EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 33 MIN
EM Lens: Identifying Alpha Opportunities in EM Fixed Income
from FICC Focus · host Bloomberg Intelligence
Creditors are returning to emerging market fixed income as supply-demand technicals are supportive, rating momentum is positive and real-yield differentials are wide. Thys Louw, emerging market fixed income portfolio manager at Ninety One, joins Damian Sassower, Bloomberg Intelligence’s chief EM fixed income strategist, to discuss alpha potential in EM hard- and local-currency debt. Louw and Sassower assess the allocation gap among institutional investors and the effect of rising cross-asset correlations on EM fixed income returns.
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Creditors are returning to emerging market fixed income as supply-demand technicals are supportive, rating momentum is positive and real-yield differentials are wide. Thys Louw, emerging market fixed income portfolio manager at Ninety One, joins Damian Sassower, Bloomberg Intelligence’s chief EM fixed income strategist, to discuss alpha potential in EM hard- and local-currency debt. Louw and Sassower assess the allocation gap among institutional investors and the effect of rising cross-asset correlations on EM fixed income returns.
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