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ESG initiatives should avoid unfavourable reactions by pursuing substance over form
6 months ago
By any financial measure, the collaboration of trans activist Dylan Mulvaney with Bud Light hurt the brand. What was formerly America’s best-selling beer saw its market share collapse — from over 35% in May 2023 to around 9% in June — because of a boycott by US conservatives after a 60-second TikTok video aired of Mulvaney drinking it. -
Fed members need to restore their credibility, which could translate into excessive tightening
8 months ago
Rising wages have boosted spending and GDP — but the party can’t last forever -
"Dispersion should manifest in potential fallen angel credits that are likely to proliferate"
1 year ago
IG and crossover names present a compelling alternative to shorting HY credit -
"All that remains is to thank all of you who have kept faith with my monthly confessions of insanity"
1 year ago
With the economic outlook now beyond a joke, Welshcake signs off amid denials he is actually a Welsh footballer -
“Pension fund managers should look to take advantage of a rare opportunity in corporate CDS”
1 year ago
The October sell-off in gilts highlights a glaring lack of exposure to CDS -
"This ‘higher rates for longer’ saga is more like the 1920-21 depression than the 1970s high inflation era"
1 year ago
Sometimes you have to swallow your medicine and take a step back to go forwards -
"Forget the World Cup, the macro-economic catastrophe cup has more well-matched contenders"
1 year ago
Government bonds are rallying in some quarters, but the odds are on more stress feeding into credit -
"Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘mini budget’ will be remembered like a forklift truck disaster video"
1 year ago
Welshcake sees the funny side as bunga bunga returns -
"Short memories forget how rampant anti-EU sentiment was before Mario Draghi became Italy’s prime minister"
1 year ago
Unrest in Italy threatens to escalate into a bigger crisis than Greece in 2012 -
Points up front: Andromeda aims to stand tall against credit beasts
1 year ago
There are no end of monsters lurking in the credit markets this year, so it is perhaps fitting that Alberto Gallo has dubbed his new credit fund management business Andromeda -
Points up front: ESG official rants at ESG
1 year ago
Stuart Kirk, the former head of responsible investing at HSBC Asset Management, signed off on a frank note as he unveiled his resignation on LinkedIn -
"The shutdown of economies in the pandemic showed it’s better to suffer up front"
2 years ago
Rather than prolong the agony, central banks would be better off bunching their planned rate hikes into one -
We’ll get through this awkward patch
2 years ago
Wide liabilities have made pricing CLOs trickier in the past few months. But speakers at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium were optimistic that the arbitrage is OK — so long as you can place those triple As -
"It’ll take something special to drag my attention away from Depp/Heard, but Jerome Powell could just do it"
2 years ago
It’s not easy letting go of the past, but May heralds the start of something new in credit -
"Derivative longs versus cash corporate shorts looks attractive, especially if we see a market sell-off"
2 years ago
Technicals are keeping cash credit spreads tight, but as central banks reduce purchases there will be relative value opportunities -
Points up front: Italian international tackles banking after rugby
2 years ago
In his latest column, on page 21, Thomas Majewski draws similarities between the CLO market and a youth soccer game. Turns out there might also be parallels between investment banking and rugby -
Points up front: "It’s all me, me, me"
2 years ago
A study last month by the University of Marburg found that narcissistic fund managers are up to 34% more likely to deviate from their advertised investment style, and they tend to underperform non-narcissists. -
"Faltering oil supply is lamentable at a time of strategic and moral shortfall"
2 years ago
We need to accept the pain and cut dependence on Russian oil today -
"Strong growth is not necessary for good loan or bond performance, but it keeps a recession at bay"
2 years ago
The picture in credit was looking good (even with inflation rising) until Russia invaded Ukraine -
"Rules require 5% risk retention, but for first loss CRS that is not enough"
2 years ago
PGGM's Mascha Canio takes our credit quiz -
They said it: "The third term is Jinping’s legacy..."
2 years ago
... He does not care about near-term growth." -
Points up front: A true rock star lawyer
2 years ago
When corporations proclaim they are looking to recruit ‘rock stars’ (as is common these days), this usually means they are seeking highly proficient candidates for a desk job -
"Boardrooms are being hustled by activist shareholders using ESG data to drive economic value"
2 years ago
Pledges have been made and the Race to Zero has begun. Firms need to put their plans in place -
"Credit investors should interpret 100,000 Russian troops on the Ukrainian border as worth pricing in"
2 years ago
Welshcake tells credit portfolio managers to under-promise and over-deliver in 2022 -
"If omicron paradoxically lowers the temperature of the market, that may be no bad thing"
2 years ago
The global economy is well protected against omicron — and a mild infection may be beneficial
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