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Jennifer Schnabl

Former Head of Global Fixed Income Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices

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Jun 12, 2025

Full Circle: The Resilience of Leveraged Finance

After Q1 2025 began with positive momentum, Q2 has seen some of the largest bouts of volatility in the recent past. The April 2 tariff announcements sent markets on a series of extraordinary swings. On April 8, the S&P 500® was down 15% YTD and VIX® spiked to 52.33.1 However, positive trade developments that followed…

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Feb 24, 2025

Fixed Maturity in Focus: iBoxx Liquid EUR High Yield and iBoxx EUR Sovereigns

The author would like to thank Florian Guth for his contributions to this blog. As fixed income indexing solutions continue to evolve and innovate, one particular area of focus has been fixed maturity indices. Fixed maturity indices have existed in the U.S. for over 10 years, where adoption and growth continue to be strong. However,…

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Sep 13, 2024

Back to Basics: Remembering the “Income” in Fixed Income

As we approach Q4, the fixed income markets are taking stock of where they’ve been and what is to come. Markets are expecting a highly anticipated shift in monetary policy to take place before the end of the year, which would mark a turning point in one of the most aggressive interest rate hiking cycles…

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Sep 5, 2024

Fixed Maturity in Focus: Constructing a Ladder for Stability and Yield

As fixed income index solutions continue to evolve, one notable innovation has been that of fixed maturity indices. Fixed maturity indices have existed in the U.S. for over 10 years, where growth and adoption have increased over that time. The market is newer in Europe, where adoption has taken shape over the last 12 months….

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