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INSIGHTS & ANALYSIS
Insights: PGIM: strong bond returns in 2025
Bonds will see strong cumulative returns in 2025, PGIM predicts, irrespective of poor Q4 2024 results
Since late 2022, the firm states that bonds have seen positive returns as a result of central bank rate...
ORIGINATION
Alexander named third Ares alternative credit co-head
Global alternative investment manager Ares Management has promoted Kevin Alexander to co-head of alternative credit.
The Ares Alternative Credit strategy holds approximately US$43.1 billion in assets under management. Existing co-heads in the division are Keith...
INVESTOR DEMAND
Investor Appetite: Dutch pension move to DC triggers increased hedge rate ratios
Pension funds are preparing to move to a defined contribution model in the Netherlands, ahead of a mandatory switch on 1 January 2028. They are required to share their transition plans by the end...
RULES & RATINGS
Rules and Ratings: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – Is the end of the...
On the last trading day of 2024, shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac surged between 20% and 30% as 2024 ended, catalysed by a provocative tweet from hedge fund manager Bill Ackman.
Known for...
THE BOOK
CIF issues six-times oversubscribed Capital Markets Mechanism bond
The Capital Markets Mechanism (CCMM) of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has issued its inaugural bond, raising US$500 million from a US$3 billion orderbook.
Tariye Gbadegesin, CIF CEO, commented: “The inaugural CCMM bond issue has...
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