With the recent announcement of a major student loan forgiveness program in the U.S., we dissect the program and its implications for fixed income investors. PGIM Fixed Income’s Florence Chan, Head of ABS Research, and Scott Motta, of the Securitized Products portfolio team, are here to sort through all the details, including: a brief history of student loans in the U.S.; details on the new loan forgiveness program; thoughts on the economic and inflationary impact of the program; characteristics...
Sep 29, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 31
In a prior episode, we examined the broad economic implications of the European energy crisis as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the related effects of the conflict. And with the winter season fast approaching, we wanted to provide an update on the region’s energy situation. We’ve called on Katharine Neiss, PhD, Chief European Economist, and Magdalena Polan, Lead Economist for major EM economies in Central EU and the Middle East, to summarize the current state of affairs in Europe, ...
Aug 30, 2022•37 min•Season 3Ep. 30
After a challenging first half of the year for fixed income, we see reason for optimism ahead for a variety of sectors. PGIM Fixed Income Multi-sector Portfolio Manager, Lindsay Rosner, CFA, and Senior Portfolio Manager, Mike Collins, CFA, examine the state of individual fixed income sectors and share their top active management, relative-value ideas. We’re talking “all the opportunities” in this episode of All the Credit ®! Recorded on August 2, 2022.
Aug 10, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 29
The current, compressed, and rapidly changing credit cycle, which has experienced dramatic swings in economics, policy, inflation, and corporate fundamentals, has been anything but typical. With a backdrop like this, investors’ and credit analysts’ heads are spinning trying to keep up! In this episode, Janet Crowe and Brian Barnhurst, CFA, PGIM Fixed Income’s Co-Heads of Credit Research, help us see the big picture in the underlying trends in corporate credit fundamentals, from earnings and leve...
Jul 06, 2022•41 min
Although the traditional asset allocation portfolio mix of 60% stocks and 40% bonds has been a widely adopted investment approach that has spanned decades, a lower interest rate environment coupled with the underperformance of equities and bonds, has investors questioning the validity of the 60-40 asset allocation model. While we also see this portfolio structure as flawed, it’s not for the reasons that others have suggested. In this episode, PGIM Fixed Income’s Tom McCartan, FIA, CFA, Custom Mu...
May 23, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 27
The global impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are wide-ranging and include the global energy industry amidst the varied reliance on Russian oil and gas by European countries. With COVID-related supply shortages, the exacerbation of the shift away from traditional fossil-fuel-based energy investment, and higher housing, travel, and many food prices, conditions are increasing the need for tighter monetary policies while negative consequences for global demand are being realized. In this episo...
Apr 15, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Credit fundamentals across most municipal bond issuers have improved markedly and may be more immune from some of the recent geopolitical events in eastern Europe and rising commodity prices relative to many corporate or sovereign credits. That, coupled with aging populations, a steady stream of daily retirements in the U.S., and increased demand for high-quality fixed income securities, especially tax-exempt issues, leaves the municipal bond market well supported. In this episode of All the Cre...
Mar 17, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Securitized products, sometimes referred to as structured products or, more generically, asset-backed securities, has—more recently—experienced dramatic growth in market size. And while the sector is approaching nearly $4 trillion, the securitized assets market and investor appetite continues to expand. In this episode of All the Credit®, we’ll explore the evolution of the fixed income securitized marketplace and make our case as to why we believe securitized products offer a compelling source o...
Feb 16, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Despite the wildly unique ride that was 2021, which saw a boom in economic growth in most countries, a global inflation surge, and COVID’s constant and pervasive presence, the path of the global economy and financial markets may have been more predictable a year ago than they are today. With economic and earnings growth poised to peak, inflation most likely to subside, and tightening of monetary and fiscal policies expected, the outlook for 2022 is murky. In the latest installment of All the Cre...
Jan 21, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 23
The 26th annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) fell short of our expectations and left ESG-focused investors with more considerations than ever before. It also did little to add clarity to the path ahead. With COP26 behind us, host Michael Collins, CFA is joined by PGIM Fixed Income's ESG specialists, Armelle de Vienne and John Ploeg, CFA for an insightful discussion of the summit, how it came to be, its purpose, and its major takeaways. Our ESG specialists also provide their take on how t...
