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The Evolving Credit Alternatives Playbook

Chris Martin, Institutional Portfolio Manager, Alternatives, discusses navigating credit markets amid geopolitical uncertainty. He examines opportunities in European stressed credit, emerging market debt, and illiquid loan markets, identifying how institutional investors can diversify beyond US direct lending through flexible structures and partnership-driven manager selection.

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One asset class, many strategies: a selection framework for private debt

Chris Martin, Institutional Portfolio Manager, Alternatives, reviews the evolving private debt landscape beyond traditional corporate lending. He provides a five-question framework for assessing portfolio role, risk drivers, and stress behavior across private debt sub-strategies.

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Alternative insights: Quarterly investment Q&A

Given the fast-changing nature of investment markets, we have canvassed perspectives from our alternatives portfolio managers to help keep you informed. Our quarterly Q&A covers views on emerging markets, distressed credit, securitized assets, and global macro opportunities.

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An alternative way to classify hedge fund risk

Findlay Franklin, Portfolio Manager for Multi-Asset Credit, discusses how hedge fund convexity characteristics can provide the building blocks for tailored hedge fund solutions.

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Stop being shocked by shocks

Mike Bell, Head of Market Strategy, examines structural forces driving frequent political and economic shocks, from globalization and automation to inequality and climate change. Explore investment strategies including flexible absolute return approaches and active management to help buffer portfolios against market volatility.

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The potential advantages of investing in EM private credit

Mihai Florian, BlueBay Senior Portfolio Manager, addresses the misconceptions around emerging market private credit and why it might be time for investors to consider previously overlooked opportunities.

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