As we navigate the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the fixed-income market, we have launched a weekly video to highlight the latest industry insights from our credit analysts.
This week Anna Chong, Senior Credit Analyst, provides her insights on the metals and mining sector.
Hit play and explore the credit team’s industry insights.
Anna joined the international business of Federated Hermes in 2017 as a credit analyst covering basic materials and, in June 2021, became Deputy Head of Corporate Credit Research. Prior to joining the firm, she worked at JPMorgan for over four years as part of the credit risk department, where she was responsible for covering the telecoms, media & technology (TMT) industries, and had previously covered the natural resources sector and Nordic financial institutions. Anna holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics with Statistics from the University of Bristol and holds the Certificate in ESG Investing from the CFA UK.
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