Dec 08, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 22
In this episode of All The Credit, PGIM Fixed Income's panel discusses the latest emerging trends in the global banking sector, which include the rapidly growing interest in central bank digital currencies. Host and Senior Portfolio Manager Michael Collins, CFA is joined by Chief European Economist Katharine Neiss, PhD, and European Investment Grade Credit Research Analyst James Hyde for a conversation on disruptions in the sector, what's driving the ongoing resilience in global banks, and how o...
Nov 09, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Episode 20 of All The Credit® covers the current topics impacting emerging markets– idiosyncratic issues, the unique inflationary challenges facing EM nations, how developed markets impact the sector, China, and more. Cathy Hepworth, CFA, Head of Emerging Markets Debt, joins Host and Senior Portfolio Manager Michael Collins, CFA, to provide her insights on what her team is watching across the range of emerging market strategies managed at PGIM Fixed Income. (Recorded on September 29, 2021)...
Oct 05, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 20
With approximately 100 years of investment experience across the three-member panel, this episode of All The Credit delves into the nuances of the current global credit cycle with a special focus on how the "rising star" phenomenon is impacting investment grade and high yield markets. Host and Senior Portfolio Manager Mike Collins welcomes PGIM Fixed Income’s Terence Wheat, Co-Head of the U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Team, and Steve Logan, European Leveraged Finance Portfolio Manager, for an ...
Aug 30, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 19
In this episode of All The Credit , a panel of senior investment professionals from PGIM Fixed Income and PGIM Real Estate explore if there’s a housing bubble, how return to work scenarios could impact commercial office markets, what the future holds for retail, lodging, warehouses, and much more. This wide-ranging discussion of all things real estate features Lee Menifee, Head of Americas Investment Research at PGIM Real Estate, and he’s joined by Sean Beggan and Gabe Rivera of PGIM Fixed Incom...
Jul 27, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 18
With inflation rising, shortages of key goods due to rising demand, and disruptions abound in the global supply chain, PGIM Fixed Income's All The Credit assesses the top-down macroeconomic factors at play and delves into some of the supply chain bottlenecks causing angst. Importantly, this episode also shares what the current environment means for fixed income investors. Host and Senior Portfolio Manager Mike Collins is joined by Chief Economist Nathan Sheets and Senior Credit Analysts John Smi...
Jun 29, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Hear from PGIM Fixed Income's Lead Economist for Asia Gerwin Bell, PhD, and EMD Portfolio Manager Johnny Mak as they take a deep dive into all things China: the economic growth outlook, potential demographic challenges, the country's fundamentals, industry winners, an update on global trade agreements, and more in this episode of All The Credit. Episode 16 also includes our firm's positioning given the macroeconomic view on China, as well as a follow-up discussion to a recent paper co-authored b...
May 25, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This episode of PGIM Fixed Income's podcast All The Credit provides listeners with, quite literally, a view of all the credit. From corporate fundamentals to sector winners and losers, Rich Greenwood, Head of PGIM Fixed Income's Credit Group, delivers his insights on the credit market amidst the COVID-19 recovery. Greg Peters, Head of Multi-Sector and Strategy, provides his take on the evolution of asset classes, the predicted duration of what he's coined as The Golden Age of Credit, as well as ...
Apr 27, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 15
With trillions of dollars in negative yielding debt around the world, money market rates pegged at zero, and relatively tight credit spreads, recent surveys of investors reveal plans for potential large allocation shifts from long-only strategies into a variety of alternatives. On this episode of All The Credit, Host Mike Collins invites Erik Schiller, Head of Liquidity, Mick Meyler from PGIM Fixed Income's Developed Market Rates team, and Mike Niosi from our Client Advisory Group to provide the...
Mar 30, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In this episode of All The Credit , Mike Collins welcomes Chief Economist Nathan Sheets and Chief Investment Strategist Robert Tipp for an analysis of the economic, market, and political journey we’ve taken in the past year as well as a forward-looking conversation on what investors can expect as the recovery continues. Mike and his guests discuss the pace and magnitude of the recovery thus far, including support in terms of economic fiscal stimulus and private sector innovations. All of this le...
Feb 23, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this episode of All The Credit, Senior Portfolio Manager and Host Mike Collins welcomes two of our London-based colleagues to discuss what makes the European High Yield, Bank Loan, and CLO markets attractive for investors. Jonathan Butler, Head of European Leveraged Finance, discusses our current outlook, including the five factors supporting an allocation to European High Yield, and Asha Narayan, CLO Portfolio Manager, discusses PGIM Fixed Income's approach to CLO management and how it can f...
