All Credit articles
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The changing face of global interest rate movements
Rising yields, growing income opportunity and an increasingly supportive market environment make a compelling case for investment in global credit, according to Insight Investment1 portfolio manager Shaun Casey.
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EMEA Investment grade outlook, H2 2024
Inflation is finally coming down, central banks are poised to cut rates, and credit spreads have withstood volatility in government bonds. So where do we see things going from here?
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Why we’ve said ‘auf Wiedersehen’ to Deutsche Bank
A great German thinker once said: “We rarely find people who achieve great things without first going astray”
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Video
Investment grade: attractive yields with lower risk profile
The asset class is in a fundamentally good place, with the past few years seeing index yields rise to 5.5% – competing quite well with asset classes such as equities.
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ESG Momentum in Non-Investment Grade Credit
Issuers are facing an increasingly high bar in relation to environmental, social and governance standards. Our recent panel discussion provided ideas on setting goals and working toward achieving them.
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Income is in
For the first time in a long time, investors can earn attractive income in debt markets. This includes of course public fixed income, but also the spectrum of private debt/private credit, from traditional direct lending to crowded markets such as specialty finance or asset-based lending.
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Collectors vs. selectors & the growing presence of direct lending megadeals
Where does the direct lending market end and the broadly syndicated market begin? With the growing prevalence of mega direct lending deals, the answer is less straightforward than it was even a few years ago.
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Video
Diversifying Private Credit Beyond Corporate Risk
Over the past ten years, life insurers have increased allocations to private credit, both as way to hunt for yield in the zero-rate environment as well as to match their long dated liabilities.
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The Case For Resilient High Yield Private Credit
With inflation lingering and rates moving at a much slower pace than expected, the team at Infranity explains why BB-rated infrastructure debt is a particular sweet spot for investors seeking a safe haven in a changeable market.
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Video
10 Minute Masterclass—Senior Secured Loans
Senior secured loans offer a unique blend of attractive yield potential with some protection against both credit and interest rate risk. At a high level, senior secured loans have the potential to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns and other portfolio benefits.
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2024 midyear outlook: Widening cracks in the investment landscape
“Step on a crack, break your mother’s back” conjures up images of children playfully jumping over gaps between sidewalk squares. As grownups, we can indulge such youthful superstitions as harmless. As investors, however, we recognize the very real risks posed by fissures and fault lines in the economic terrain — and the need to navigate them successfully. This is the challenge we’re facing midway through 2024.
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Video
Talking Markets – Contingent Capital
Head of Fixed Income, Lloyd Harris and Credit Analyst, Cameron Geering give an overview of contingent capital, its diversification benefits along with why they like the asset class and what gives them a competitive edge as investors.
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US investment grade credit bounces back from its nadir
In his 1974 children’s book, The Tiger’s Bones, the English poet Ted Hughes wrote that “Nothing is free. Everything has to be paid for.”
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Pitchbook: Q&A: Barings BDC’s Freund Says Inbound Deal Activity Strong, Pricing May Tighten
Matt Freund recently shared his thoughts on the current state of the private credit market with PitchBook LCD.
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Four Reasons to Revisit EM Corporate Short Duration Debt
Against a potentially higher-for-longer backdrop, a short-dated approach to EM corporate debt can provide an opportunity to pick up income, incremental yield and diversification, with less volatility.
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Specialty Finance: High-Yielding, Short-Duration and Uncorrelated Private Credit
The underlying assets, bespoke structuring and market dynamics of Specialty Finance can complement a traditional private debt strategy.
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Unlocking Alts: Opportunities in a New Investment Regime
The investment landscape remains uncertain. Interest rates have been stubbornly high, and central banks around the world appear to be moving cautiously before pivoting to a more accommodative policy stance. Economies around the globe are moving along divergent paths, underscored by resilient growth in the US that has outpaced many of its peers.
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Credit where credit is due
During the past quarter century or so, a blend of European credit would have delivered better returns at lower risk than the standard balanced portfolio
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Podcast
Consumer Dynamics Amid the Credit Crunch
M&A financing continues to translate into supply opportunities in the investment grade market. With companies like Home Depot and Johnson & Johnson recently announcing multi-billion-dollar acquisition deals, we believe there is a $100 billion pipeline of announced deals over the course of 2024. However, the consumer retail space has simultaneously begun to slow down.
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Podcast
Growing Barings in Private Assets & Beyond
Barings Chairman & CEO, Mike Freno, joins the podcast to discuss recent developments in the firm’s Global Private Finance platform, the strong momentum in its public and private assets businesses, and where he and the Barings team see opportunities for growth ahead.