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financial-adviser
3 mins
12 April 2023
Three reasons to stick with investment grade corporate bonds
<p>By and large, corporate bond markets are steadying again after the shockwaves triggered by the collapse of three US regional banks and Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse’s demise was particularly unsettling since, as we explain <a>here</a>, it involved Swiss regulators’ controversial decision to wipe out the value of its Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds, a form of debt issued only by banks to bolster equity when they get into trouble.</p>
4 mins
30 March 2023
The world has changed
Failing lenders bring back memories of the dark days of 2008 and 2009. Rathbones head of multi-asset investments David Coombs explains why he thinks a global financial crisis is unlikely, but notes how technology has made banking easier for customers and harder for bankers.
