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Maurice Leger, CFAHead of Global Distribution(617) 535-5357Contact Macro & Market CommentaryBroad Resilience Among EM Economies Can Contribute to a Constructive Outlook7/2023 In the Loan Market, A Shift Toward Secured Bond Issuance Has Started7/2023 Positive Surprises in Brazil Underline Structural Improvements7/2023 Stronger-Than-Expected Labor Market Could Point to a More Resilient Economy7/2023 Municipal Curve Inversion Creates Potential “Double-Decker” Opportunity7/2023 Investment Outlook: July 202307/2023 What's Next for the Credit Cycle?4/2023 Investment Outlook: April 202304/2023 When Will Credit Get Its Due?5/2023 Investment Outlook: January 20231/2023 What is Driving the US Treasury Market Right Now?11/2022 Change in Sentiment for the Investment Grade Market11/2022 Where Are the Cracks; Why Isn't High Yield Selling Off?11/2022 Investment Outlook: October 202210/2022 Investment Outlook: July 20227/2022 Investment Outlook: April 20224/2022 Unleashing the Superpower of Bonds3/2022 Investment Outlook: January 20221/2022 Top Five Themes to Watch in 202212/2021 Investment Outlook: October 202110/2021 Investment Outlook: July 20217/2021 Investment Insights & Application in a Post-Pandemic World6/2021 Investment Outlook: April 20214/2021 Cautiously Optimistic on Fixed Income in 202012/2019 Seeing 2020: Loomis Sayles Experts on the Year Ahead12/2019 Active Investors Get Selective in 20191/2019 Geography of Income: Going Global in Your Search for Quality Issuers10/2018 Good Income, Strong Outcome: Why Quality and Diversification Matter in Multi-Asset Investing10/2018Access ArchiveManager InsightBroad Experience and a Singular Passion: Loomis Sayles' ABS Team9/2023 Choose Your Flavor of Opportunity in ABS9/2023 Finding Value in All Flavors of ABS9/2023 Integrating Structured Credit into Custom Income Strategies9/2023 What Value Can ABS Provide to Insurance Companies?9/2023 The Role of Portfolio Impact (PI) in the Disciplined Alpha Strategy9/2023 Securitized Assets: Technicals Create Opportunity08/2023 Blended Emerging Markets Debt: A Paradigm Shift8/2023 Loomis On Loans - Q2 20237/2023 Global Allocation: A Portfolio Designed for Performance3/2023 Meet the Managers Behind Global Allocation3/2023 Disciplined Alpha: Building Consistent Alpha, Bond by Bond2/2023 Bank Loans: Looking Beyond Interest Rate Expectations03/2023 Considerations for Insurers Weighing an EM Corporate Debt Allocation02/2023 Finding Value in Today’s Market With Global Allocation12/2022 Credit Complexities: Where Could the Excesses Be This Cycle?09/2022 Core Disciplined Alpha: Portfolio Turnover, Risk and Trading Costs8/2022 Life After QE6/2022 Ukraine & Food Scarcity Fears: Myths vs. Reality06/2022 Rising Rates, Resilient Portfolios5/2022 Insurance ESG Considerations: A Practitioner's Viewpoint on Portfolio Customization5/2022 No Reset Button: A New Age for Geopolitics and Global Markets3/2022 Why Putin is Committed to His War03/2022 A Fixed Income Predicament: The Case for a Flexible, Active Approach10/2021 Measuring Carbon Risk with the Disciplined Alpha PI Metric8/2021 Asia High Yield Outlook (June 2021)6/2021 Three Questions on Liability Hedging6/2021 Bottoms Up! Identifying the Advantage in the Global Beer Value Chain6/2021 The Loomis Sayles Global Fixed Income Team Approach to ESG & Corporate Issuers1/2021 Is it Time to Invest in Global Credit? A Q&A with Loomis Sayles' Global Fixed Income Portfolio Managers4/2020 Growth Equity Strategies3/2020 Growth Equity Strategies3/2020 Investment Implications of COVID-19 and Pension Plans: What Plan Sponsors Need to Consider3/2020 Why a Portfolio Weighted Toward Equities Makes Sense Today2/2020 It’s All About the Algorithm: Three Ways to Assess