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Managers Starting to Favor Interval Funds for Structured Credit Finance

June 15th, 2021|Comments Off on Managers Starting to Favor Interval Funds for Structured Credit Finance

As banks have faced greater regulatory scrutiny since the adoption of Dodd-Frank in 2008, interval funds are becoming the new liquidity provider in structured credit finance. During the Alternative Credit Investing panel during the Active Investment Company Alliance’s (AICA) Interval Fund Boot Camp and Manager Spotlight on March 31, Christian Aymond, a Principal at A3 Financial Investments, noted that alternative credit assets work best in an interval fund structure, in large part because the funds do not have to offer daily liquidity.

Low Interest Rates and Wider Spreads Providing Greater Opportunities for Fixed Income Interval Funds

June 15th, 2021|Comments Off on Low Interest Rates and Wider Spreads Providing Greater Opportunities for Fixed Income Interval Funds

Credit investments can be seen as an insurance policy, and the best time to make these investments is right after a great deal of dispersion and volatility in the markets, as we saw in 2020. Following last year’s market volatility, spreads are currently widest, and managers and investors are essentially paid to take on more risk right now.

Tender funds offer alternative structure and investments, plus flexibility

June 11th, 2021|Comments Off on Tender funds offer alternative structure and investments, plus flexibility

Bob Long, chief executive officer at Conversus, discusses how 'tender funds' give investors access to private markets, which creates improved diversification and generates an investment premium. Long discusses the pros and cons to the fund structure...

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