NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases research that examines the impact of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) on the investment funds sector.
Although KBRA’s outlook for the global investment fund sector remains stable, we expect that some asset managers and strategies will experience stress due to this prolonged economic slowdown. The performance of each investment fund will clearly delineate the strength of asset managers and their ability to accurately underwrite investments, optimize asset allocation, and where relevant, construct a transaction structure that minimizes risks to fund lenders. Additionally, when an investment fund utilizes leverage, there are multiple transactional and structural features that serve as mitigants to the potential impact of this market volatility.
KBRA will continue to actively monitor all of its outstanding ratings and remains in constant dialogue with issuers and market participants.
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