Evergrande’s struggle to restructure billions of dollars in debt has significant implications for credit markets and the clock is ticking. The embattled Chinese property developer has about $290 billion in liabilities and faces a March 20 court hearing on a winding-up petition. In this episode of the Credit Edge Podcast, Bloomberg News senior editor James Crombie is joined by Alice Huang, who covers China’s credit markets for Bloomberg News from Hong Kong, for an in-depth discussion. Meanwhile in India, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Mary Ellen Olson assesses the risks for Vedanta Resources, which is running into liquidity problems.

Evergrande’s struggle to restructure billions of dollars in debt has significant implications for credit markets and the clock is ticking. The embattled Chinese property developer has about $290 billion in liabilities and faces a March 20 court hearing on a winding-up petition. In this episode of the Credit Edge Podcast, Bloomberg News senior editor James Crombie is joined by Alice Huang, who covers China’s credit markets for Bloomberg News from Hong Kong, for an in-depth discussion. Meanwhile in India, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Mary Ellen Olson assesses the risks for Vedanta Resources, which is running into liquidity problems.

The Credit Edge reviews the top credit news of the week and looks at the week ahead, with in-depth research of the most important corporate sectors, trends and themes. Analysis of specific corporate bonds and credit default swaps is backed by Bloomberg Intelligence's robust data sets and indexes.

The Credit Edge reviews the top credit news of the week and looks at the week ahead, with in-depth research of the most important corporate sectors, trends and themes. Analysis of specific corporate bonds and credit default swaps is backed by Bloomberg Intelligence's robust data sets and indexes.

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China’s Mega Restructure; Trouble in India

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Software default rates could hit double digits as AI disruption spreads and loans come due, according to Bain Capital. “We’re going to see real stress,” said Angelo Rufino, the firm’s head of special situations in North America and corporate special situations in Europe. “We will see a full credit cycle as the reckoning really comes to resize capital structures to the earnings power of these business models,” he tells Bloomberg News’ James Crombie and Bloomberg Intelligence’s David Havens in this episode of the Credit Edge podcast. They also discuss investment-grade private credit, data center debt and asset-based finance, including the rise of music-royalty deals.

Software default rates could hit double digits as AI disruption spreads and loans come due, according to Bain Capital. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to see real stress,&rdquo; said Angelo Rufino, the firm&rsquo;s head of special situations in North America and corporate special situations in Europe. &ldquo;We will see a full credit cycle as the reckoning really comes to resize capital structures to the earnings power of these business models,&rdquo; he tells Bloomberg News&rsquo; James Crombie and Bloomberg Intelligence&rsquo;s David Havens in this episode of the Credit Edge podcast. They also discuss investment-grade private credit, data center debt and asset-based finance, including the rise of music-royalty deals.

Bain Sees Software Debt Defaults Spiking

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Systematic credit investing has room to expand into leveraged loans, structured finance and emerging markets, according to Acadian Asset Management. “You could take an issuer approach to do security selection in the leveraged loan market,” Scott Richardson, the $178 billion firm’s director of systematic credit tells Bloomberg News’ James Crombie and Bloomberg Intelligence’s Sam Geier in this episode of the Credit Edge podcast. “That could be extended to structured things that sit on top of that, CLOs and the like,” says Richardson, referring to collateralized loan obligations. They also discuss alternative data, private credit and how to build a portfolio “without giving a liver and a kidney to Goldman Sachs along the way.”

Systematic credit investing has room to expand into leveraged loans, structured finance and emerging markets, according to Acadian Asset Management. &ldquo;You could take an issuer approach to do security selection in the leveraged loan market,&rdquo; Scott Richardson, the $178 billion firm&rsquo;s director of systematic credit tells Bloomberg News&rsquo; James Crombie and Bloomberg Intelligence&rsquo;s Sam Geier in this episode of the Credit Edge podcast. &ldquo;That could be extended to structured things that sit on top of that, CLOs and the like,&rdquo; says Richardson, referring to collateralized loan obligations. They also discuss alternative data, private credit and how to build a portfolio &ldquo;without giving a liver and a kidney to Goldman Sachs along the way.&rdquo;

Acadian Sees Quants Moving to Loans, CLOs 

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Mortgage-backed securities look attractive even after government purchases snapped spreads tighter, according to Clark Capital Management. “I don’t think the trade is completely over yet because corporates are even tighter,” Oliver Chambers, head of fixed income for the firm’s separately managed accounts, tells Bloomberg News’ James Crombie and Bloomberg Intelligence’s Erica Adelberg in this episode of the Credit Edge podcast. “You can go in and clip a 4.5% coupon and have potential for some price appreciation if rates do come down,” says Chambers. They also discuss technology debt risk, the market impact of new leadership at the Federal Reserve and what the central bank would do if there’s a big selloff.

Mortgage-backed securities look attractive even after government purchases snapped spreads tighter, according to Clark Capital Management. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think the trade is completely over yet because corporates are even tighter,&rdquo; Oliver Chambers, head of fixed income for the firm&rsquo;s separately managed accounts, tells Bloomberg News&rsquo; James Crombie and Bloomberg Intelligence&rsquo;s Erica Adelberg in this episode of the Credit Edge podcast. &ldquo;You can go in and clip a 4.5% coupon and have potential for some price appreciation if rates do come down,&rdquo; says Chambers. They also discuss technology debt risk, the market impact of new leadership at the Federal Reserve and what the central bank would do if there&rsquo;s a big selloff.

The Big MBS Trade Has Legs Even After Government Buys, Says Clark

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