Views from the credit desk

Bullish and Bearish Cases
Looking below the surface

360°, Q2 2021
Infinity and beyond banks

The never-ending battle between old money and big tech
The future of the office

An ESG issue too
Doomsday at the bank

A spoonful of measures helps the resolution go down
Zen and the art of investment management

Alone in a car with my Zen teacher several years ago, I asked him if there might be a way to be a mindful investor. He said nothing at first, and then said nothing for a painfully long time. Finally he said, “Invest in the Dharma. It will give you the best return.” As a […]
A changing climate in fixed income

360°, Q1 2021
The latest evolution of distress language in CLO documentation

The next generation: balancing conservatism versus flexibility in the world of CLOs Financial markets have an uncanny ability to innovate and reinvent themselves. Despite an absence of meaningful losses and defaults, such innovation was evident in the European CLO market after the financial crisis. The focus here lay on structures and documentation, which translated into […]
Global Emerging Markets

Country allocation review 2021
Hidden factors

Exploring equity market behaviour in 2020

