Nathan Tipping
Nathan is a London-based staff writer for Risk.net, covering asset managers, pension funds, hedge funds and insurance companies. He previously wrote for Bonds & Loans, where he covered emerging market credit. Nathan holds a degree in history and politics from the University of Warwick. Contact: Nathan.Tipping@Risk.net or +44 20 7316 9263.
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‘Monster’ rally shows junk index isn’t what it was
Speed of recovery reflects structural and technical changes in US high yield
Pension buyouts: rock-bottom prices mask unease over risk
US insurers will digest $40bn in pension assets this year but tight pricing and an economic downturn could lead to reflux
MSIM was biggest Grayscale investor on eve of bitcoin rout
Cathie Wood’s Ark and Horizon Kinetics were the other largest investors in trust that lost 61% in Q2
US pensions take hit as illiquid assets prove hard to shift
Corporate plans forced to sell alts at discount as insurers baulk at riskier investments
Cohen & Co yields 8% by lending to unrated insurance companies
Small firms in ‘the safest industry in the world’ can’t raise capital, creating a trading opportunity
Private equity could lose biggest clients under SEC proposals
No existing rules compel pension funds to seek preferential terms. Big investors still want them anyway
Europeans face longer wait for consolidated tape for ETFs
Issuers say lack of trading volumes is holding back a European ETF market that lags behind the US
New exchange to offer hedge for when private equity goes down
Rising interest rates increase financing costs, dispelling notion that private market assets only go up
Private equity is finding ways to attract smaller investors
Platforms and funds of funds make it easier to get money out, but opacity and liquidity risk remain
Non-transparent ETF spreads are tighter than transparent ones
Non-transparent ETFs don’t disclose what they own. Market-makers have worked it out anyway
Russian bondholders may frustrate restructuring of debts
Distressed debt holders use restructurings to extract returns. Getting the agreement of Russian investors will be hard
CDSs may not cover final coupon on $149bn of Russian bonds
Some derivatives contracts expire before end of final grace period for distressed corporate bonds