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March 2015
HighYieldBonds–
TheRiseoftheFallen
Thematic Report The Fixed Income &
Credit Research Desk:
Bimal Gupta
Senior Research Analyst
Hemant Jain
Manager
Girish Bhise
Assistant Vice President
Contents
Primary market issuances in the
US and Europe to remain strong in 2015..................................................................................2
Extraordinary liquidity from central banks
have propped up the credit markets....................................................................3
High yield markets have
deepened with global diversification...............................................................4 - 5
Market euphoria giving
way to weaker lending standards........................................................................6
Default rates at an all-time low on strong
technicals and improving credit fundamentals....................................................7
Persistent drop in oil prices may result
in a wave of defaults in the energy sector............................................................8
High yield bond investors
remain vulnerable to volatility...............................................................................9
Liquidity concerns emerging with
rising outstanding bonds and declining dealer inventory..................................10
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................11
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
he global high yield bond markets have witnessed
T significant growth and diversification over the last few
years aided by the extraordinary monetary policy
accommodation provided by central banks across the
world. The unprecedented liquidity made available at record
low yields has thus led to a significant pick up in both primary
market and secondary market activity in the asset class.
Banking disintermediation in Europe and regulatory
changes in the financial sector further contributed to the
deepening and diversification of the high yield bond markets
even as emerging market issuances entered the fray.
From a risk-reward perspective, the improving macro-
economic situation and robust credit fundamentals have led
to significantly low default rates and tightening credit
spreads. While concerns have been raised around stretched
valuations, weakening lending standards and the possibility
of a disorderly adjustment to tightening monetary policy in
the US, they have been largely shrugged off. The frothy bull
market, however, has been witnessing flashes of volatility,
visible during the sell-offs, first in response to the initial
proposal of tapering under Ben Bernanke in 2013, then to the
negative news flow and rising geopolitical tensions in August
2014, and more recently in response to the risk-off mode
adopted by the market following the significant decline in
crude oil prices and slowing growth outside the US,
Default rates in the energy sector credits are
particularly in Europe and China.
expected to increase to around 30% after 2015 if oil prices
remain stranded at US$60–65 per barrel over the next threeWhile the overall outlook for the market remains sanguine at
years. A spill-over effect on the non-energy sector may resultthis juncture, volatility in the market has stepped up amid
in rising default rates across the high yield market. This isrising challenges.
expected to be a largely US phenomenon, given that energy
is the largest sector in the US high yield corporate bond
market, with roughly 16% weight in the BofA Merrill Lynch
High Yield bond Index, while issuances have been negligible
in comparison in Europe.
sentiment to risk-off mode. This has since been partially
offset by the start of the €60bn per month QE program in
Europe even as economic data in the US is expected to be
mixed in the near term.
as its largest trading
partners slow down and oil prices plunge to almost five year
lows. The European economy has been stagnating with
deflationary pressures, China continues to cool down –
dragging down broader commodity prices with it, and the
risk of systemic shocks has stepped-up in the Eurozone with
the re-entry of the Grexit scenario. While declining oil prices
are expected to significantly benefit oil consuming countries,
a possible weakening of demand in the wider economy as an
additional driver of oil price declines beyond the supply glut,
cannot be ignored and is indeed being feared. Three months
into the year, 10-year US Treasury yields remain tight at 1.9%
in March 2015 compared to around 2.2% in late December
2014 and against consensus estimates that had projected
an increase in 10-year US Treasury yields to 3.0%
by end-2015.
in the
range of US$260 billion to US$340 billion, in line with the last
two years. US HY issuances were up 24% y/y to US$48.5
billion in YTD Feb. 2015. Returns however, are projected to
trend down from a high of 16% in 2012 to a more modest low-
with changingto-mid single digit levels in 2015.
regulatory environment, rising capital requirements and
declining risk appetite leading to decreasing bond
inventories at both banks and other dealers even as
levels over the YTD March 2015 period after corporate bond issuances are at an all-time high. The
widening to around 6.8% in December 2014 from a historic market's ability to thus absorb a large sell-off in the event of
low of 4.9% in June 2014. The widening was largely in rising interest rates or other financial or political shocks is a
response to declining crude oil prices and a shift in investor cause for concern.
Both the Fed and the markets remain skeptical around
the strength of the US recovery
The more than 50% fall in crude oil prices to five-year
lows of around US$50 per barrel may lead to a rising level
of defaults in the US energy sector over the next few
years.
New bond issuances are expected to remain high
Liquidity concerns have increased
The yield (YTW) on the S&P U.S. Issued High Yield
Corporate Bond Index have tightened moderately to
around 6%
Introduction
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The new issue momentum in the corporate HY bond marketsutlook for the US high yield bond market has
has been strong over the last few years, with new corporateO remained unfazed in the face of the recent sell-off in
high yield bond issuances more than doubling to US$329the US high yield bond market, widening spreads toward the
billion in 2012 from the pre-crisis issuance level of US$136end of the year, and an increase in volatility.
billion in 2007. New issue volumes have since remained
high, reaching its peak of US$334.1 billion in 2013 and
US$311 billion in 2014. Year-to-date issuances in February
2015 were up 24% y-o-y to US$48.5bn vs. US$39.1bn in YTD
February 2014.
Europe, which has been historically funded by bank loans,
According to S&P Capital IQ, banks active in the US credit also witnessed a significant surge in high yield bond
market forecast new issue volumes in the US high yield issuances on account of rising bank disintermediation in the
corporate bond market to remain high in the range of region. Issuances in the European corporate high yield bond
US$260–340 billion in 2015. The wide range of projection, market have been growing over the last few years. They
particularly the lower end, reflects the anticipated weakness increased from €29bn in 2011 to €55bn in 2013, and are
in energy sector issuances going forward in addition to rising expected to be around €65bn in 2014 and €63bn in 2015.
interest rate risks. The energy sector in particular has been The outlook for primary high yield issuances in Europe is
one of the largest issuers in the US high yield bond market underpinned by expectations of continuing monetary policy
since 2005. It has grown progressively to account for 18% of accommodation by the ECB and projected debt maturities
the outstanding corporate high yield bond market in 2014 of US$649 billion between H2 2014 and 2019 (according to
vis-à-vis just 8% in 2005. S&P estimates).
