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  • No Need to Stress About Less Distressed
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    No Need to Stress About Less Distressed

    7 February 2025 By Neuberger Berman

    Following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008, the distressed credit landscape has been substantially reshaped by regulatory changes, shifts in economic cycles and the growing influence of alternative investment strategies. This article explains why the economic and market trends of the past 15 years mean outright distress has become rarer and asks, are there other areas of the credit markets where insurers can look for a similar return profile?

  • European Insurance Regulation in 2025- Investment Implications
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    European Insurance Regulation in 2025: Investment Implications

    7 February 2025 By Neuberger Berman

    We expect a transformation of the insurance regulatory landscape through 2025. Solvency UK reforms and the comprehensive review of the European Union’s (EU) Solvency II regulation offer new perspectives on risk management and capital efficiency. In addition, sustainability frameworks are set to continue developing at a fast pace, requiring insurers to stay abreast of changes to reporting, fund-disclosure and transition-risk requirements. In this article, we survey some of the key developments ahead and note their investment implications.

  • Asset-Based Lending- Does It Work for Insurers?
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    Asset-Based Lending: Does It Work for Insurers?

    30 January 2025 By Neuberger Berman

    Asset-based lending became a key topic in investor discussions last year and looks like the new frontier in private credit—but does it suit insurers’ needs?

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    Why invest in trade finance?

    15 January 2025 By Federated Hermes

    The demand for trade finance continues to increase, despite a global shortage of financing to facilitate the deals. As we outline in this paper, this shortfall has created an array of potentially high-yielding investment opportunities for providers with the right resources, analytical teams and banking connections.

  • European leveraged loans outlook 2025- The recovery continues
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    European leveraged loans outlook 2025: The recovery continues

    13 January 2025 By M&G Investments

    As we enter 2025, optimism surrounding the European leveraged loans market builds despite the geopolitical backdrop remaining unpredictable. This outlook reviews the factors that defined the European loans market in 2024 and discusses the key drivers likely to impact it over the next 12 months.

  • Developed APAC- Capitalizing on a Compelling Growth Story
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    Developed APAC: Capitalizing on a Compelling Growth Story

    29 November 2024 By Barings

    The developed APAC direct lending market is relatively nascent compared to the U.S. and Europe but offers similar risk and return characteristics—with the added benefit of diversification and access to a compelling global growth opportunity.

  • Rise of the Residential Whole Loan
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    Rise of the Residential Whole Loan

    29 November 2024 By Barings

    Given the potential for yield and capital efficiency, residential whole loan mortgages have been the fastest growing asset class in life insurers’ investment allocations in recent years. Partnering with a manager that has the experience and resources to navigate this dynamic market is key.

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    Building a Better Benchmark for Leveraged Loan Indexing

    20 November 2024 By State Street Global Advisors

    It is now possible for investors to invest in leveraged loans via an indexed, or passive approach, but advanced trading and portfolio construction techniques are key for low-cost, credible beta exposure. Read more in our insights.

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    Insurance Fixed Income at the Top of the Cycle

    8 November 2024 By Neuberger Berman

    How a fixed income portfolio split between core government bonds and high quality private assets can both augment yield and build strength for an economic slowdown.

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    ABS: Normalizing Delinquent Behavior

    31 October 2024 By MetLife Investment Management

    Economic uncertainty and recession fears, combined with deteriorating metrics for consumer ABS, have given some investors pause, but we are relatively optimistic.

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    The U.S. Office Debt Opportunity

    30 October 2024 By Hines [Real Estate - North America]

    We see a compelling thesis, with multiple complementary investment approaches, forming for investors around the office sector’s current and anticipated capital needs.

  • High Yield- Resilience Amid a Shifting Backdrop
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    High Yield: Resilience Amid a Shifting Backdrop

    24 October 2024 By Barings

    With the favorable fundamental and technical backdrop firmly in place, and attractive income opportunities remaining in both bonds and loans, the case for high yield continues to be compelling.

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    A Leveraged Loan Index That Matches Investors’ Reality

    22 October 2024 By State Street Global Advisors

    Growth in the size of the leveraged loan market has boosted trading volumes and transparency in the asset class and helped to make it a viable option for index-focused investors. We discuss leveraged loan index strategies, tracking error and trading costs.

  • Demystifying the world of structured credit
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    Demystifying the world of structured credit

    16 October 2024 By M&G Investments

    As an asset class, Structured Credit has been around for decades. However, despite not being new, many investors remain slightly mystified by it and the role(s) it could play in their portfolios, being labelled as overly complex or an investment area reserved largely for highly experienced investors. Despite the perception, structured credit in fact is very straightforward with a focus on loan and credit products that help provide an integral source of funding for the real economy.

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    Relative Value & Tactical Asset Allocation Q4 2024

    3 October 2024 By MetLife Investment Management

    We are anticipating a stable macro environment in the near future, with some uncertainties stemming from U.S. elections and monetary policy. We continue to look for spreads to mostly remain range bound, with a low chance of further tightening. With a low risk of recession, a carry strategy is preferred in the next quarter or two, meaning we prefer investments with attractive yields, while remaining cautious about potential weakness.

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    CLOs Go Mainstream

    3 October 2024 By Neuberger Berman

    Rates are on their way down—so why are investors lining up for these floating-rate securities?

  • Prime Time for CLOs
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    Prime Time for CLOs

    30 September 2024 By Barings

    In this Pensions & Investments Q&A, Adrienne Butler breaks down the qualities that make CLOs a solid investment amid shifting market dynamics and the potential for further rate cuts.

  • The shifting landscape within direct lending
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    The shifting landscape within direct lending

    24 September 2024 By M&G Investments

    The direct lending market is constantly evolving. Recently greater competition within certain parts of the market has impacted pricing and eroded lending terms. For these reasons M&G Investments believes in taking a conservative and highly selective approach.

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    Prime opportunities within direct lending

    23 September 2024 By M&G Investments

    Within the direct lending universe M&G Investments believes the most attractive opportunities lie within the more conservative end of the mid-market. We explore why this is likely to be the case and how conditions within the asset class have changed.

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    APAC Private Credit

    20 September 2024 By Barings

    We started senior lending in the Asia Pacific private credit market in 2011—and together with our 30+ years of managing private credit globally, our global scale, and a disciplined approach, we have become one of the most active lenders in APAC today.