The fast and the dubious

About this episode

The episode discusses the retreat of hedge funds from the SSA bond market due to market volatility caused by the Iran war.

Send us Fan Mail ◆ Fast money reverses out of SSA bond market ◆ CLO managers face risky ramp startegy ◆ Corporate hybrid bond market runs hot despite volatility The rise of hedge funds as dedicated investors in the supranational and agency bond market was one of the biggest changes in that sector at the start of the year. But now they are pulling back from new issue syndications. We examine why market volatility resulting from the Iran war has sounded the retreat and also assess t...

Topics covered

• bond market
• hedge funds
• market volatility
• CLO managers
• corporate hybrid bonds

Keywords

• fast money
• SSA bond market
• CLO managers
• hybrid bond market
• market volatility

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CLO, hedge funds, SSA

Places: Iran

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