New issue volumes in the US high yield
corporate bond market to remain high.
Primary market issuances in the
US and Europe to remain strong in 2015
Source: SIFMA
High Yield Bond Issuances in the US – 1996 - 2014
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US$Billions
400.0
350.0
300.0
250.0
200.0
150.0
100.0
50.0
0.0
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
he strong new issue momentum in recent times can program in the US, which together, helped the markets
T be safely ascribed to the extraordinarily safely navigate the European sovereign-debt/banking crisis
accommodative monetary policy adopted by central in the Eurozone, the US government shutdown on reaching
banks across the world that flooded the market with cheap the debt ceiling, and the threat of sequestration resulting
liquidity and drove long-term and short-term rates to all-time from the Congressional deadlock around deficit reduction
lows. This abundance of cheap liquidity whetted the risk that had threatened recovery in the US.
appetite of investors and helped override concerns around
The high yield markets thus opened up to several newcredit quality despite weak macro-economic growth and
issuers from diverse sectors with even the relatively lowerstruggling corporate earnings.
rated issuers within the high yield universe gaining access
Credit markets were further supported by the concerted to the market.
ECB action in Europe, and the Federal Reserve's 'QE'
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Extraordinary liquidity from central banks
have propped up the credit markets
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High yield markets have
deepened with global diversification
The high yield market originated in the US in the 1970s andt the macro level, the current momentum is reflective of
even by the end of 1999, less than 1% of the high yieldAboth the expansion of the global high yield markets and
corporate bonds were issued outside the US. This however,its geographical diversification. To put it in perspective, while
is changing and according to Alliance Bernstein, Europe'sthe global high yield market took almost three decades to
share in the high yield bond market has now increased togrow to a size of US$1 trillion, it took just seven years to grow
18%. The US, however, still accounts for almost 75% of theto the current size of almost US$2 trillion.
global high yield market, with the remaining 7% made up of
emerging market issuances.
One of the major contributors to growth in the European
high yield bond market was the rising number of
downgrades into the junk rated category, which added new
issuers to the high yield bond markets. Between 2008 and
According to Markit, about US$1.037 trillion were invested in 2014, Moody's downgraded almost 303 issuers to junk
the high yield market between January 2009 and March 2013 category while elevating just 148 issuers to the investment
alone, reflecting the momentum in the recent years. The grade category over the same period. Furthermore, as the
absolute growth in value has been further accompanied by sovereign crisis deepened into a banking crisis,
geographical expansion, with increasing penetration of high particularly in Europe, banks cut lending and the resulting
yield bonds in the bank loan dominated market of Europe and disintermediation led several issuers to refinance their
theemergingmarkets. bank debt in the high yield bond markets.
Moody's – No. of Downgrades (Fallen Angels) vs. No. of Upgrades (Rising Stars) in Western Europe
Source: SIFMA
30 Years
US$2 trillionUS$1 trillion
7 Years
Time
No.ofRatingsAction
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Upgrades (Rising Stars) Downgrades (Fallen Stars)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
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In addition to the downgrades and the banking debt issuances by financial institutions. According to Alliance
disintermediation, growth in high yield issuances were further Bernstein, the European high yield index currently has a
driven by the growing need for Basel–III compliant capital financial sector allocation of 22.8% up tenfold from 10 years
instruments by the financial sector across the US and Europe ago. In the US, financial sector issuances currently account for
that led to a large number of deeply subordinated bond/junior 10%oftheUShighyieldindices.
Average New Issue bond yields (YTM)
Source: SIFMA
wherein some issuers like American Greetings and Yonkershile the primary and secondary high yield markets
Raceway have had to drop the special-call structure from itsWhave been euphoric, lending standards have
offering at the marketing stage. There also have been casessuffered, with investors willing to accept more aggressive
where deals have been scrapped altogether overterms and weaker covenant protection offered by issuers.
disagreements on the special call option.Issuers have been testing the markets with riskier structures
and aggressive terms that have involved cov-lite bonds,
Revival of PIK-toggle notes…shorter non-call periods, a special call structure that allows
repurchase of up to 10% of the original issue amount The PIK-toggle notes that allow the issuer to pay interest by
annually at 103%, and the return of the PIK-toggle notes. issuing new bonds rather than paying in cash however, have
witnessed a revival of sorts, with new issuances worth more
than US$10 billion finding their way to the market in 2013,
almost at par with the 2008 level of US$13.4 billion and
compared to US$20 billion in 2007.
Shorter call structures… The momentum remained strong in 2014, with new PIK
issuances touching US$4 billion by the end of June 2014.The short call structure that includes a non-call period of
PIK-toggle notes were once popularly used to fund some ofaround 3 years on a 7-8 year term with higher-than-usual call
the biggest LBOs like Harrah's and Energy Future Holdingspremiums was virtually non-existent as early as 3 years back,
during the buyout boom years of 2005 to 2008 before thebut has been more or less accepted by the market.
crisis. According to Moody's however, almost one-third of theThe 103 special call structure however, has been extremely
PIK issuers that had borrowed before the crisis were inunpopular and investors have pushed back hard on this
default between 2008 and mid-2013 period. While the LBOsprepayment covenant.
have not come back with the same vengeance, most of the
According to covenant research firm Covenant Review LLC, PIK-toggle notes issued in 2013 are said to have been issued
Blackrock and Wall Street Journal, the provision, which was at the holding company levels to fund shareholder returns.
standard in leverage loan documents, was initially included
Weaker covenant packages…
in secured bond deals in 2009 when the loan market
The concessions did not end there and issuers have beencollapsed but was then written-in on unsecured deals toward
able to push through weak covenant packages along withthe end of 2010 like in the HealthSouth Corp and Interface
liberal redemption structures. Covenant protection acrossInc. deals. The provision was actually utilized in some cases,
the US high yield market has thus been declining with thefor example, in April 2012, Seally Mattress exercised the
Moody's average score on covenant protection in the USspecial call on its 10.875% Notes due 2016 within 3 years of
hovering in excess of 4 so far in 2014 on a scale of 1 to 5,its issuance in May 2009. LyondellBasell's exercised the
where 1 indicates the strongest level of investor protectionspecial call option within a year of its bond sale in April 2010,
and 5 the weakest. More than 19% of the issuances in Q1causing a loss of US$20 million or 7% of the market value of
2014 were high yield lite according to Moody's estimates,the bonds redeemed to its investors.
almost three times more than similar issuances in 2011.
