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Relative to Airbus, Boeing was long accountants but short engineers
15 days ago
A qualitative approach can help investors spot boards that are too focused on short-term returns -
ESG initiatives should avoid unfavourable reactions by pursuing substance over form
5 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
7 months ago
Rising wages have boosted spending and GDP — but the party can’t last forever -
Points up front: IG liquidity never tasted so good – cheers everyone!
1 year ago
If you’re an investment grade credit buyer then high-quality liquid assets are the name of the game, including whiskey -
"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 -
"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 -
"Value persists in IG, but higher interest rates are a threat. Opening the synthetic toolbox can help"
1 year ago
Fiscal and monetary policy are pulling in opposite directions, but value in IG can be accessed via CDS and CSOs -
"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 -
"If earnings weaken, equity and credit markets could enter a new phase in the sell-off"
1 year ago
High yield has outperformed equities since the sell-off this year, but that relationship could change -
"Derivative longs versus cash corporate shorts looks attractive, especially if we see a market sell-off"
1 year ago
Technicals are keeping cash credit spreads tight, but as central banks reduce purchases there will be relative value opportunities -
"The loan market is the septic tank for sub-single B LBO financing"
2 years ago
Portfolios of single name IG CDS are less complex and more liquid than CLOs -
"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 -
"Growth in credit products lets investors express sector-specific views as dispersion ticks higher"
2 years ago
Investors can use ETFs, volatility dispersion swaps or even bond baskets to trade dispersion -
Points up front: Definitely not an ex-parrot
2 years ago
One of the biggest credit fund launches last month was Arini, led by star credit trader Hamza Lemssouguer -
"Purchasing IG CLO debt was a key driver of success for 1.0 CLOs"
2 years ago
Longer reinvestment periods, the ability to buy IG tranches and improved loan settlements would improve CLOs -
"There are concerns about volatile sectors in high yield, but IG may be vulnerable to macro changes"
2 years ago
High yield has heavier exposure to energy and travel credits, but IG has more rate duration -
"Low inflation was in part responsible for fostering a transfer of returns from creditors to shareholders"
2 years ago
We are conditioned to fear inflation risk. But it brings plenty of positives -
"Pain is on the way: spreads are too tight, while compression and carry are done. But what if it's not?"
2 years ago
Welshcake reminds us that mid-cycle portfolio management is a funny old game -
"In the afternoon I awoke from a pile of willow leaves to discover we had created a Welsh ether-based token"
2 years ago
A localised crypto-currency boom and bust cycle teaches Welshcake (again) that everything becomes correlated in a downturn -
"Watch the IG credit curve — we may see steepening of IG 5s10s and flattening of 10s30s"
3 years ago
Stimulus measures are supporting short tenors, and pension demand for 30-year paper is strong, so 10-year IG credit may have few buyers -
Past returns: Bravo! Citi takes applause with CSO portfolios
3 years ago
Five years ago in Creditflux we reported that Citi was planning a follow up to its Bravo portfolio — a CSO reference entity in which the bank made two-way markets -
They said it: "Clearing houses have proposed they will clear index tranches next year"
3 years ago
More liquidity for the index tranche market -
Gaining exposure to US IG credit through the index means giving up about 10% of potential value
3 years ago
A bespoke portfolio of IG credits can take advantage of the skew between indices and single names -
There will surely be jewels in the high yield dung heap, but the risk-reward is more compelling in IG
3 years ago
Whatever the long-term effects of the pandemic, one thing stays the same: IG looks attractive -
Forced selling triggered by downgrades has created crossover opportunities
3 years ago
Mackay Shield's Alexandra Wilson-Elizondo takes our credit quiz
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