Bankers May Have Been Underpricing Corporate Bonds by as Much as $18 Billion

A new study says there's a flaw in the process for selling new debt issued by companies.

Theres been a rampant bull market in corporate bonds.

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The process of pricing and selling new corporate bonds has often been described as more art than science.

But a new paper from London-based research firm Fideres Partners LLP suggests it may just be inaccurate.