Webinar

Theme in Action: Investing in Primary Credit Markets Through a Hawkish 2022

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Duration: 46 Minutes
Original Date: February 22, 2022

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Companies that needed to issue or refinance debt have taken advantage of the amazingly benign conditions afforded by the huge monetary and fiscal pandemic recovery stimulus. That resulted in a strong 2021 for primary markets; superabundant sovereign issuance taking the headlines, sub-investment grade debt hitting new record levels, sustainable debt taking almost a third of all issuance in Europe - the outlier being investment grade corporate debt which finished below record 2020 levels as previous issuance of longer duration at super-low rates reduced the need to come to market.

2022 looks to be another year of unknowns; hawkish monetary policy already in play (UK) or declared (US) should increase borrowing costs marginally, with primary markets looking for an uplift of merger and acquisition activity, whilst corporate spreads may looks somewhat attractive in asset allocation reviews after a rocky autumn.

This webinar will look at ways to track, analyse and ingest new issuance content for your pre-trade primary issuance workflow. Discussion topics
  • Primary market activity
  • Credit Spreads
  • New Issue Premium
  • Sustainable Debt / Greenium
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Speakers

Mark Phillips

Credit Workflow Specialist

Bloomberg L.P.

Mark has been at Bloomberg for 14 years, working on credit markets throughout. He focuses on cash credit solutions for roles including capital markets, sales and trading, research and risk. Mark works with both Sell Side and Buy Side clients in using Bloomberg solutions across their credit workflows.

Christian Weber

Fixed Income Market Specialist

Bloomberg

Christian is a Market Specialist for Fixed Income at Bloomberg and has more than 18 years experience in buy-side and sell-side roles in financial markets, serving as Head of Fixed Income in Wealth Management, Deputy Head of Credit Strategy Research and Head of Credit Portfolio Management at banks and asset management firms. CFA Charterholder since 2005, Masters Degree in Business & Economics and PhD in Finance.

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