AI in Investment Strategies2/2020 Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund: A Different Approach for a Different Time1/2020 Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond: Who We Are12/2019 Staying Ahead of the Credit Cycle11/2019 Diversify Your Approach with Multi-Asset Credit8/2019 Why Investing in a Multi-Asset Credit Strategy Makes Sense8/2019 Is the Cycle Over? What You Should Know.3/2019 Buy & Maintain: Understanding Loomis Sayles' Approach for Investment Grade Corporates2/2019 Rolling Cash Flow Immunization: A Solution for Managing Corporate DB Plan Benefit Payments1/2019 Covenant-Lite Loans: Credit Quality Is Still the Dominant FactorBank Loan Team Bank Loans: Looking Beyond Interest Rate ExpectationsBank Loan Team Multi-Asset Credit InvestingWorld Credit Asset Team Short-Duration Credit SolutionsChris HarmsGene Morrison Understanding Our Large Cap Growth StrategyAziz HamzaogullariAccess ArchiveResearch & PerspectivesBiodiversity: The Nature of Investing08/2023 Cash Flow Generation for Public DB Plans: A Long-Term Strategy for Near-Term Liquidity07/2023 The Evolution of Private Fixed Income: New Opportunities to Help Diversify and Strengthen Insurance Portfolios5/2023 A Big-Picture Understanding of Corporate Health5/2023 Enabling Early Detection in the Credit Markets4/2023 Cash Flow Generation for DB Plans: A Long-Term Strategy for Near-Term Liquidity Allocation04/2023 Decoding Stress in the Banking Sector03/2023 LDI in the Crosshairs10/2022 Under Pressure: The Global Implications of a European Gas Crisis9/2022 Fed Lift-Off: Implications on Pension Liabilities4/2022 Reading Between the Lines of Kremlin Messaging4/2022 Just Like That - TIPS Enters the Spotlight03/2022 Consider the Less Obvious Dependencies on Russia2/2022 Think Differently with Loomis Sayles' Systematic Investing Strategies1/2022 BDCs: Tailwinds for Growth in an Overlooked, Underfollowed Sector8/2021 Long-Duration Fixed Income: Market Conditions and Implications for Pension Plans & Insurers5/2021 The Challenge of Stranded Assets in Metals and Mining4/2021 Risk Factors and Total-Return Options for Insurers4/2021 The Texas Power Market: A Post-Crisis Q&A4/2021 The Texas Energy Crisis and the Implications for High Yield Integrated Power Producers2/2021 Update on Energy Stranded Assets8/2020 Commercial Asset-Backed Securities: Pockets of Opportunity Remain7/2020 Three Questions on Credit: Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Factors6/2020 The New 20-Year Treasury Bond: Relevance for Pensions6/2020 COVID-19 Impacts on the CLO Market5/2020 Consumer ABS & COVID-19: Assessing the Impact5/2020 Three Questions on Credit: The Municipal Market5/2020 COVID-19 Impacts on Non-Agency RMBS and Housing Finance4/2020 Three Questions on Credit: Corporate Debt & Downgrades4/2020 Three Questions on Credit: Consumer ABS4/2020 Three Questions on Credit: High Yield4/2020 Three Questions on Credit: Considerations for Corporate Pension Plans4/2020 Three Questions on Credit: Lodging and Leisure4/2020 Three Questions on Credit: Opportunities for Insurance4/2020 The Local Effects of a Global Pandemic: Loomis Sayles' Municipal Sector Outlook3/2020 Fed Acts Fast and Furious....Again: Announces Rescue Liquidity for Corporate Sector3/2020 Pandemic and Price War: Industry Analysis of the Current Environment3/2020 Beyond the Label: An Assessment of the Green Bond Market3/2020 Know Your Loans - Why Active Management Matters1/2020 Unlocking the Credit CycleTom Fahey Loomis Sayles FX Trading: Capabilities, Strategies & SolutionsMarianne Winkelman When Credit Diverges from EquityPramila AgrawalRyan Yackel Credit Migration: Worse Than You Think, Not as Bad as You FearChris Gootkind Duration: Not the Whole StoryDavid WaldmanAccess Archive