All the Credit

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 of value. Host and PGIM Fixed Income Senior Portfolio Manager, Mike Collins, sits down with Gabriel Rivera and Edwin Wilches, Co-Heads of Securitized Products at PGIM Fixed Income, to discuss the ins and outs of this complex asset class, what opportunities we like (and those we don't), and our current positioning. Our panel closes their discussion with a look at the ESG footprint in the securitized products market, and the investor implications for the LIBOR to SOFR transition. Recorded on February 4, 2022.

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 Credit®, we provide our expectations for the global economy, inflation, and the fixed income markets for 2022. We also highlight investment and asset allocation trends we're seeing across our global client base, discuss fixed income market technicals, share our best ideas across global bond markets, and identify keys risks for 2022. Join PGIM Fixed Income's newly named Co-Chief Investment Officers, Craig Dewling and Gregory Peters, along with host and PGIM Fixed Income Senior Portfolio Manager Mike Collins, for this look into 2022. This episode was recorded on January 11, 2022.

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 the asset management industry and ESG-focused client expectations will evolve in response to the pervasive demand for ESG-considerations to be incorporated in investment decisions. The discussion details how climate and social governance considerations are factored into PGIM Fixed Income's proprietary impact ratings, what we're doing to help ESG-focused clients meet their investment goals, including in the CLO-space, and how our active investment approach helps PGIM Fixed Income maintain a competitive advantage in the ESG-space. Looking for more content from PGIM Fixed Income's ESG specialists? Check out The Bond Blog @ PGIM Fixed Income for John Ploeg's recent post, Three Flawed Assumptions in Climate Risk Models: https://pgimfixedincome.blog/three-flawed-assumptions-in-climate-risk-models/?utm_medium=3rdParty&utm_content=2021-02-09 This episode was recorded on December 1, 2021.

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 our team views investment risks and opportunities. Katharine Neiss also recently authored an entry on "The Bond Blog @ PGIM Fixed Income" on the ECB's push for a digital currency, which you can find here: https://pgimfixedincome.blog/behind-the-ecbs-digital-currency-push/. This episode was recorded on November 4, 2021.

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)

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 assessment of how their teams are approaching this environment, what's driving the current shift, and potential opportunities for credit investors. Recorded on August 24, 2021

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 Income's Securitized Products Team.

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 Smigelsky and Jake Kemeny to assess how investors can make sense of the current state of the ever-changing and newsworthy global supply chain.

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 by Gerwin Bell entitled "Three Focal Points for the U.S.-China Relationship," available now on PGIMFixedIncome.com. Listen and subscribe to All The Credit wherever you find your podcasts. (This episode was recorded on May 18, 2021).

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 how our team is positioning multi-sector portfolios given market fundamentals and the current opportunity set.