All High Yield articles
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White papersSix Themes Redefining the Corporate Hybrid Market
The corporate hybrid market has gone global, with issuance hitting €108 billion in 2025. Six forces are reshaping what this asset class is, who issues it, and how investors should approach it.
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White papersEuropean High Yield: Market supportive despite geopolitical tensions
This article is part of the Fixed Income Quarterly Outlook for Q3 2026, covering Emerging Market Debt, Euro Credit, Euro High Yield, Sovereign Bonds and US Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities.
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White papersWhy value can never go out of style in high yield
There is an unappealing paradox at the heart of investing in line with a bond index: the more indebted an issuer, the larger its place in the benchmark. The largest 20% of issuers account for close to 60% of the ICE BofA Global High Yield Index, for instance.¹
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White papersBuilding unexpected bridges in high yield
The active-passive debate has long been framed as a contest between competing investment philosophies. In equities, the distinction is familiar: passive delivers low-cost market exposure, while active promises the possibility of outperformance through stock selection.
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White papersFallen angels are outpacing rising stars – Should investors worry?
Over the past 12 months, the number of fallen angels has exceeded the number of rising stars for the first time since 2021. What does this signal and how can high yield investors take advantage of it?
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White papersInfrastructure private debt provides resilience and returns
We recently spoke with Gilles Lengaigne, Infranity’s managing partner and head of origination and corporate development, and Sacha Kamp, managing director and global head of the debt investment team, about Infranity’s role in the market and what is happening in the infrastructure private debt sector. Following is an excerpt of that conversation.
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White papersInvesting in euro high yield: Key considerations for insurers
Across European insurers’ portfolios, allocations to high-yield public corporate credit remain modest, at around just 2%.
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White papersPrivate credit is not a monolith
Understanding dispersion across assets, vehicles, and leverage
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White papersThe evolution of infrastructure debt
Infrastructure debt has evolved beyond traditional senior lending, creating a broader opportunity set for both borrowers seeking flexible capital solutions and investors seeking resilient portfolio income.
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White papers2026 Midyear Fixed Income Outlook: Stay Invested, Stay Selective
MetLife Investment Management and PineBridge Investments now have more to offer as a top-tier global investment platform. Together, we bring deep insights, including this 2026 Outlook campaign. Stronger together. Built for what’s next.
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White papers2026 Midyear Multi-Asset Outlook: From AI Promise to Delivery
At the beginning of 2026, we were anticipating a year when market leadership would pivot back to the U.S., given that global growth drivers remained narrowly focused on AI and largely U.S.-based. Taiwan and Korea supply much of the chips that drive AI, and several mega-caps from these two countries have almost single-handedly pulled emerging markets into the winners’ circle.
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PodcastUS high yield: Resilience against interest rate and spread volatility
The US high yield market has weathered recent market turbulence well, but selectivity is becoming increasingly paramount. Jack Stephenson, Senior Investment Specialist, tells Chris Iggo that the outlook for US high yield remains constructive despite widening dispersion across industry and quality segments of the market.
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White papersEuropean Spreads: The Case For a New Lens
European Investment Grade credit has quietly undergone a structural transformation. Primary issuance is at record levels, U.S. issuers now represent a significantly larger share of the EUR IG index than just a few years ago, and hybrid issuance has already surpassed recent full-year totals.
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White papersIt’s Time to Take Another Look at Core Fixed Income
In a higher-yield, volatile rate environment, core fixed income once again plays a central role in portfolios. In the current investment environment, core fixed income may provide attractive income, the potential for price appreciation, a focus on capital preservation and a valuable offset to the risk of more volatile assets such as equities.
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White papersDirect Lending: What’s Changed — and What Hasn’t
Welcome to this month’s edition of Where Credit is Due — a newsletter from Barings recognizing value across the people and portfolios shaping credit markets today.
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White papersEuro credit: Investment potential amid global uncertainty
Credit markets entered 2026 on a solid footing, but the landscape has since shifted significantly. What began as a year of macro optimism was tested by two successive shocks: AI-driven disruptions to private credit, and latterly, the Middle East conflict which reignited stagflation fears. However, despite this backdrop, the asset class has demonstrated notable resilience.
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White papersEmerging Market Debt: Enduring Strength Outlook Holds
Emerging market debt enters the second half of 2026 on a solid footing, with local currency bonds favoured for yield, resilience, and valuation support.
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White papersWhy private equity matters: Navigating the PE capital structure
Private equity is not a single investment, it is a spectrum, and knowing where each strategy sits in the capital structure can make all the difference in matching clients to the right risk and return profile. In this installment of The Lead Left, Churchill’s Randy Schwimmer walks through the full landscape of leveraged buyout investing, from senior secured direct lending to lower middle market equity, giving financial professionals a clear and practical framework for client conversations about private capital. If you’re helping clients navigate alternatives exposure, this is a useful place to start. Explore the full piece here.
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White papersPrivate credit’s origination divide
In private credit, how a manager sources and selects deals matters far more than market momentum, and that distinction is becoming increasingly consequential as the asset class matures under real macro pressure. In this installment of The Lead Left, Churchill’s Randy Schwimmer makes the case for why deal origination discipline, liquidity transparency, and investor education are now the defining factors separating quality private credit managers from the rest. Explore the full insights here.
