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The latest insights and opportunity set in global credit markets.
31 July 2024
Top performing funds: This income fund returned 13.7% in FY24 to be one of Australia’s best
Teiki Benveniste discusses how Ares will navigate the uncertain times of FY25 and if there is good reason to be as bullish in the coming year as they were in the previous 12 months?
30 July 2024
Livewire | Income is back – and credit gives you the best seat in the house
In the following interview, part of Livewire’s Income Series 2024, Benveniste discusses the pros and cons of both parts of the fixed income universe.
19 June 2024
How the “higher for longer” world influences where this investor puts cash to work
The following was produced and published as part of Livewire’s The Pitch on 19 June 2024. With spreads so tight and rates so high, where is the best place to make your cash work for you? Interest rate markets have been extremely volatile – with the number of cuts priced into the US Federal Reserve’s tool reduced from
12 June 2024
This is no Big Short: Why CLOs are different to the product that sparked the GFC
The following was produced and published as part of Livewire’s The Pitch on 12 June 2024. Michael Burry and Steve Eisman were among the few investors who spotted the rotten state of CDOs. But CLOs are, thankfully, different. In the beginning, the Collateralised Debt Obligation (or CDO), was a humble and diversified vehicle by which a slew
5 June 2024
3 distinct opportunities available to the yield-seeking investor
The following was produced and published as part of Livewire’s The Pitch on 5 June 2024. These three investment ideas are designed to anchor your portfolio, generate outsized yield, and profit from deep discounts. Prior to 2022, fixed income was an asset class that was associated with income and defensive-oriented characteristics, but did not offer much yield.