Professional Wealth Managementt

By PWM Editor

Risk premiums on corporate credit entered 2009 at near-record levels and show little sign of a reversal in the near term. These risk premiums certainly appear attractive, although the outlook is clouded by a bleak economic backdrop, rising defaults and a global financial system in the throes of recapitalisation. The question of whether now is the time to raise allocations to credit versus other asset classes is certainly pre-occupying many investors. After all, the historically high risk premiums, and relatively ‘cheap’ price of securities are clearly a reflection of a high-risk environment.

 

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