Jan 26, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 12
All The Credit host Mike Collins speaks with PGIM Fixed Income's Municipal Bond Team on our final episode of 2020. Episode 11 features Susan Courtney, Head of the Municipal Bond Team, and Garrett Falzone, Head of Municipal Bond Research. Listen in as they cover the opportunity set in this unique investment sector that combines politics and public services. This brief program introduces listeners to the muni market, analyzes the impact of the pandemic on cities and states, assesses the low defaul...
Dec 15, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 11
PGIM Fixed Income's Senior Portfolio Manager and All The Credit host Mike Collins welcomes two guests who possess unique insights into the U.S. political system. In this episode we hear from Nathan Sheets, PGIM Fixed Income's Chief Economist and former Under Secretary of the Treasury Department, and David Burns, a senior member of Prudential's Congressional Government Affairs team, as they share their thoughts on the recent elections and the future political landscape in America. The two guests ...
Nov 16, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 10
As ESG investing continues to make news headlines and discussions are on the rise with asset owners, PGIM Fixed Income is pleased to host a timely interview. In Episode Nine of All The Credit , Host and Senior Portfolio Manager Mike Collins welcomes Eugenia Unanyants-Jackson, in the newly formed role of Head of ESG Research. In this episode, the two delve into the growth of ESG in the fixed income space, the firm's development of an internal ratings framework and its integration into the investm...
Oct 27, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Host and Senior Portfolio Manager Michael Collins welcomes two of our London-based investment professionals, Chief European Economist Katharine Neiss, PhD, and Head of European IG Corporate Bonds, Edward Farley. In this episode, they discuss Europe's fiscal response to COVID-19, the EMEA opportunity set for investors, what the European recovery thus far can tell us about what to expect in the United States, ESG investing, and much more. Listen and subscribe today.
Sep 29, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 8
With companies less reliant on office space, an ongoing shift to online retail shopping, and a recession in our midst, owning top-of-the-capital structure securitized products in our multi-sector portfolios can be a key differentiator. Join Mike Collins as he hosts John Vibert, PGIM Fixed Income’s Head of Securitized Products, for Episode 7 of All The Credit . In this episode , John explains current market risks, his team’s process for mitigating those risks, and why he believes PGIM Fixed Incom...
Aug 25, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this month's edition of PGIM Fixed Income's podcast "All The Credit," Host and Senior Portfolio Manager Mike Collins welcomes PGIM Fixed Income's two distressed credit analysts, Gregory Cass and Carras Holmstead. Mike, Gregory, and Carras discuss the recent uptick in distressed credits given the current economic environment, the inner workings of the distressed credit market, the value they bring to our clients, and how PGIM Fixed Income is well-positioned given the current environment....
Jul 28, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 6
PGIM Fixed Income's June 2020 episode of All The Credit provides listeners with an inside look at how our firm prepared for COVID-19 and the changes that came with the work-from-home shift of more than 90% of our employees. In this episode, PGIM Fixed Income's Head of Operational Risk, Jennifer Finnerty, sits down with our host Mike Collins to share these latest insights.
Jun 30, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In Episode 4 of PGIM Fixed Income's "All The Credit," Host and Senior Portfolio Manager Mike Collins is joined by PGIM Fixed Income's Head of Emerging Markets Debt, Cathy Hepworth. Cathy discusses her long-term tenure at PGIM Fixed Income, her path to being named Head of the EMD team, the state of the EMD sector, and why this asset class is important for investors going forward.
May 26, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In Episode 3 of All The Credit , host and Senior Portfolio Manager Mike Collins welcomes Nathan Sheets, PGIM Fixed Income's Chief Economist and Head of Global Macroeconomic Research, for a discussion about the current market crisis. Nathan draws on his prior experience at the Federal Reserve to compare the fiscal and monetary policy response to the recent economic volatility with that of the recession of 2008 while providing potential scenarios on what a recovery and return to normal could look ...
Apr 15, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In Episode 2 of All The Credit , Host and Senior Portfolio Manager Mike Collins welcomes Greg Peters, Head of Multi-Sector and Strategy, and Tom McCartan, Principal, LDI Strategies, for a discussion about how active fixed income managers like PGIM Fixed Income extract alpha across global fixed income markets. In addition to discussing their recent paper on the topic, Capturing the Opportunity of Constraints , Greg and Tom also share their insights on their current best ideas in the fixed income ...
Feb 25, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 2
