New York, NY – The International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers today announced it has re-elected RBC Capital Markets’ Mark Hughes Chair and Deutsche Bank’s Sean Kavanagh Vice Chair. The pair will serve one-year terms through the end of 2010. Also elected to officer positions, Vipin Ramani of Bank of America was chosen to serve as …
2009
Credit Portfolio Managers Met in New York City at the IACPM 2009 Fall General Meeting
New York, NY – Portfolio managers gathered at the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers’ 2009 Fall General Meeting this past week generally agreed the risk of financial meltdown appears over, and what lies ahead for the capital markets and the economy is difficult but familiar. Defaults remain a concern, so does the sluggish economy. Managers …
Third Quarter 2009 – Press Release
Expectation for Further Defaults Falls Sharply Spreads Expected To Widen But Forecast Is Less Pronounced New York, NY – Expectations for further credit defaults and widening credit spreads fell sharply in the latest IACPM Credit Outlook Survey. Overall, survey respondents still believe defaults will rise over the next 12 months but there is far less consensus …
Fourth Quarter 2009 – Press Release
IACPM Credit Survey Forecasts Improved Credit Spread Outlook Also Easing Defaults For First Time In Two Years New York, NY – Released today, the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers’ fourth quarter Credit Outlook Survey has turned almost universally positive. Respondents forecast tighter credit spreads over the next three months for investment grade and high yield …
IACPM Credit Outlook Survey Forecasts Wider Credit Spreads
New York, NY – Respondents to the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers Second Quarter Credit Outlook Survey are forecasting wider credit spreads over the next three months and rising credit defaults over the next 12 months. The IACPM Major Market Credit Spread Outlook Index is a sharply negative -43.5 for the second quarter, indicating strong …
Second Quarter 2009 – Press Release
IACPM Credit Outlook Survey Forecasts Wider Credit Spreads Quarterly Survey Also Predicts Rising Defaults But Hints At Possible Bottom New York, NY – Respondents to the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers Second Quarter Credit Outlook Survey are forecasting wider credit spreads over the next three months and rising credit defaults over the next 12 months. …
IACPM Elects RBC’s Mark Hughes As Chair
New York, NY – The International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers announced today it has elected Mark Hughes Chair of the Association and Sean Kavanagh Vice Chair. Mr. Hughes is COO and Head of Global Credit at RBC Capital Markets. Mr. Kavanagh is Managing Director and Global Head of the Loan Exposure Management Group at Deutsche …
First Quarter IACPM Credit Outlook Survey Forecasts Wider Credit Spreads
New York, NY – Respondents turned decidedly more negative in the latest quarterly IACPM Credit Outlook survey released today by the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers. The survey, taken among members of the Association, indicate portfolio managers believe credit spreads will widen, as credit defaults increase. The IACPM Major Markets Credit Spread Outlook Index, which …
IACPM Credit Outlook Survey Forecasts Tighter Spreads for Investment Grade Credit
New York, NY – A fourth quarter survey of members of the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers shows portfolio managers expect credit spreads to tighten over the next three months for investment grade credit, especially in the U.S.. The IACPM’s fourth quarter Credit Spread Outlook Index for U.S. investment grade debt is a positive 25.5, …
First Quarter 2009 – Press Release
First Quarter IACPM Credit Outlook Survey Forecasts Wider Credit Spreads and Increasing Credit Defaults New York, NY – Respondents turned decidedly more negative in the latest quarterly IACPM Credit Outlook survey released today by the International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers. The survey, taken among members of the Association, indicate portfolio managers believe credit spreads …