On Monday, October 23rd, the Swiss website AllNews published an interview with Delphine Laloum, Credit & High Yield Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Ellipsis AM.
"Companies with a BB rating are less sensitive to interest rate increases than Investment Grade and offer an attractive yield, notes Delphine Laloum."
Extract:
"In recent years, investors have often overweighted Investment Grade (IG) bonds. However, these securities lost 16% last year, and divesting from High Yield (HY) represents an opportunity cost. 'The BB segment within High Yield (HY) appears more compelling to us' "
"The market has an appetite for BB because the primary segment is dry."
"Unless there is a major geopolitical event, we should expect a tightening of spreads to the levels seen in September 2021."
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