Acadian boosts range of credit investment strategies

Acadian Asset Management has expanded its credit investment offering with two new strategies, Global High Yield and U.S. Investment Grade.

The new strategies join the existing U.S. High Yield offering that was first launched in November 2023 and is also managed by Acadian’s U.S. based credit team, led by Senior Vice President and Director of Systematic Credit, Scott Richardson.

“Research shows that investors are well-served to have an allocation to government bonds, corporate bonds, and equities, rather than focusing on one asset class or a duo of asset classes,” Richardson said.

“Systematic approaches can more easily provide transparency on portfolio composition and performance as well as capitalise on the fragmented corporate bond trading environment. At Acadian, we view both as high priorities that are worthy of significant resourcing.

“On the trading side, we find the largest implementation benefits come from the ability to process vast amounts of trading data and react in real-time to short-term market opportunities.”

The two new strategies seek to provide “robust, diversifying active returns based on fundamental and technical investment ideas”. Gillian Savage, Acadian Australia’s chief executive, said investor interest and demand for credit strategies had surged as institutional investors in particular look to protect and diversify their portfolios amid higher interest rates.

“Acadian has a long and successful track record of managing systematic equities strategies, and the team’s philosophy of taking a structured, data-driven approach to credit is a natural fit for our investment platform,” she said.