Aberdeen Investments: Municipal bonds outlook: Poised for the next act?
Aberdeen Investments: Municipal bonds outlook: Poised for the next act? March 25th, 2026
With a Majority of BDCs Trading Below Net Asset Value, Differentiation is Key
The need to differentiate from the competition is essential as the competitive BDC landscape tightens up, with more lenders bidding on the same deals and many BDCs trading below net asset value.
BDC Sessions
Following the lockdowns and onset of impacts of the coronavirus, when the stock markets went into turmoil, many business development companies (BDCs) took a step back to avoid the worst of the effects.
How Taxable Fixed Income Is Helping Managers Preserve Principal and Find Yield
In today's low-interest-rate environment, principal perseveration a key fundamental present in bond strategies and managers must find yield without taking on too much undo risk.
Christian Munafo on private markets, AI impacts
Christian Munafo, Chief Investment Officer, Liberty Street Advisors, Inc., and Portfolio Manager of The Private Shares Fund, explores the reasons why many companies are staying private for longer. He says that while public markets are slowly reawakening, mergers and acquisitions remain scant, concluding that “there really aren’t a lot of paths today for these companies to exit as we’ve had in prior cycles.
Sam Garetano on the Brookfield Infrastructure Income Fund
Sam Garetano, a Senior Vice President in Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group, discusses the Brookfield Infrastructure Income Fund, Inc. (BII), a continuously offered, non-diversified closed-end fund. Garetano describes the investment vehicle as “an evergreen offering that’s intended to be a comprehensive private infrastructure allocation that provides exposure to both private infrastructure debt as well as private infrastructure equity.
