LGIM Blog - Marc Rovers, Head of Euro Credit

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Mark Rovers

Marc is Head of European Credit. He joined LGIM in May 2012 as a portfolio manager in the Pan European Credit team. Marc previously spent 12 years at BlackRock, first as a senior portfolio manager within Philips Investment Management in Eindhoven and then as Director, Investment Manager in London, where he was responsible for the management of non-financial investment grade portfolios and a portfolio manager for two Asian credit portfolios. Marc started in the industry in 1995 as a portfolio manager at ABP investments (now APG). He graduated from Tilburg University, Netherlands with an MSc in economics and is a Certified European Financial Analyst (CEFA).

Other articles by Marc Rovers

Euro Twain

European credit: Embracing challenges as opportunities

Markets have priced in a lot of good news. Are they right to, or is a more cautious approach warranted?

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The elephant in the room

Major governments have been on debt-fuelled spending sprees – but there’s no such thing as a free lunch. What consequences could the glut of government debt have for fixed income markets?

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Aligning financial performance and climate in active fixed income

Positive climate impacts and financial returns are not incompatible. This is how LGIM’s AFI team factors climate change into our portfolios.

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European credit: Staying cautious

After market jitters in late summer, we are positioning cautiously in the absence of hard data indicating central banks have achieved a ‘soft landing’.

Euro UP

European credit: upping the quality

Against a backdrop of politically induced volatility in European credit markets and rich valuations, we continue to trade up to higher quality issuers.

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European banking credit: financially sound?

We review the European credit universe and ask why is it that financial credit spreads are so tight relative to non-financials?

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European credit – no stopping the flow

Strong flows into European corporate bonds have, so far, made up for the lack of buying by the European Central Bank (ECB).

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Look for the signs

A significant increase in debt issuance, and therefore the growth of a particular sector, can often be a warning sign of problems to come in the corporate bond market, in our view.

Where next for Euro credit?

Where next for Euro credit?

After a strong start to the year for European investment grade, how has banking stress impacted the asset class – and what could the episode tell investors about the year ahead?

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