Structured products
'Forum shopping' frustrates European high yield investors
An increasing number of European companies are moving their operations abroad to avoid punitive bankruptcy regimes, leaving bondholders at a disadvantage.
Dynamic retail offerings
Dynamic retail offerings
Managed account platform gives new hope for investors seeking alpha in China
Currency restrictions, tight investment rules and concerns about asset segregation have made it difficult for foreign investors to gain alpha from mainland China investments. But a new managed account platform offering access to China ‘sunshine funds’…
LBOs remain vulnerable to restructuring, says Pimco’s Jessop
The current low default rate in the high yield market does not tell the full story, the executive vice-president and portfolio manager at Pimco tells Credit.
S&P launches indexes to measure risk premiums between asset classes
Standard & Poor's has launched four indexes to measure risk premiums, which have gained a lot of interest from product providers.
UK Wrap: The holy grail - income and capital protection
Products are still being influenced by the pricing environment and despite a couple of spicy options most of the products seen this fortnight are safe repeats
European distressed debt investors could benefit from double-dip
Alcentra head of special situations says second wave of global recession is likely, and predicts distressed debt opportunities in Europe.
Opaque bond documentation a risk to high yield investors
Market participants have warned an increasing number of European high yield bond offerings are accompanied by unclear – even misleading – documentation.
Gilliat Financial Solutions taps European distribution networks
Gilliat has joined the Federation of European Financial Advisers, enabling it to expand its distribution into Europe
Barclays adds fixed-income exchange-traded notes to its $7 billion business
Barclays in the US has built on its exchange-traded note business with the launch of eight new fixed-income products.
Barclays launches retirement notes as retiree assets expected to hit $1 trillion per year
Barclays has created notes to provide regular income for pensioners as the 'baby boomer' generation reaches retirement.
Global pension funds on the hunt for new custodians
Requests for proposals from continental Europe soar says JP Morgan pensions expert
Private placement structured products boosted by retail mandates
The use of structured products by discretionaries who are managing money on behalf of retail advisers has helped the private placement market continue growing.
Bullish credit analysts back cyclicals
Cyclical credits offer good value for those bond investors confident about the state of the economy.