Alpha and Correlation

Over the summer months, I had the chance to re-read “Black Swan: the impact of the highly improbable” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a timely read given the very recent and very significant Covid 19 pandemic event. Whilst the author and I disagree on the conclusion; the fundamental thesis made me reflect on market correlations and alpha.

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Why Italy

Why invest in the Italian distressed and opportunistic Private Debt market?

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Debt Select Fund as an alternative to Government Bonds

De-coupling of the Debt Select Fund returns from Government Bonds provides an exciting alternative for a portion of a balanced portfolio.

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Calendar provisioning. The unintended consequence of prudent banking regulation

In 2019, the ECB enacted a new law in its ongoing efforts to make the banks in the eurozone more robust. At the time, it was a logical progression of regulations designed to create transparency and appropriate reserve calculation for the lending risks to which a bank is exposed.

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Letters from the CEO

The CEO shares some personal thoughts and analysis on Private Debt Markets.

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