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...
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...
Origination: Ninety One appoints Alper Kilic
Alper Kilic has joined global investment manager Ninety One as head of emerging markets alternative credit.
In the London-based role, he is responsible for the...
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...
The Book: ICMA releases DLT bond guidance
The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) has released the latest reference guidance on distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based debt securities.
The paper has been developed in...
Origination: Issuer profile – Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc
In October, insurance and risk specialist, Marsh & McLennan, priced US$7.25 billion of senior notes, in part to support its acquisition of McGriff, an...
Insights: US policy shift could reduce central bank cuts
Trump’s inward-oriented US policies will drive a rise in inflation, put upward pressure on interest rates and prevent central banks from making aggressive cuts,...
Investor Demand: Fixed income securities holdings fall in November; equities spike
Fixed income securities holdings fell by 80 basis points in November, according to State Street Holdings Indicators.
November results show that long-term investor allocations to...
Rules and Ratings: EU associations call for credit rating-led bond transparency
AFME, the German Investment Funds Association (BVI), Bundesverband der Wertpapierfirmen (bwf), EFAMA and ICMA have encouraged the EU to calibrate corporate bond transparency regimes...
Rules and Ratings: Moody’s sees improving credit fundamentals driving leveraged finance deals
As interest rates decline, credit fundamentals will improve in 2025 and defaults will ease, according to analysis from credit rating agency Moody’s.
“Investors will hunt...
