New York (HedgeCo.net) – Swiss banking group SYZ & CO has launched the OYSTER Global High Yield, a new fund investing in high yield fixed income investments. OYSTER Global High Yield is managed by hedge fund, a high yield manager based in the US with an excellent track-record.
The fund, run by US group Seix Investment Advisors, will be registered shortly in several countries in Europe and Asia, and become available to the public like the other OYSTER sub-funds. The current environment is particularly favourable to high yield investing, which offers competitive risk-adjusted returns compared to equities.
“High yield bonds have historically generated highly competitive returns compared to equities on a risk-adjusted basis, without being strongly correlated to any other asset class within a portfolio, making them an important tool for diversification.” SYZ & CO said in a statement. “Moreover, the current market environment is favourable to high yield investing. The recent “flight to quality” has led to market sell-offs, which offer investors a good opportunity to invest in this attractive asset class. Indeed, many companies have taken strong measures to adapt to the environment and display solid balance sheets. As a result, current double-digit yields are inconsistent with the default rates forecast for the next two years. The implied default rate is nearly four times higher than the forecasts for company defaults (as measured by JP Morgan, one of the industry’s most followed benchmarks) and one-third higher than in a recessionary scenario. Finally, after downturns, high yield has typically delivered strong positive returns.”
Seix Advisors, founded in 1992 by Christina Seix, is a leading institutional fixed income manager. Today, Seix manages approximately $26.2 billion in fixed income assets for blue chip clients that include Corporations, Endowments, Foundations, Public Funds, Medical Centers, Taft Hartley Funds, Religious Organizations, Hedge Fund of Funds, and Family Offices.
With a strong focus on liquid issues and on minimising the downside by avoiding defaults, OYSTER Global High Yield consists of a portfolio of between 80 and 110 issues.
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