default rates

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Expert Insights

2 sectors facing headwinds as cash rates and inflation remain elevated

In this interview, KKR's Richard Schoenfeld outlines where he is seeing stress in the market today.
Ally Selby
Livewire Markets
Fixed Income

COVID presents survival of the fittest for credit issuers

Strong underlying fundamentals and a favourable outlook for 2022 and beyond are apparent across non-investment grade (IG) credit. Within such markets, issuer default...
Joseph Lind
Neuberger Berman
Asset Allocation

Concentrate in equities, not bonds

One of the questions I’m often asked is why should I invest in a corporate bond fund when I can buy individual bonds directly? We do it with shares all the time, why...
Tracey McNaughton
Tracey McNaughton
Escala Partners

Quantifying the risk of bonds with S&P credit ratings

Each year S&P Global releases a global report that shows defaults as well as rating movements (upgrades and downgrades). Yet again, the report shows that investment...
Elizabeth Moran
Elizabeth Moran
Elizabeth Moran Consulting

Mortgage default rates are increasing, not decreasing, as implied by RMBS data

Being able to measure and monitor the true level of mortgage delinquencies across an economy is essential for investors and regulators interested in asset pricing and...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
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