Although prepayment is typically at 103% of par, there have
High yield lite bonds do not have debt incurrence orbeen instances where issuers paid a higher price on the
restricted payment covenants exposing bondholders tospecial-call, like the CEVA deal, which paid 105% on par in
significant losses in case of defaults. While the moreJan 2012 and the Saratoga Resources, which paid 106.25%
favorable terms of the issuers in an exuberant market are notin 2011 in consideration of their investors. These deals have,
without precedent, what is indeed worrying is the fact thatfor obvious reasons, faced significant resistance and
investors have been willing to take on a similar or higher levelinvestors have been pushing back against the provision
of risk for much lower compensation.
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Market euphoria giving way
to weaker lending standards
Issuers have been testing the markets with
riskier structures and aggressive terms.
Refinancing activity however, is expected to trend down withhe deepening and diversification of the high yield bond
M&A related financing expected to emerge as the newTmarkets were further supported by the search for yield
growth driver for primary market issuances. This was evidentamid near zero interest rates and narrowing investment
in the second half of 2014 when the proportion of refinancinggrade spreads against the US Treasury/ German bunds.
related issuances declined from 54% in H1 2014 to just 38%While the technical support was solid, the credit risk profiles
in H2 2014 while M&A related financing increased from 27%of issuers also improved with the strengthening of the
in H1 2014 to 43% in the second half of the year. This iseconomy, rising corporate earnings, low yields and
expected to continue into 2015, with M&A relatedincreased market access to junk-rated issuers. This in turn
transactions emerging as the key growth driver in primarycontributed to stronger, well-funded balance sheets
market issuances.with well spread debt maturities lowering refinancing risk and
consequently default rates.
According to Moody's, the trailing 12-month global
speculative-grade default rate was at a low of 2.2% inThe de-risking of balance sheets continued well into 2014,
November 2014 compared to the long term historicalwith 54% of the HY bond issuances in the US in H1 2014 used
average rate of 4.7% since 1983. The global speculativefor low risk refinancing purposes (2013: 56%; 2012: 61%). All
grade default rate had increased to a high of 12.9% inthese have thus led to a significant decline in default rates in
November 2009 at the height of the credit crisis, surpassingthe global high yield markets, reinforcing the investment
its previous peak of 12.2% recorded in 1991. The default raterationale in favor of the asset class.
in both the US and European high yield markets stood at
1.8% each in August 2014 compared with 2.8% in the US and
4% in Europe a year ago. Moody's currently expects the
global speculative-grade default rates to be around 2.3%
toward the end of 2014 and increase moderately to 2.7%
in 2015.
Default rates at an all-time low on strong
technicals and improving credit fundamentals
Moody's – Global speculative grade
corporate default rate (1983–2013)
Source: The Hedgefund Journal
54% of issuances used for
low risk refinancing activity
Source: Highyieldbonds.com
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Refinancing General
13%
Refinancing bank debt
13%
Refinancing bonds
28%
Other
11%
Project financing
1%
Recap/dividend
5%
Recap/other
3%
LBO
4%
M&A
22%
1H’14 HY Bond Issuances by Purpose
16%
14%
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
Moody’s default rates
Dec-83
Dec-85
Dec-87
Dec-89
Dec-91
Dec-93
Dec-95
Dec-97
Dec-99
Dec-01
Dec-03
Dec-05
Dec-07
Dec-09
Dec-11
Dec-13
4.7%
and Capital IQ. This alone may push the market-impliedhe outlook for US high yield default rates may
default rate for the energy sector to 4.6% compared with justTdeteriorate with the distress in energy sector bonds
1.8% for the non-energy sector and 2.6% for the overall USthat have been hit by the more than 50% drop in crude oil
high yield bond market in 2015, in line with S&P and Moody'sprices since June 2014 to 5-year lows of around US$47 per
estimates of around 2.7 – 2.8% for 2015. Default rates maybarrel in early January 2015. The fall in oil prices have thus
however, increase to around 4.5% in 2016, coinciding withraised the specter of a significant increase in default rates
falling hedges and rising oil & gas defaults.over the next three years with both JP Morgan and Deutsche
Bank indicating that default rates in the energy sector could
This disproportionate influence of declining crude prices on
climb to around 25–30% if oil prices remained stranded at
US high yield bond markets reflects the status of the energy
US$60–65 per barrel over the forecast period.
sector as the largest issuer of high yield debt in the US high
yield bond market since 2005. The energy sector accounted
for c.18% of total high yield bonds outstanding in December
2014 compared with just 8% in 2005, according to JP
Morgan estimates. In comparison, the oil & gas sector
related issuances in Europe were less than 1.5% of this
year's new issue volumes in Europe. Furthermore, while the
Bank of America Merrill Lynch US High Yield Energy index
accounted for c.16% of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch
While hedged exposures may avert defaults in 2015, default
High Yield Index, the energy sector accounted for just 0.6%
ratesarelikelytopickupfrom2016onwardsashedgesroll-off.
of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch European High Yield
Index emphasizing the significance of the oil & gas sector inThe estimates for rising default rates may not be too far-
the US high yield bond market. Not all sub-sectors, however,fetched given that almost 30% of the total distressed bonds,
have been equally impacted, and the negative performancewith spreads of over 1000bps, in the Bank of America Merrill
has been most pronounced in the Exploration & ProductionLynch High Yield Index are made up of energy bonds and
and Oil Field Equipment sub-sectors.with expected default rates of almost 33% according to
Martin Fridson, CIO of Lehmann Livian Fridson Advisors LLC
Default rates are likely to
pick up from 2016 onwards
as hedges roll-off.
