Commodity Crunched? Try A$ corporate bonds
When markets are in extreme fear or greed mode, new selling or buying can have an outsized impact on prices. Right now, many markets are near panic mode. We believe the reported selling of assets by Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) is contributing to the scale of the plunge. The driver of SWF selling is linked to the collapse in commodity values and in particular oil prices. As a sustained recovery in commodity prices may not come soon, this investment “crunch” may recur. Not all asset classes are being hit as hard, though. As the graph below shows, A$ corporate bonds have performed reasonably well since mid-December 2015. The sound credit fundamentals, values and an absence from offshore selling, underpins sustained solid, albeit, bumpy returns for 2016. Read more. (VIEW LINK)
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Damien has around 25 years of experience in global credit markets. He has worked in Sydney, London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Much of Damien’s experience was gained from working with Credit Suisse both in Singapore and Sydney where he was Head of Asia Pacific Credit Research from 2004 – 2012. His experience captures a vast array of credit deals including mezzanine finance for both corporates and banks as well as highly structured finance facilities. In addition to Credit Suisse, Damien has worked in the credit team at AMP in Sydney, and led the credit research teams of ING Barings and Barclays Capital in Asia.
Damien holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Queensland, a Bachelor of Financial Administration from the University of New England and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance from the Securities Institute of Australia.
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Damien has around 25 years of experience in global credit markets. He has worked in Sydney, London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Much of Damien’s experience was gained from working with Credit Suisse both in Singapore and Sydney where he was Head of ...
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Spectrum Asset Management
Damien has around 25 years of experience in global credit markets. He has worked in Sydney, London, Hong Kong and Singapore. Much of Damien’s experience was gained from working with Credit Suisse both in Singapore and Sydney where he was Head of ...
Expertise
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