“The diversifier is a bond that the best predictor for intermediate majority bonds is the starting yield. Yields have a lot of room to fall… cushion the downside.”
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Kelvin Pang · Thoughts on the Market · Asia Fixed Income Needs a Bigger Map
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proposed a diversified APEC fixed-income portfolio mixing convertible bonds, dollar-credit and local-currency corporate credit
target 7.5% return, ~4% volatility
“The diversifier is a bond that the best predictor for intermediate majority bonds is the starting yield. Yields have a lot of room to fall… cushion the downside.”
“Private credit and alternative bonds has generated two to three times the income yield of traditional bonds”
“Corporate credit peaked at 290% of GDP in 2008 and has declined to about 140%… government credit rose from about 100% to about 160%.”
“EM local bonds were up almost 18 percent last year…still higher on the year while other fixed income returns are flat to negative.”
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