Spectrum Insights - What a waste of debt
Debt can do economic good - that is, if its proceeds are put to productive use such as infrastructure or education. However, Australia’s debt binge since our last recession has gone largely towards rising home valuations. This debt not only has little long term economic benefit, it has made the household and banking sectors less resilient to an inevitable economic downturn. Already the rating agencies are warning of a sovereign downgrade – and we haven’t even had a recession! The economic growth challenges Australia faces are rising. We, however, take some solace in the fact that Australian businesses are only moderately indebted. This means corporate bond default rates should be modest in the medium term. This and the additional returns investors can get over deposits continue to make A$ corporate bonds look relatively attractive.
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Damien has around 25 years of experience in global credit markets. He has worked in Sydney, London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Much of Damien’s experience was gained from working with Credit Suisse both in Singapore and Sydney where he was Head of Asia Pacific Credit Research from 2004 – 2012. His experience captures a vast array of credit deals including mezzanine finance for both corporates and banks as well as highly structured finance facilities. In addition to Credit Suisse, Damien has worked in the credit team at AMP in Sydney, and led the credit research teams of ING Barings and Barclays Capital in Asia.
Damien holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Queensland, a Bachelor of Financial Administration from the University of New England and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance from the Securities Institute of Australia.
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Damien has around 25 years of experience in global credit markets. He has worked in Sydney, London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Much of Damien’s experience was gained from working with Credit Suisse both in Singapore and Sydney where he was Head of ...
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Spectrum Asset Management
Damien has around 25 years of experience in global credit markets. He has worked in Sydney, London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Much of Damien’s experience was gained from working with Credit Suisse both in Singapore and Sydney where he was Head of ...
Expertise
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