Fixed Income

Investment analysis for yield and duration-focused investors

Private credit fault lines
  • 9 hours ago

Back in January, the dominant narrative in private credit was that negative headlines pointed to isolated events and a normalisation of flows, not systemic credit stress. Today, the picture is evol...

Indexed Fixed Income: Delivering Precise and Reliable Outcomes
  • 31 Mar 2026

Indexed fixed income at SSGA continues to grow, underpinned by an innovative and systematic approach to consistently deliver index returns for our clients.

Q2 2026 Credit Research Outlook
  • 31 Mar 2026

Geopolitical and energy shocks raise late cycle risks, but strong banks and senior exposure suggest volatility—not systemic stress.

Beyond the Headlines: Structural Risks and Opportunities in 2026
  • 31 Mar 2026

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Pump it up (when you don’t really need it)
  • 31 Mar 2026

Rising petrol prices will eventually feed into higher inflation, which is being reflected in the pricing of government bonds.

A Reset in Software — And Why Discipline Always Matters
  • 31 Mar 2026

The private equity software playbook is being rewritten as higher rates and AI reset valuations, growth and leverage.

Public Proxy for Private Credit
  • 31 Mar 2026

Private credit has been a major source of headlines for years. For a long time, the focus was on the industry’s growth, exceeding trillions in assets and expanding its targeted investor base. But l...

Municipal Bond SMAs: Personal Attention, Institutional Scale
  • 31 Mar 2026

Observations and Opportunities in Private Credit
  • 31 Mar 2026

Video from IFM experts on experts the evolution of private credit, what’s driving today’s headlines, and how investors can distinguish between cyclical volatility and more structural risks.