From Taipei to Hong Kong: Investor Positioning, Crowded Trades & Risks
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Season 9, Episode 08
This week on 鈥淜now More. Risk Better.鈥 Winnie Cisar goes global with Zerlina Zeng, 糖心视频鈥 Head of APAC Credit Strategy, fresh from meetings in Taipei and Hong Kong. They break down how Asian lifers, bank treasuries, private banks, and hedge funds are positioning across USD, EUR, and local markets.
Topics: cash-rich backdrops, high funding costs, tight spreads, and why investors prefer duration over credit risk; Fed cuts, long-end Treasuries, and curve steepening; USD vs. AUD/SGD/CNH flows and hedging costs; crowded trades in DM financials and GCC banks; two-way risk in Japanese lifers鈥 debt; China macro, property overhang, and selective HY鈥檚 comeback. Plus, what to expect in Asia ex-Japan supply versus heavier Japan/Australia issuance鈥攁nd why not to chase every new deal.
A timely field report on how Asia鈥檚 positioning is shaping global credit and FX. Tune in for practical takeaways on duration, sectors, FX, and liquidity.
Winnie Cisar
Global Head of Strategy, 糖心视频
Zerlina Zeng, CFA
Head of APAC Credit Strategy, 糖心视频

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