BDC Earnings Pulse
BDC Earnings Pulse June 10th, 2026 2:00pm EST Virtual
Angel Oak’s McBurnette on opportunities in housing, mortgages
Colin McBurnette, senior portfolio manager at the Angel Oak Funds, says that while high-rate and high-inflationary conditions have made a lot of investors worry about the housing market, those conditions -- along with wide spreads and low housing stocks creating an imbalance in the supply-and-demand dynamic -- have created real opportunities in the space.
Gretchen Lam on loan and CLO markets
Gretchen Lam, CEO of Octagon Credit Investors, LLC, sat down with Jane King on August 30th, 2023, for a NAVigator interview to discuss the U.S. loan market. Lam, who at the time of the interview was Octagon’s Senior Portfolio Manager, gives an overview of the late-2023 loan market and provides background on senior loans and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).
Oppenheimer’s Penn: BDCs have adjusted to higher default risks
Mitchel Penn, managing director of equity research at Oppenheimer and Co., says that higher interest rates and stubborn inflation have impacted business development companies in terms of both defaults and leverage, but he notes that BDC executives have taken steps to minimize the impacts.
CEF Advisors’ Scott on the realities and mirages of double-digit yields
John Cole Scott, President of CEF Advisors and Chairman of the Active Investment Company Alliance, digs into his firm's data to look at how many categories of closed-end funds are delivering double-digit yields now, in some cases...
Gaal Surugeon on Real Assets
Gaal Surugeon, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund talks about investing in real assets: infrastructure, natural resources, real estate and other tangible assets that play an essential role in the functioning of the global economy. “From an investment perspective, we don’t just look at these sectors through a single lens, we think about them being available throughout the entire capital structure ...
