Portfolio management

The survey results signal a greater willingness on the part of portfolio managers to carry or add additional credit risk to their portfolios.

An article in The Atlantic warning that collateralized loan obligations will be banks’ next downfall overestimates the risk of these securities.

Banks like RBC and JPMorgan Chase can now more easily draw real-time FactSet data feeds into applications.

The IACPM's quarterly global outlook survey on credit conditions indicate rising expectations for wider spreads and higher default levels, centered on troubles in the speculative-grade market.

Concerns over widening spreads in global credit portfolios are at a peak level in the post-crisis era, according to a quarterly survey of global credit-portfolio managers.

The holdings demonstrate “resiliency over several credit cycles, with low realized principal losses and robust returns for CLO equity,” managers say.