Rules & Ratings: SAZ Re gets stable ‘excellent’ ratings from AM Best
AM Best has assigned African reinsurance firm SanlamAllianz Re (SAZ) a financial strength rating of A- (excellent) and a long-term issuer credit rating of...
Insights: PGIM: strong bond returns in 2025
Bonds will see strong cumulative returns in 2025, PGIM predicts, irrespective of poor Q4 2024 results
Since late 2022, the firm states that bonds have...
Rules and Ratings: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – Is the end of the...
On the last trading day of 2024, shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac surged between 20% and 30% as 2024 ended, catalysed by...
ESMA “largely maintains approach” on MiFIR Review bond transparency
In the latest publication under the MiFIR Review, ESMA has issued its final report on bond transparency and reasonable commercial basis.
Changes have been made...
Insights: US policy shift could reduce central bank cuts
Trump’s inward-oriented US policies will drive a rise in inflation, put upward pressure on interest rates and prevent central banks from making aggressive cuts,...
Rules and Ratings: EU associations call for credit rating-led bond transparency
AFME, the German Investment Funds Association (BVI), Bundesverband der Wertpapierfirmen (bwf), EFAMA and ICMA have encouraged the EU to calibrate corporate bond transparency regimes...
Rules and Ratings: Moody’s sees improving credit fundamentals driving leveraged finance deals
As interest rates decline, credit fundamentals will improve in 2025 and defaults will ease, according to analysis from credit rating agency Moody’s.
“Investors will hunt...
Insights and analysis: Morgan Stanley 2025 – ‘Timing Is Everything’ across asset classes
Morgan Stanley’s outlook for 2025 finds a “still-moderate macro environment” with the mood heading towards deregulation, which it notes is largely is constructive for...
Insights & Analysis: “Lock in attractive yields as easing cycle continues,” UBS advises
Trump’s election saw Treasury yields rise sharply but stabilise by the end of the week, with the VIX index dropping to its lowest since...
Rules & Ratings: Understanding gaps between credit risk data and credit ratings
While credit ratings underline investor confidence and evaluation of debt products, credit risk data can potentially offer a more nuanced source of information for...
