As artificial intelligence finds a foothold in equities and FX trading, the benefits are clear to most, if not all market participants. However, there are market-specific challenges that the technology still faces. This will be no different with AI’s eventual adoption in the corporate fixed income market. Here are Overbond, we are thrilled to be…
After dire predictions that ETFs would exacerbate volatility in fixed income, investors instead used the instruments to skirt many of the antiquated bond market’s structural problems. Blackrock’s Carolyn Weinberg estimates that 60 pension funds, insurers, and asset managers were first-time buyers of fixed income ETFs during the first quarter. Use Overbond’s ETF basket construction and…
Great thoughts from Brian Chappatta, about sifting through US corporate bonds and sorting out the companies that are merely distressed from those that are ultimately doomed. Utilize Overbond’s Market Surveillance and Fundamental Momentum tools to separate great buys from looming downgrades. Source: Bloomberg Investment-grade bonds have become almost a commoditized asset class, given the Federal…
ESG-linked bond issuance has soared to more than $200 billion since being first introduced in 2017. Now, you will be hard-pressed to find bond investors without an explicit ESG-mandate. Overbond’s issuer analytics monitors the green bond market, quantifying green bond premiums, measuring green bond issuance options in different currencies and identifying green bond investor holding patterns. Source:…
Non-financial investment grade corporate bond issuance reached $584 billion through May, soon to eclipse 2017’s $644 billion. Those seeking broad-based exposure to the space have been funnelling capital into bond ETFs. Whether LQD, CIU, VCIT or GIGB, allow Overbond’s ETF pricer and screener converge on the best ETF for you on the basis of relative…
The subject of corporate bond liquidity remains top of mind with bond funds and ETFs adapting to address the issue. For example, SKOR has removed illiquid, orphaned and small lot names from the index to mitigate liquidity risk. In contrast, Overbond utilizes machine learning in a 3-tiered liquidity script to price even the most illiquid…
Asset owners have boosted their adoption of sustainable investing from 70% in 2017 to 80% in 2019. Overbond has worked with new ESG issuers, utilizing the “Investor Matching” model to identify Green Bond buyers and measure Green Bond premium to vanilla senior unsecured bonds. You can get one step closer to isolating true demand for…
The hit on fixed-income ETFs in March was a wake-up call to many investors. What was viewed as a safe-haven asset wasn’t as safe as originally thought. Liquidity issues stretched the discrepancy between their NAVs and their intrinsic value. Use Overbond’s liquidity-adjusted pricing to screen for the best performing bond ETFs. Source: The Globe and…
Historically a fractured market for data dissemination, OTC bond market participants have been yearning for a consolidation, similar to that of the public equities markets. With the emergence of machine-learning technology, the hopes of a fully transparent market are now on the horizon. Overbond can solve this problem for clients through its unique data aggregation…
To address the liquidity challenges of the IG bond ETF market, some active managers have focused on creating baskets of the most liquid part of the market. Use Overbond to classify bonds into liquidity buckets for more effective rebalancing and tracking. Track historic liquidity scoring to ensure constituents in your basket remain stable over the…
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