Persistent drop in oil prices may result
in a wave of defaults in the energy sector
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High yield bond investors
remain vulnerable to volatility
he more than 50% decline in WTI crude prices to around
TUS$60 per barrel in December 2014 and to below US$50
per barrel in January 2015, the lowest since 2009, has thus
Investors thus flocked to US, German and Japanese
somewhat muddied the outlook for US high yield credit in 2015.
government bonds in search of safe haven assets. The 10-year
The negative impact was clearly visible as energy sector
US Treasury yields tightened to 1.97% on January 7, 2015,
spreads widened to more than 800bps contributing to the rising
despite the Fed guidance indicating a gradual increase in
volatility in credit markets during Q4 2014.
interest rates in 2015. The widely anticipated sell-off in treasuries
that was expected since early 2014 did not materialize and theThe second round of sell-off in December 2014 led to an
recent rally continues to indicate that the market lacks convictionincrease in the yields (YTW) of the S&P U.S. Issued High Yield
on the strength of the recovery and is thus expecting a moreCorporate Bond Index to a peak of 7.13% on December 16, 2014
dovish stance on monetary policy by the Fed. Furthermore, thealthough yields have since retraced their steps back to levels of
modest inflation outlook that continues to under shoot the 2%around 6% in March 2015. This volatility was also in evidence in
target, mixed economic data and slowing growth in the US doAugust 2014, when the market sold-off and yields (YTW) spiked
accord the Fed, both reason and headroom, to be more patient.to around 5.9% from a low 4.8% in late June 2014 driven by the:
Goldman Sachs strategists have since cut their 10-year treasury
- Intensifying geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and yield forecast to 2.5% by the end of 2015e versus consensus
the Middle East, estimates of 3.01% in early January 2015, acknowledging the
- Concerns around a possible default in Argentina and progressive slowdown in US growth from 5% in 3Q 2014 to 2.2%
Portuguese bank - Banco Espirito and in 4Q 2014 and 1.8% - 2.0% in Q1 2015e. The impact on the high
- Fed comments around stretched valuations in the high
yield market however, has been largely muted with the start ofyield bond markets.
€60bn per month quantitative easing program in Europe,
While the negative impact of declining crude oil prices are clearly ongoing QE in Japan and market speculation around additional
evident, the overall global-risk off theme also contributed to the monetary easing expected from China.
widening of spreads. The recent bout of risk averseness
While the markets remain rational, the market sell-offs instemmed from the prolonged stagnation of the European
response to:economy amid continuing deflationary pressures, the rising
systemic risk perception with the re-entry of the Grexit scenario - The possibility of tapering in 2013.
and the tense geopolitical situation in Central Europe with - The recent negative news flows in August 2014.
Russia in crisis. Furthermore, the slowdown in China and the - Declining oil prices through H2 2014.
- The re-emergence of political and macroeconomic turmoil inaccompanying decline in a wide range of commodity prices also
Europe give away the inherent volatility of high yield bondshad a negative impact. All these developments, along with
and the consequent vulnerability of its investors.
declining oil prices, thus raised doubts around the strength and
sustainability of the recovery in the US.
Investors in search of safe haven assets.
Source: Thomson Reuters
Rising volatility in the second half of 2014
Barclays US High Yield Bond Index
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Liquidity concerns emerging with
rising outstanding bonds and declining dealer inventory
been declining.he ability of ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) to
Tliquidate their high yield positions during the sell-off in
August 2014 indicated that liquidity was robust and
investors had actually used the 'correction' in the yields to
enter or expand their positions.
Emergence of a new regulatory framework with increasing Given the scenario, the market's ability to absorb a major
capital requirement rules has, however, led to declining risk sell-off is thus becoming a key issue of concern.
appetite amongst both banks and dealers to hold bond Furthermore, the possibility of a potential liquidity
inventories. Therefore, while corporate bond issuances disruption in case of a sell-off may also magnify the price
and inflow into high yield retail ETFs are at an all-time high, sensitivity of bonds, resulting in sharper-than-expected
the level of bond inventories held by dealers and banks has decline in bond prices.
The market's ability to absorb
a major sell-off is a matter of concern.
Outstanding corporate debt increasing while inventory declines
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Primary Dealer Statistics,
Net Positions in Corporate Bonds and SIFMA. Annual data as of Q2 2014
The high yield bond market continues to offer an attractive 2015, new stimulus provided by the ECB and Bank of Japan
risk reward return proposition in the current scenario even will continue to provide technical support to the market.
as current yields of around 6–6.8% on average are Default rates are expected to remain low and although that
significantly lower than the 8–10% yields on offer during late is reassuring, the recent slide in oil prices and the distress in
2011. Moreover, the recent sell-off that started in the energy sector have raised fears related to contagion
July–August 2014 has provided discerning investors an effects. Low inflation expectations are now giving way to
attractive opportunity to re-enter the high yield markets. disinflation and deflationary fears in the developed world,
raising concerns around earning prospects of HY issuers
From an issuer's perspective, low yields will continue to as growth slows down.
make it attractive for issuers to refinance opportunistically.
While refinancing has been one of the key drivers of primary The political turmoil in Greece is again giving wind to rising
market issuances in 2013 and the first half of 2014, deal flow systemic risk issues in Europe and threating the existence
in 2015 is expected to be driven by M&A related financing. of the Eurozone as it currently stands. The market is thus
currently in risk-off mode with 10-year treasury yields at
sub-2% levels.
The rising uncertainty and volatility in the market with
declining liquidity cushion offered by market makers thus
warrant greater stock selection and independent research
The outlook for primary issuances is robust with new issue
by portfolio managers to avoid pockets of weakness in the
deal flow expected to remain at 2014 levels. With the market
high yield bond markets.
expecting the US Fed to start raising rates toward the end of
Outlook for primary
issuances is robust.
