Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 3,

by Editor: Frank J. Fabozzi

• ISBN13: 9780471218388
• ISBN10: 0471218383
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Frank J Fabozzi Assoc

Summary

professional perspectives on fixed income portfolio management volume 3 Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 3 is a valuable practitioner-oriented text that addresses current developments as well as key strategies and central theories in this field. Composed of sixteen articles written by experienced fixed income professionals, this volume contains hard-won practical knowledge and theory that will allow you to navigate today's market with poise and confidence. This comprehensive volume offers in-depth analysis of a wide range of fixed income portfolio management issues, including: * The art of decision making in fixed income portfolio management * A disciplined approach to emerging markets debt investing * Default and recovery rates in emerging markets * Butterfly spread trading * Loan versus pool level prepayment models * A case study demonstrating the value of credit-driven analysis in the mezzanine CMBS market * An introduction to credit derivatives for portfolio managers * Credit default swaps . . . and much more. For the financial professional who needs to understand the nuances of the latest fixed income products and techniques for fixed income portfolio management, Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 3 offers the most current thinking from the most experienced professionals in this field. Increase your knowledge of this market and enhance your financial performance over the long term with Professional Perspectives on Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Volume 3.

Author Biography

Frank J. Fabozzi, PhD, CFP, is Editor of the Journal of Portfolio Management and an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Yale University's School of Management. Dr. Fabozzi is on the board of directors of the Guardian Life family of funds and the BlackRock complex of funds. He earned a doctorate in economics from the City University of New York in 1972 and, in 1994, received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Fabozzi is a Fellow of the International Center for Finance at Yale University

Table of Contents

Preface.

Contributing Authors.

GENERAL FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT.

Fixed Income Portfolio Investing: The Art of Decision Making (C. Dialynas and E. Rachlin).

Managing the Yield Curve with Principal Component Analysis (R. Axel and P. Vankudre).

Approaches to Yield Spread Trading Using Government Bonds (M. Choudhry).

CREDIT RISK.

Default Curves and the Dynamics of Credit Spreads (W. Phoa).

Credit Derivatives: An Introduction for Portfolio Managers (M. Choudhry).

Credit Default Swap Primer (M. Gonzalez and L. Gibson).

MBS-ABS PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT.

Replicating MBS Index Returns with TBAs and Large Pools (L. Dynkin, et al.).

TBA Versus Seasoned Passthroughs (L. Goodman and J. Ho).

Loan Versus Pool Level Prepayment Models (P. Elmer, et al.).

Delinquency Metrics for Sub-Prime MBS Collateral and Their Implications for Investors (A. Bhattacharya and J. Griffin).

The Value of Credit-Driven Analysis in the Mezzaine CMBS Market: A Case Study (R. Leese).

EMERGING MARKET FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT.

A Disciplined Approach to Emerging Markets Debt Investing (M. Loucks, et al.).

Default and Recovery Rates in Emerging Markets (T. Beloreshki).

COLLATERALIZED DEBT OBLIGATIONS.

Synthetic Multi-Sector CBOs (L. Gibson).

The Default Cycle and Implications for CDO Valuation (R. Hurst).

Considerations in Creating CDOs and Their Investment Implications (L. Goodman).

Index