The investment opportunity in crossover credit

Lushan Sun breaks down how pension schemes can harvest rewards

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Credit investors commonly draw a line in the sand between investment grade (IG) and sub-investment grade. Crossover credit, rated in the BB-band, straddles this area and is an emerging part of the institutional private credit market.

This forms a relatively small segment of the overall market, albeit one with plenty of activity and opportunities, and therefore offers an attractive risk/reward proposition - this asset class shou...

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