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Conclusion
Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices**, U.S. Department of the Treasury*
High yield bond markets remain attractive despite headwinds
**SPUSCIG: S&P U.S. Issued Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index **SPUSCHY: S&P U.S. Issued High Yield Corporate Bond Index
*USGG10YR: US Generic Government 10-Year Yield
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High Yield Bonds - The Rise of the Fallen

  • 1. March 2015 HighYieldBonds– TheRiseoftheFallen Thematic Report The Fixed Income & Credit Research Desk: Bimal Gupta Senior Research Analyst Hemant Jain Manager Girish Bhise Assistant Vice President
  • 2. Contents Primary market issuances in the US and Europe to remain strong in 2015..................................................................................2 Extraordinary liquidity from central banks have propped up the credit markets....................................................................3 High yield markets have deepened with global diversification...............................................................4 - 5 Market euphoria giving way to weaker lending standards........................................................................6 Default rates at an all-time low on strong technicals and improving credit fundamentals....................................................7 Persistent drop in oil prices may result in a wave of defaults in the energy sector............................................................8 High yield bond investors remain vulnerable to volatility...............................................................................9 Liquidity concerns emerging with rising outstanding bonds and declining dealer inventory..................................10 Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................11 Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
  • 3. he global high yield bond markets have witnessed T significant growth and diversification over the last few years aided by the extraordinary monetary policy accommodation provided by central banks across the world. The unprecedented liquidity made available at record low yields has thus led to a significant pick up in both primary market and secondary market activity in the asset class. Banking disintermediation in Europe and regulatory changes in the financial sector further contributed to the deepening and diversification of the high yield bond markets even as emerging market issuances entered the fray. From a risk-reward perspective, the improving macro- economic situation and robust credit fundamentals have led to significantly low default rates and tightening credit spreads. While concerns have been raised around stretched valuations, weakening lending standards and the possibility of a disorderly adjustment to tightening monetary policy in the US, they have been largely shrugged off. The frothy bull market, however, has been witnessing flashes of volatility, visible during the sell-offs, first in response to the initial proposal of tapering under Ben Bernanke in 2013, then to the negative news flow and rising geopolitical tensions in August 2014, and more recently in response to the risk-off mode adopted by the market following the significant decline in crude oil prices and slowing growth outside the US, Default rates in the energy sector credits are particularly in Europe and China. expected to increase to around 30% after 2015 if oil prices remain stranded at US$60–65 per barrel over the next threeWhile the overall outlook for the market remains sanguine at years. A spill-over effect on the non-energy sector may resultthis juncture, volatility in the market has stepped up amid in rising default rates across the high yield market. This isrising challenges. expected to be a largely US phenomenon, given that energy is the largest sector in the US high yield corporate bond market, with roughly 16% weight in the BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield bond Index, while issuances have been negligible in comparison in Europe. sentiment to risk-off mode. This has since been partially offset by the start of the €60bn per month QE program in Europe even as economic data in the US is expected to be mixed in the near term. as its largest trading partners slow down and oil prices plunge to almost five year lows. The European economy has been stagnating with deflationary pressures, China continues to cool down – dragging down broader commodity prices with it, and the risk of systemic shocks has stepped-up in the Eurozone with the re-entry of the Grexit scenario. While declining oil prices are expected to significantly benefit oil consuming countries, a possible weakening of demand in the wider economy as an additional driver of oil price declines beyond the supply glut, cannot be ignored and is indeed being feared. Three months into the year, 10-year US Treasury yields remain tight at 1.9% in March 2015 compared to around 2.2% in late December 2014 and against consensus estimates that had projected an increase in 10-year US Treasury yields to 3.0% by end-2015. in the range of US$260 billion to US$340 billion, in line with the last two years. US HY issuances were up 24% y/y to US$48.5 billion in YTD Feb. 2015. Returns however, are projected to trend down from a high of 16% in 2012 to a more modest low- with changingto-mid single digit levels in 2015. regulatory environment, rising capital requirements and declining risk appetite leading to decreasing bond inventories at both banks and other dealers even as levels over the YTD March 2015 period after corporate bond issuances are at an all-time high. The widening to around 6.8% in December 2014 from a historic market's ability to thus absorb a large sell-off in the event of low of 4.9% in June 2014. The widening was largely in rising interest rates or other financial or political shocks is a response to declining crude oil prices and a shift in investor cause for concern. Both the Fed and the markets remain skeptical around the strength of the US recovery The more than 50% fall in crude oil prices to five-year lows of around US$50 per barrel may lead to a rising level of defaults in the US energy sector over the next few years. New bond issuances are expected to remain high Liquidity concerns have increased The yield (YTW) on the S&P U.S. Issued High Yield Corporate Bond Index have tightened moderately to around 6% Introduction © Aranca 2015. All rights reserved. | info@aranca.com | www.aranca.com Aranca is an ISO 27001:2013 certified company 1
  • 4. The new issue momentum in the corporate HY bond marketsutlook for the US high yield bond market has has been strong over the last few years, with new corporateO remained unfazed in the face of the recent sell-off in high yield bond issuances more than doubling to US$329the US high yield bond market, widening spreads toward the billion in 2012 from the pre-crisis issuance level of US$136end of the year, and an increase in volatility. billion in 2007. New issue volumes have since remained high, reaching its peak of US$334.1 billion in 2013 and US$311 billion in 2014. Year-to-date issuances in February 2015 were up 24% y-o-y to US$48.5bn vs. US$39.1bn in YTD February 2014. Europe, which has been historically funded by bank loans, According to S&P Capital IQ, banks active in the US credit also witnessed a significant surge in high yield bond market forecast new issue volumes in the US high yield issuances on account of rising bank disintermediation in the corporate bond market to remain high in the range of region. Issuances in the European corporate high yield bond US$260–340 billion in 2015. The wide range of projection, market have been growing over the last few years. They particularly the lower end, reflects the anticipated weakness increased from €29bn in 2011 to €55bn in 2013, and are in energy sector issuances going forward in addition to rising expected to be around €65bn in 2014 and €63bn in 2015. interest rate risks. The energy sector in particular has been The outlook for primary high yield issuances in Europe is one of the largest issuers in the US high yield bond market underpinned by expectations of continuing monetary policy since 2005. It has grown progressively to account for 18% of accommodation by the ECB and projected debt maturities the outstanding corporate high yield bond market in 2014 of US$649 billion between H2 2014 and 2019 (according to vis-à-vis just 8% in 2005. S&P estimates). New issue volumes in the US high yield corporate bond market to remain high. Primary market issuances in the US and Europe to remain strong in 2015 Source: SIFMA High Yield Bond Issuances in the US – 1996 - 2014 © Aranca 2015. All rights reserved. | info@aranca.com | www.aranca.com Aranca is an ISO 27001:2013 certified company 2 US$Billions 400.0 350.0 300.0 250.0 200.0 150.0 100.0 50.0 0.0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
