatility in European high yield
With a new US administration promising big changes, many investors expected 2025 to be eventful. But as the weeks turn into months, the level of uncertainty and potential economic fallout have perhaps been even greater than anticipated.
Insight | April 22, 2025
Credit vs equities: Crisis or correction?
When looking for evidence of investor panic in response to tariff-induced uncertainty, a single chart illustrates the difference between equities and credit markets, as Anthony DeMeo and Eric Schure explain.
EM Monthly | April 9, 2025
EM Monthly: The Brazil Paradox: Politics versus potential
Despite a challenging political backdrop, a supportive central bank and relatively solid sovereign metrics mean Brazil offers compelling opportunities in corporate credit, argue Warren Hyland and Marcos Räisänen
Close Up | April 2, 2025
Buy the dip or sell the rally?
In his latest column on the key developments, themes and opportunities in credit markets, Ian Horn examines the recent weakening in spread valuations.
Insight | April 1, 2025
US investment grade: Safe haven or smart bet?
Despite uncertainty stemming from the US administration’s economic policies, US investment grade credit continues to show resilience. Anthony DeMeo and Eric Schure explain why they believe it remains a compelling allocation in an uncertain world.
Insight | March 27, 2025
US private credit: Beware the blurring of the loans
With growing convergence between upper middle market private credit and the broadly syndicated loan market, the lower middle market could prove a valuable diversifier for investors, explains Michael Smith.
Insight | March 25, 2025
Beyond boundaries: The power of multi-asset credit investing
The ability to allocate across geographies, sectors and sub-asset classes can offer investors the potential for compelling returns and diversified credit exposure inside a single portfolio, argues Mike McEachern.
EM Monthly | March 11, 2025
With the oil price a key underlying contributor to emerging market portfolios, Vladimir David and Warren Hyland discuss how geopolitical and macroeconomic factors might determine its direction in 2025.
Close Up | March 6, 2025
Is the market’s love for the US waning?
In his latest column on the key developments, themes and opportunities in credit markets, Ian Horn examines the recent divergence between US and European bond markets.
Insight | February 26, 2025
European high yield: Rising dispersion, a welcome diversion
Tight credit spreads don’t mean a lack of opportunities in European high yield; investors just need to work harder to find them, argue Thomas Samson and Jamie Cane.
Insight | February 21, 2025
European private debt: Good things come in small packages
While upper-middle market companies navigate headwinds caused by global trade uncertainty, their lower middle market counterparts are proving remarkably resilient, explain Kirsten Bode and Rafael Torres.
Insight | February 19, 2025
Fixed maturity portfolios: Lock in yields while you still can
Joseph Galzerano and Richard Smith answer five questions on why fixed maturity portfolios aim to offer investors an opportunity to lock in attractive yields, manage risk effectively and enjoy greater visibility on returns, all while navigating today’s shifting interest rate environment.
EM Monthly | February 14, 2025
The year of the snake may be prescient in determining how Eastern economies respond to a second Trump term and the uncertainties it may bring, as Mel Siew explains.
Insight | February 13, 2025
Asia private credit: Unlocking the complexity premium
With ever-tighter spreads in some parts of the Asian private debt market, the ability to navigate more complex situations could become increasingly important in unlocking returns, argue Andrew Tan and Jieying Huang.
Insight | February 11, 2025
US High Yield: Forget about spreads, focus on yields
Higher yields should continue to offset tight spreads in what could be another constructive year for US high yield, argue Kevin Ziets, Bryan Petermann and John Colantuoni.
Insight | February 7, 2025
Accept what you can’t control, master what you can
Investors worried about rising uncertainty may consider an allocation to short-duration credit, argues Tatjana Greil-Castro.