More pension funds to buy leveraged loans

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Pension funds will become bigger investors in leveraged loans because the asset class provides more stable returns than equity and high-yield bonds, according to Harbourmaster Capital Management.

The credit manager, which invests in senior secured leveraged loans and bonds, has raised €1.6bn (£1.33bn) since the credit crisis in 2007, said managing director Alan Kerr. Most of the cash has...

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