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The LIBOR transition: current challenges on the long road to resolution
The transition away from the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) represents one of the most fundamental changes in the history of capital markets. With a mere 14 months until the publication of LIBOR is due to cease (at the end of 2021), serious questions remain. In this report, Acuiti analyses…
Bond liquidity: How bad was COVID?
This short paper compares transaction costs from the forced selling of USD 10 millions of U.S. corporate bonds throughout the two crises. It was found that even though transaction costs more than tripled during COVID-19, they remained significantly lower than during the GFC...
What ESG Ratings Tell Us About Corporate Bonds
In this short paper, we assess the performance of ESG — and its individual E, S and G pillars — both before and after accounting for credit factors such as credit ratings. We found that higher-ESG-rated portfolios realized higher risk-adjusted returns…