Credit – Page 12
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Asset Class Reports
Issuance: Opportunity of a lifetime?
Are the ultra-low government-bond yields across the euro-zone a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for European and US companies to issue debt?
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News
ECB seen as tapering, as 'nuanced' bond-buying decision announced
Bank to continue to buy bonds under asset purchase programme after March but at reduced run-rate
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IPE Conference: Ircantec alternative credit appetite targets SMEs
Traditional investors increase exposure to alternative debt, says Kirstein
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Strathclyde awards £450m in multi-asset credit mandates
Mandates in line with UK council pension fund’s alternative fixed income approach
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Asset management roundup: Tikehau, Lyxor UK, Investcorp, 3i
Investcorp to more than double AUM with takeover of 3i debt management business
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S&P proposes green bond, ESG assessment tools
Credit rating agency seeks feedback from investors, other market participants
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Asset management roundup: Eaton Vance, Willis Towers Watson
Eaton Vance fund to focus on high yield
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NewsCanada Pension Plan invests $450m in oil, gas royalty firm
Fund’s investment will see it support exploitation of oil, gas reserves across majority of US
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Strathclyde OKs EM debt, US credit allocation to wrap up strategy shift
Western Scotland’s £16bn pension fund agrees £30m infrastructure investment
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Special Report
Asset Allocation: Credit where credit’s due
Alex Koriath explores why and how pension funds may want to consider a diversified portfolio of credit strategies
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Special Report
Life in an alternative universe
Structural changes in pension fund asset and liability profiles are making alternative credit more attractive to pension funds. This is transforming fixed-income allocations as investors navigate a new universe and compete for scarce assets
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Special Report
Investors: Focused approaches
A look at how and why pension funds are implementing alternative credit investment strategies
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Special Report
EM corporate debt: an emerging asset class
We examine the attractions of emerging market corporate debt, which has evolved rapidly in terms of issuance in recent years
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Special Report
Asset-Backed Lending: Take your pick
Europe offers good prospects for asset-backed lending with opportunities for investors to step into the shoes of banks in certain markets, reports Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Special Report
Leveraged Loans: An attractive niche
Leveraged loans and CLOs represent a niche that is increasingly interesting for European institutional investors and multi-asset credit funds
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Special Report
Special Report Credit: Avoid the flashpoints
Spreads and liquidity are two current (and seemingly perennial) concerns for investors navigating their way along the credit spectrum. To add to that, investors are now assessing the effect of the ECB’s announcement that it will extend asset purchases to investment-grade bonds
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Special Report
Direct lenders take up bank slack
Lower levels of bank lending are opening up opportunities for private debt, according to Joseph Mariathasan
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Special Report
Bank Credit: Look for the whites of their eyes
David Turner asks whether investors should shun bank credit or be prepared to grasp opportunities
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Special Report
High Yield: Beyond traditional metrics
There are no short cuts in the evaluation of high-yield opportunities, according to Anthony Harrington
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Special Report
Private Debt Funds: The price of competition
Institutional investors’ hunt for yield has led to return compression in the private debt market. Emma Cusworth assesses the dynamics