  • 5. he strong new issue momentum in recent times can program in the US, which together, helped the markets T be safely ascribed to the extraordinarily safely navigate the European sovereign-debt/banking crisis accommodative monetary policy adopted by central in the Eurozone, the US government shutdown on reaching banks across the world that flooded the market with cheap the debt ceiling, and the threat of sequestration resulting liquidity and drove long-term and short-term rates to all-time from the Congressional deadlock around deficit reduction lows. This abundance of cheap liquidity whetted the risk that had threatened recovery in the US. appetite of investors and helped override concerns around The high yield markets thus opened up to several newcredit quality despite weak macro-economic growth and issuers from diverse sectors with even the relatively lowerstruggling corporate earnings. rated issuers within the high yield universe gaining access Credit markets were further supported by the concerted to the market. ECB action in Europe, and the Federal Reserve's 'QE' © Aranca 2015. All rights reserved. | info@aranca.com | www.aranca.com Aranca is an ISO 27001:2013 certified company 3 Extraordinary liquidity from central banks have propped up the credit markets
  • 6. © Aranca 2015. All rights reserved. | info@aranca.com | www.aranca.com Aranca is an ISO 27001:2013 certified company 4 High yield markets have deepened with global diversification The high yield market originated in the US in the 1970s andt the macro level, the current momentum is reflective of even by the end of 1999, less than 1% of the high yieldAboth the expansion of the global high yield markets and corporate bonds were issued outside the US. This however,its geographical diversification. To put it in perspective, while is changing and according to Alliance Bernstein, Europe'sthe global high yield market took almost three decades to share in the high yield bond market has now increased togrow to a size of US$1 trillion, it took just seven years to grow 18%. The US, however, still accounts for almost 75% of theto the current size of almost US$2 trillion. global high yield market, with the remaining 7% made up of emerging market issuances. One of the major contributors to growth in the European high yield bond market was the rising number of downgrades into the junk rated category, which added new issuers to the high yield bond markets. Between 2008 and According to Markit, about US$1.037 trillion were invested in 2014, Moody's downgraded almost 303 issuers to junk the high yield market between January 2009 and March 2013 category while elevating just 148 issuers to the investment alone, reflecting the momentum in the recent years. The grade category over the same period. Furthermore, as the absolute growth in value has been further accompanied by sovereign crisis deepened into a banking crisis, geographical expansion, with increasing penetration of high particularly in Europe, banks cut lending and the resulting yield bonds in the bank loan dominated market of Europe and disintermediation led several issuers to refinance their theemergingmarkets. bank debt in the high yield bond markets. Moody's – No. of Downgrades (Fallen Angels) vs. No. of Upgrades (Rising Stars) in Western Europe Source: SIFMA 30 Years US$2 trillionUS$1 trillion 7 Years Time No.ofRatingsAction 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Upgrades (Rising Stars) Downgrades (Fallen Stars) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
  • 7. © Aranca 2015. All rights reserved. | info@aranca.com | www.aranca.com Aranca is an ISO 27001:2013 certified company 5 In addition to the downgrades and the banking debt issuances by financial institutions. According to Alliance disintermediation, growth in high yield issuances were further Bernstein, the European high yield index currently has a driven by the growing need for Basel–III compliant capital financial sector allocation of 22.8% up tenfold from 10 years instruments by the financial sector across the US and Europe ago. In the US, financial sector issuances currently account for that led to a large number of deeply subordinated bond/junior 10%oftheUShighyieldindices. Average New Issue bond yields (YTM) Source: SIFMA
  • 8. wherein some issuers like American Greetings and Yonkershile the primary and secondary high yield markets Raceway have had to drop the special-call structure from itsWhave been euphoric, lending standards have offering at the marketing stage. There also have been casessuffered, with investors willing to accept more aggressive where deals have been scrapped altogether overterms and weaker covenant protection offered by issuers. disagreements on the special call option.Issuers have been testing the markets with riskier structures and aggressive terms that have involved cov-lite bonds, Revival of PIK-toggle notes…shorter non-call periods, a special call structure that allows repurchase of up to 10% of the original issue amount The PIK-toggle notes that allow the issuer to pay interest by annually at 103%, and the return of the PIK-toggle notes. issuing new bonds rather than paying in cash however, have witnessed a revival of sorts, with new issuances worth more than US$10 billion finding their way to the market in 2013, almost at par with the 2008 level of US$13.4 billion and compared to US$20 billion in 2007. Shorter call structures… The momentum remained strong in 2014, with new PIK issuances touching US$4 billion by the end of June 2014.The short call structure that includes a non-call period of PIK-toggle notes were once popularly used to fund some ofaround 3 years on a 7-8 year term with higher-than-usual call the biggest LBOs like Harrah's and Energy Future Holdingspremiums was virtually non-existent as early as 3 years back, during the buyout boom years of 2005 to 2008 before thebut has been more or less accepted by the market. crisis. According to Moody's however, almost one-third of theThe 103 special call structure however, has been extremely PIK issuers that had borrowed before the crisis were inunpopular and investors have pushed back hard on this default between 2008 and mid-2013 period. While the LBOsprepayment covenant. have not come back with the same vengeance, most of the According to covenant research firm Covenant Review LLC, PIK-toggle notes issued in 2013 are said to have been issued Blackrock and Wall Street Journal, the provision, which was at the holding company levels to fund shareholder returns. standard in leverage loan documents, was initially included Weaker covenant packages… in secured bond deals in 2009 when the loan market The concessions did not end there and issuers have beencollapsed but was then written-in on unsecured deals toward able to push through weak covenant packages along withthe end of 2010 like in the HealthSouth Corp and Interface liberal redemption structures. Covenant protection acrossInc. deals. The provision was actually utilized in some cases, the US high yield market has thus been declining with thefor example, in April 2012, Seally Mattress exercised the Moody's average score on covenant protection in the USspecial call on its 10.875% Notes due 2016 within 3 years of hovering in excess of 4 so far in 2014 on a scale of 1 to 5,its issuance in May 2009. LyondellBasell's exercised the where 1 indicates the strongest level of investor protectionspecial call option within a year of its bond sale in April 2010, and 5 the weakest. More than 19% of the issuances in Q1causing a loss of US$20 million or 7% of the market value of 2014 were high yield lite according to Moody's estimates,the bonds redeemed to its investors. almost three times more than similar issuances in 2011. Although prepayment is typically at 103% of par, there have High yield lite bonds do not have debt incurrence orbeen instances where issuers paid a higher price on the restricted payment covenants exposing bondholders tospecial-call, like the CEVA deal, which paid 105% on par in significant losses in case of defaults. While the moreJan 2012 and the Saratoga Resources, which paid 106.25% favorable terms of the issuers in an exuberant market are notin 2011 in consideration of their investors. These deals have, without precedent, what is indeed worrying is the fact thatfor obvious reasons, faced significant resistance and investors have been willing to take on a similar or higher levelinvestors have been pushing back against the provision of risk for much lower compensation. © Aranca 2015. All rights reserved. | info@aranca.com | www.aranca.com Aranca is an ISO 27001:2013 certified company 6 Market euphoria giving way to weaker lending standards Issuers have been testing the markets with riskier structures and aggressive terms.
