LGIM Blog - Sophia Hunt, Fixed Income Investment Specialist

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Sophia Hunt

Sophia has worked in the finance industry for over 10 years and is a Fixed Income Investment Specialist covering Global High Yield Portfolios. Prior to this, she was a Portfolio Manager’s assistant across active fixed income portfolios. She joined LGIM in 2011 and graduated from the University of West England with an honours degree in Mathematics and Latin American Studies.

Other articles by Sophia Hunt

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Global high yield: Will the good times last?

Falling fears of recession and rate cuts have made for a good period for high yield – but will they continue?

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Global high yield… don’t worry, be happy

Investors might prefer to focus on the yields on offer in the asset class, rather than worry about what, we believe, is the misplaced fear of defaults.

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Global high yield – ain’t no mountain (or wall) high enough

We believe the current environment remains favourable for high yield bonds. Worries over upcoming maturity walls are unfounded, in our view.

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Moving on up: is another ‘goldilocks’ year in store for high yield?

Many investors thought 2023 would be a year of defaults and credit pressure. As it turns out, last year might actually be described as a ‘goldilocks’ period for credit.

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What history tells us about high yield

After a year of improving sentiment towards credit, when will high yield come in from the cold?

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Back to the old school: high yield corporates not a stranger to high yields

Historically, high yield corporates have successfully navigated relatively high financing costs, with their success driven by the health of the wider economy rather than the rate they are paying for their debt.

High yield: a safe harbour in a brewing inflation storm?

High yield: a safe harbour in a brewing inflation storm?

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