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Fixed Income Insights
Four Mistakes Investors Make in Private Credit
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Barings’ Jon Bock discusses the biggest mistakes investors make when allocating to private credit—and shares his views on why last cycle’s playbook won’t work this time around.
Fixed Income Insights
Are CLOs Unfairly Vilified?
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Despite the late-cycle environment, we believe the recent negative headlines on CLOs are somewhat overstated, and do little justice to the many benefits of the asset class—which has delivered impressive risk-adjusted returns and low defaults over time.
Fixed Income Insights
ABS: Uncovering Opportunities Beyond the (IG) Index
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Amid an ongoing search for yield and with a number of potential risks on the horizon, there may be benefits to exploring opportunities outside of traditional corporate and government bonds—such as certain parts of the asset-backed securities (ABS) universe.
Regulatory Education
Thought Leadership Report: Enforcement and Litigation Risks
This article provides a high-level overview of how the SEC enforces the federal securities laws and the rules thereunder, and the enforcement and litigation risks presented by the rulemaking package.
Fixed Income Insights
IG CLOs: Strong Excess Return Potential, Lower Volatility
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IG CLOs can offer investors the benefits of spread pick-up and lower mark-to-market volatility, largely due to underlying collateral performance and structural security. But above all, manager selection is critical—even at the highest-rated tranches.
Fixed Income Insights
Are High Yield Investors Being Compensated for Risks?
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In the context of today’s fundamental backdrop and default outlook, spread levels suggest investors are being fairly compensated, relative to other points in the cycle, for the amount of risk they are taking.
Fixed Income Insights
Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt: Does Active Management Pay?
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The performance of Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt can—and does—vary widely from country to country. In this piece, Barings’ Cem Karacadag explores how an active approach can be key to selecting the most attractive opportunities, while also avoiding the bad apples.
Regulatory Education
Thought Leadership Report: The New SEC Standards
This article provides a high-level summary of the rulemaking package and explores its implications for registered investment advisors and dual registrants.
Fixed Income Insights
Distressed Debt: Seeking Opportunity in Choppy Waters
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Stuart Mathieson, Head of Barings’ Global Special Situations group, and Bryan High, Co-Portfolio Manager of the strategy, discuss how the macro environment is impacting their outlook, and where they're seeing distressed debt opportunities today.
Client Experience
Rethink How to Win Executive Investors: The surprising impact of gender on engaging HNW breadwinners
This paper shares the results of HNW executive investor survey and highlights how gender stereotypes don't apply to this powerful group of investors.