  • 9. Refinancing activity however, is expected to trend down withhe deepening and diversification of the high yield bond M&A related financing expected to emerge as the newTmarkets were further supported by the search for yield growth driver for primary market issuances. This was evidentamid near zero interest rates and narrowing investment in the second half of 2014 when the proportion of refinancinggrade spreads against the US Treasury/ German bunds. related issuances declined from 54% in H1 2014 to just 38%While the technical support was solid, the credit risk profiles in H2 2014 while M&A related financing increased from 27%of issuers also improved with the strengthening of the in H1 2014 to 43% in the second half of the year. This iseconomy, rising corporate earnings, low yields and expected to continue into 2015, with M&A relatedincreased market access to junk-rated issuers. This in turn transactions emerging as the key growth driver in primarycontributed to stronger, well-funded balance sheets market issuances.with well spread debt maturities lowering refinancing risk and consequently default rates. According to Moody's, the trailing 12-month global speculative-grade default rate was at a low of 2.2% inThe de-risking of balance sheets continued well into 2014, November 2014 compared to the long term historicalwith 54% of the HY bond issuances in the US in H1 2014 used average rate of 4.7% since 1983. The global speculativefor low risk refinancing purposes (2013: 56%; 2012: 61%). All grade default rate had increased to a high of 12.9% inthese have thus led to a significant decline in default rates in November 2009 at the height of the credit crisis, surpassingthe global high yield markets, reinforcing the investment its previous peak of 12.2% recorded in 1991. The default raterationale in favor of the asset class. in both the US and European high yield markets stood at 1.8% each in August 2014 compared with 2.8% in the US and 4% in Europe a year ago. Moody's currently expects the global speculative-grade default rates to be around 2.3% toward the end of 2014 and increase moderately to 2.7% in 2015. Default rates at an all-time low on strong technicals and improving credit fundamentals Moody's – Global speculative grade corporate default rate (1983–2013) Source: The Hedgefund Journal 54% of issuances used for low risk refinancing activity Source: Highyieldbonds.com © Aranca 2015. All rights reserved. | info@aranca.com | www.aranca.com Aranca is an ISO 27001:2013 certified company 7 Refinancing General 13% Refinancing bank debt 13% Refinancing bonds 28% Other 11% Project financing 1% Recap/dividend 5% Recap/other 3% LBO 4% M&A 22% 1H’14 HY Bond Issuances by Purpose 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% Moody’s default rates Dec-83 Dec-85 Dec-87 Dec-89 Dec-91 Dec-93 Dec-95 Dec-97 Dec-99 Dec-01 Dec-03 Dec-05 Dec-07 Dec-09 Dec-11 Dec-13 4.7%
  • 10. and Capital IQ. This alone may push the market-impliedhe outlook for US high yield default rates may default rate for the energy sector to 4.6% compared with justTdeteriorate with the distress in energy sector bonds 1.8% for the non-energy sector and 2.6% for the overall USthat have been hit by the more than 50% drop in crude oil high yield bond market in 2015, in line with S&P and Moody'sprices since June 2014 to 5-year lows of around US$47 per estimates of around 2.7 – 2.8% for 2015. Default rates maybarrel in early January 2015. The fall in oil prices have thus however, increase to around 4.5% in 2016, coinciding withraised the specter of a significant increase in default rates falling hedges and rising oil & gas defaults.over the next three years with both JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank indicating that default rates in the energy sector could This disproportionate influence of declining crude prices on climb to around 25–30% if oil prices remained stranded at US high yield bond markets reflects the status of the energy US$60–65 per barrel over the forecast period. sector as the largest issuer of high yield debt in the US high yield bond market since 2005. The energy sector accounted for c.18% of total high yield bonds outstanding in December 2014 compared with just 8% in 2005, according to JP Morgan estimates. In comparison, the oil & gas sector related issuances in Europe were less than 1.5% of this year's new issue volumes in Europe. Furthermore, while the Bank of America Merrill Lynch US High Yield Energy index accounted for c.16% of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch While hedged exposures may avert defaults in 2015, default High Yield Index, the energy sector accounted for just 0.6% ratesarelikelytopickupfrom2016onwardsashedgesroll-off. of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch European High Yield Index emphasizing the significance of the oil & gas sector inThe estimates for rising default rates may not be too far- the US high yield bond market. Not all sub-sectors, however,fetched given that almost 30% of the total distressed bonds, have been equally impacted, and the negative performancewith spreads of over 1000bps, in the Bank of America Merrill has been most pronounced in the Exploration & ProductionLynch High Yield Index are made up of energy bonds and and Oil Field Equipment sub-sectors.with expected default rates of almost 33% according to Martin Fridson, CIO of Lehmann Livian Fridson Advisors LLC Default rates are likely to pick up from 2016 onwards as hedges roll-off. Persistent drop in oil prices may result in a wave of defaults in the energy sector © Aranca 2015. All rights reserved. | info@aranca.com | www.aranca.com Aranca is an ISO 27001:2013 certified company 8
