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Maurice Leger, CFAHead of Global Distribution(617) 535-5357Contact Macro & Market CommentaryManager InsightResearch & Perspectives Macro & Market Commentaryresearch4/2025What's Next for the Credit Cycle? research04/2025Investment Outlook: April 2025 research1/2025Investment Outlook: January 2025 research10/2024Investment Outlook: October 2024 research8/5/2024Loomis Sayles Mortgage & Structured Finance Team Broadens Capabilities to Include European ABS research07/2024Investment Outlook: July 2024 research04/2024Investment Outlook: April 2024 research1/2024Investment Outlook: January 2024 research10/2023Investment Outlook: October 2023 video7/2023Broad Resilience Among EM Economies Can Contribute to a Constructive Outlook video7/2023In the Loan Market, A Shift Toward Secured Bond Issuance Has Started video7/2023In the Loan Market, A Shift Toward Secured Bond Issuance Has Started video7/2023Positive Surprises in Brazil Underline Structural Improvements video7/2023Stronger-Than-Expected Labor Market Could Point to a More Resilient Economy video7/2023Municipal Curve Inversion Creates Potential “Double-Decker” Opportunity research07/2023Investment Outlook: July 2023 research04/2023Investment Outlook: April 2023 research1/2023Investment Outlook: January 2023 video11/2022What is Driving the US Treasury Market Right Now? video11/2022Change in Sentiment for the Investment Grade Market video11/2022Where Are the Cracks; Why Isn't High Yield Selling Off? research10/2022Investment Outlook: October 2022 research7/2022Investment Outlook: July 2022 research4/2022Investment Outlook: April 2022 video3/2022Unleashing the Superpower of Bonds research1/2022Investment Outlook: January 2022 video12/2021Top Five Themes to Watch in 2022 research10/2021Investment Outlook: October 2021 research7/2021Investment Outlook: July 2021 video6/2021Investment Insights & Application in a Post-Pandemic World research4/2021Investment Outlook: April 2021 video12/2019Cautiously Optimistic on Fixed Income in 2020 video12/2019Seeing 2020: Loomis Sayles Experts on the Year Ahead video1/2019Active Investors Get Selective in 2019 video10/2018Geography of Income: Going Global in Your Search for Quality IssuersAccess Archive Manager Insightresearch03/2025Loomis Sayles Core Plus Fixed Income: Navigating Dynamic Markets with Tactical Flexibility research2/2025Antimicrobial Resistance Overview video2/2025Beware of the Hype: Potential Pitfalls and Opportunities in AI research02/2025Credit Compass: Mapping the Markets as Conditions Evolve video2/2025Priced for Perfection? 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Identifying the Advantage in the Global Beer Value Chain research2/2021Disciplined Alpha: Building Consistent Alpha, Bond by Bond research1/2021The Loomis Sayles Global Fixed Income Team Approach to ESG & Corporate Issuers research8/2020Loomis Sayles Global Allocation Fund Q&A research4/2020Is it Time to Invest in Global Credit? A Q&A with Loomis Sayles' Global Fixed Income Portfolio Managers research3/2020Growth Equity Strategies research3/2020Growth Equity Strategies research3/2020Investment Implications of COVID-19 and Pension Plans: What Plan Sponsors Need to Consider video2/2020Why a Portfolio Weighted Toward Equities Makes Sense Today research2/2020It’s All About the Algorithm: Three Ways to Assess AI in Investment Strategies research1/2020Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond Fund: A Different Approach for a Different Time research12/2019Loomis Sayles Investment Grade Bond: Who We Are video11/2019Staying Ahead of the Credit Cycle video8/2019Diversify Your Approach with Multi-Asset Credit video8/2019Why Investing in a Multi-Asset Credit Strategy Makes Sense video3/2019Is the Cycle Over? What You Should Know. research2/2019Buy & Maintain: Understanding Loomis Sayles' Approach for Investment Grade Corporates research1/2019Rolling Cash Flow Immunization: A Solution for Managing Corporate DB Plan Benefit Payments research5/2018"Covenant-Lite" Loans: Credit Quality Is Still the Dominant Factor research2/2018Multi-Asset Credit Investing research5/2015Short-Duration Credit Solutions video2/2014Understanding Our Large Cap Growth StrategyAccess Archive Research & Perspectivesresearch4/2025Actions & Reactions: Rethinking the Global State of Play video03/2025Benefits of Internships for First-Generation Students video02/2025UWIN - Inspiring Young Investment Talent video02/2025Associate Development Program at Loomis Sayles video10/2024The Undergraduate Summer Internship Development Program research4/2024Russia-Ukraine: The Beginning of the End? research12/2023Analyzing Biodiversity in Global Fixed Income Portfolios research08/2023Biodiversity: The Nature of Investing video5/2023A Big-Picture Understanding of Corporate Health video4/2023Enabling Early Detection in the Credit Markets research10/2022LDI in the Crosshairs research9/2022Under Pressure: The Global Implications of a European Gas Crisis research4/2022Fed Lift-Off: Implications on Pension Liabilities research4/2022Reading Between the Lines of Kremlin Messaging research03/2022Just Like That - TIPS Enters the Spotlight research2/2022Consider the Less Obvious Dependencies on Russia video1/2022Think Differently with Loomis Sayles' Systematic Investing Strategies research8/2021BDCs: Tailwinds for Growth in an Overlooked, Underfollowed Sector research5/2021Long-Duration Fixed Income: Market Conditions and Implications for Pension Plans & Insurers research4/2021The Challenge of Stranded Assets in Metals and Mining research4/2021Risk Factors and Total-Return Options for Insurers research4/2021The Texas Power Market: A Post-Crisis Q&A research3/2021Yield Curve Control: An Experiment in Real Time research2/2021The Texas Energy Crisis and the Implications for High Yield Integrated Power Producers research8/2020Update on Energy Stranded Assets research7/2020Commercial Asset-Backed Securities: Pockets of Opportunity Remain research6/2020Three Questions on Credit: Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Factors research6/2020The New 20-Year Treasury Bond: Relevance for Pensions research5/2020COVID-19 Impacts on the CLO Market research5/2020Consumer ABS & COVID-19: Assessing the Impact research5/2020Three Questions on Credit: The Municipal Market research4/2020COVID-19 Impacts on Non-Agency RMBS and Housing Finance research4/2020Three Questions on Credit: Corporate Debt & Downgrades research4/2020Three Questions on Credit: Consumer ABS research4/2020Three Questions on Credit: High Yield research4/2020Three Questions on Credit: Considerations for Corporate Pension Plans research4/2020Three Questions on Credit: Lodging and Leisure research4/2020Three Questions on Credit: Opportunities for Insurance research3/2020The Local Effects of a Global Pandemic: Loomis Sayles' Municipal Sector Outlook research3/2020Fed Acts Fast and Furious....Again: Announces Rescue Liquidity for Corporate Sector research3/2020Pandemic and Price War: Industry Analysis of the Current Environment research3/2020Beyond the Label: An Assessment of the Green Bond Market video1/2020Know Your Loans - Why Active Management Matters research12/2019Unlocking the Credit Cycle research3/2018Loomis Sayles FX Trading: Capabilities, Strategies & Solutions research3/2018Loomis Sayles FX Trading: Capabilities, Strategies & Solutions research9/2017When Credit Diverges from Equity research8/2016Credit Migration: Worse Than You Think, Not as Bad as You Fear research1/2013Duration: Not the Whole StoryAccess Archive