  • 11. © Aranca 2015. All rights reserved. | info@aranca.com | www.aranca.com Aranca is an ISO 27001:2013 certified company 9 High yield bond investors remain vulnerable to volatility he more than 50% decline in WTI crude prices to around TUS$60 per barrel in December 2014 and to below US$50 per barrel in January 2015, the lowest since 2009, has thus Investors thus flocked to US, German and Japanese somewhat muddied the outlook for US high yield credit in 2015. government bonds in search of safe haven assets. The 10-year The negative impact was clearly visible as energy sector US Treasury yields tightened to 1.97% on January 7, 2015, spreads widened to more than 800bps contributing to the rising despite the Fed guidance indicating a gradual increase in volatility in credit markets during Q4 2014. interest rates in 2015. The widely anticipated sell-off in treasuries that was expected since early 2014 did not materialize and theThe second round of sell-off in December 2014 led to an recent rally continues to indicate that the market lacks convictionincrease in the yields (YTW) of the S&P U.S. Issued High Yield on the strength of the recovery and is thus expecting a moreCorporate Bond Index to a peak of 7.13% on December 16, 2014 dovish stance on monetary policy by the Fed. Furthermore, thealthough yields have since retraced their steps back to levels of modest inflation outlook that continues to under shoot the 2%around 6% in March 2015. This volatility was also in evidence in target, mixed economic data and slowing growth in the US doAugust 2014, when the market sold-off and yields (YTW) spiked accord the Fed, both reason and headroom, to be more patient.to around 5.9% from a low 4.8% in late June 2014 driven by the: Goldman Sachs strategists have since cut their 10-year treasury - Intensifying geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and yield forecast to 2.5% by the end of 2015e versus consensus the Middle East, estimates of 3.01% in early January 2015, acknowledging the - Concerns around a possible default in Argentina and progressive slowdown in US growth from 5% in 3Q 2014 to 2.2% Portuguese bank - Banco Espirito and in 4Q 2014 and 1.8% - 2.0% in Q1 2015e. The impact on the high - Fed comments around stretched valuations in the high yield market however, has been largely muted with the start ofyield bond markets. €60bn per month quantitative easing program in Europe, While the negative impact of declining crude oil prices are clearly ongoing QE in Japan and market speculation around additional evident, the overall global-risk off theme also contributed to the monetary easing expected from China. widening of spreads. The recent bout of risk averseness While the markets remain rational, the market sell-offs instemmed from the prolonged stagnation of the European response to:economy amid continuing deflationary pressures, the rising systemic risk perception with the re-entry of the Grexit scenario - The possibility of tapering in 2013. and the tense geopolitical situation in Central Europe with - The recent negative news flows in August 2014. Russia in crisis. Furthermore, the slowdown in China and the - Declining oil prices through H2 2014. - The re-emergence of political and macroeconomic turmoil inaccompanying decline in a wide range of commodity prices also Europe give away the inherent volatility of high yield bondshad a negative impact. All these developments, along with and the consequent vulnerability of its investors. declining oil prices, thus raised doubts around the strength and sustainability of the recovery in the US. Investors in search of safe haven assets. Source: Thomson Reuters Rising volatility in the second half of 2014 Barclays US High Yield Bond Index
  • 12. © Aranca 2015. All rights reserved. | info@aranca.com | www.aranca.com Aranca is an ISO 27001:2013 certified company 10 Liquidity concerns emerging with rising outstanding bonds and declining dealer inventory been declining.he ability of ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) to Tliquidate their high yield positions during the sell-off in August 2014 indicated that liquidity was robust and investors had actually used the 'correction' in the yields to enter or expand their positions. Emergence of a new regulatory framework with increasing Given the scenario, the market's ability to absorb a major capital requirement rules has, however, led to declining risk sell-off is thus becoming a key issue of concern. appetite amongst both banks and dealers to hold bond Furthermore, the possibility of a potential liquidity inventories. Therefore, while corporate bond issuances disruption in case of a sell-off may also magnify the price and inflow into high yield retail ETFs are at an all-time high, sensitivity of bonds, resulting in sharper-than-expected the level of bond inventories held by dealers and banks has decline in bond prices. The market's ability to absorb a major sell-off is a matter of concern. Outstanding corporate debt increasing while inventory declines Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Primary Dealer Statistics, Net Positions in Corporate Bonds and SIFMA. Annual data as of Q2 2014
  • 13. The high yield bond market continues to offer an attractive 2015, new stimulus provided by the ECB and Bank of Japan risk reward return proposition in the current scenario even will continue to provide technical support to the market. as current yields of around 6–6.8% on average are Default rates are expected to remain low and although that significantly lower than the 8–10% yields on offer during late is reassuring, the recent slide in oil prices and the distress in 2011. Moreover, the recent sell-off that started in the energy sector have raised fears related to contagion July–August 2014 has provided discerning investors an effects. Low inflation expectations are now giving way to attractive opportunity to re-enter the high yield markets. disinflation and deflationary fears in the developed world, raising concerns around earning prospects of HY issuers From an issuer's perspective, low yields will continue to as growth slows down. make it attractive for issuers to refinance opportunistically. While refinancing has been one of the key drivers of primary The political turmoil in Greece is again giving wind to rising market issuances in 2013 and the first half of 2014, deal flow systemic risk issues in Europe and threating the existence in 2015 is expected to be driven by M&A related financing. of the Eurozone as it currently stands. The market is thus currently in risk-off mode with 10-year treasury yields at sub-2% levels. The rising uncertainty and volatility in the market with declining liquidity cushion offered by market makers thus warrant greater stock selection and independent research The outlook for primary issuances is robust with new issue by portfolio managers to avoid pockets of weakness in the deal flow expected to remain at 2014 levels. With the market high yield bond markets. expecting the US Fed to start raising rates toward the end of Outlook for primary issuances is robust. © Aranca 2015. All rights reserved. | info@aranca.com | www.aranca.com Aranca is an ISO 27001:2013 certified company 11 Conclusion Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices**, U.S. Department of the Treasury* High yield bond markets remain attractive despite headwinds **SPUSCIG: S&P U.S. Issued Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index **SPUSCHY: S&P U.S. Issued High Yield Corporate Bond Index *USGG10YR: US Generic Government 10-Year Yield
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