risks.

The following risks may be materially relevant but may not always be adequately captured by the summary risk indicator and may cause additional loss: Credit risk, Liquidity risk and Concentration risk.

glossary.

Fallen Angels Recovery

rethink high yield investment.

 

Our Fallen Angels Recovery strategy offers investors attractive risk-adjusted return potential from high yield investing, throughout market cycles. We do this by taking a global, research-driven, and importantly an active approach.

philosophy.

By investing in fallen angels, namely bond issuances which are downgraded from Investment Grade ("IG") to High Yield ("HY"), we believe these can offer a more favourable risk/return profile than standard HY bonds– both during market recoveries and in more benign markets.

90% of the strategy’s universe is rated BB, which we believe to be a credit sweet spot for value. When downgraded, fallen angels tend to offer higher spreads than BB rated peers due to forced selling pressure.

Much of a fallen angel’s value is influenced by this selling pressure as a bond’s downgrade nears, accelerating when that date hits, but often recovering within a two-year period. It is typically these market overreactions that we seek to exploit, looking to deliver convex high-yield exposure.

In economic slowdowns, such as that potentially expected in the coming months, downgrades can be more frequent, leading to increased fallen-angels supply and creating more investment opportunities for our experienced credit analysts to uncover.

why invest?

universe.

Through active credit management, our focus is on exploiting the ‘valuation over-reaction’ of bonds on their way to being downgraded to HY.

By identifying and exploiting inefficiencies at issuer and issue level through systematic top-down Lombard Odier Investment Management (LOIM) research, we seek to unearth these opportunities.

Further supported by bottom-up contribution by credit analysts to enhance returns, we then look to avoid so-called ‘falling knives’ and reduce credit risk.

investment team.

LOcom_AuthorsAM-Parker.png

Ashton Parker
Lead Portfolio Manager
Head of Credit Research

locomauthorsam-collet (LOcom_AuthorsAM-Collet) Jérôme Collet
Senior Portfolio Manager 
Head of Beta Management

LOcom_AuthorsAM-Maitra.png

Anando Maitra
Portfolio Manager 
Head of Systematic Research

LOcom-AuthorsAM-Yung.png

Denise Yung
Portfolio Manager
Crossover Credit

more about our funds.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. If the funds are denominated in a currency other than that in which the majority of the investor's assets are held, the investor should be aware that changes in rates of exchange may affect the value of the funds' underlying assets. The portfolio risk management process includes an effort to monitor and manage risk, but does not imply low risk.

Please enter your first name.

Please enter your last name.

Please enter your Company Name.

Please enter your job title.

Please enter a valid professional email address.

insights.

Clear all
Fallen angels radar: optimising recovery potential
investment viewpoints Institutional
investment viewpoints Institutional Fallen Angels Wholesale

Fallen angels radar: optimising recovery potential

This issue of Fallen angels radar monitors progression in corporate credit ratings and how our active management approach seeks the best recovery potential.

Fallen angels radar: busy quarter for new entrants
fixed income Institutional
fixed income Institutional Fallen Angels Wholesale

Fallen angels radar: busy quarter for new entrants

Which corporate bonds were downgraded to high yield last quarter? Fallen angels radar monitors entrants to the universe and explains rating trends.

Fallen angels radar: positive 2024 supply dynamics
fixed income Institutional
fixed income Institutional Fallen Angels Wholesale

Fallen angels radar: positive 2024 supply dynamics

Fallen angels radar is LOIM’s new quarterly tracking which corporate bond issuers have lost their investment grade rating and the trends we see playing out.

Webinar | Fallen Angels: unlocking price recovery potential
fixed income Institutional
fixed income Institutional Fallen Angels Wholesale

Webinar | Fallen angels: unlocking price recovery potential

Fallen angels webinar: unlocking price recovery potential

Fallen angels: spreading their wings
fixed income Asset Management
fixed income Asset Management fixed income Investment strategies Fallen Angels DC DB Banks Wholesale Official institutions Third party asset managers Consultants Geronne Independants Institutional Insurance Endowments Fund of funds

Fallen angels: spreading their wings

Fallen angels bonds benefit from a variety of debt market dislocations and key performance drivers. What are the characteristics of this sweet spot in credit?

Actively exploiting potential in fallen angels
fixed income Wholesale
fixed income Wholesale Fallen Angels Institutional

Actively exploiting potential in fallen angels

When investing in fallen angel bonds, being active is key to help avoid falling knives. Case studies from Ford and Adler show our approach in action. 

Why are fallen angels the pick of high yield?
fixed income Institutional
fixed income Institutional Fallen Angels Wholesale

Why are fallen angels the pick of high yield?

Fallen angels can improve a high-yield allocation. We explore how these bonds can be used to add convexity, and enhance ratings and risk-adjusted returns.

Fallen angels: beyond the downgrade
fixed income Institutional
fixed income Institutional Fallen Angels Wholesale

Fallen angels: beyond the downgrade

Fallen angels are a sweet spot in fixed income that merit a strategic high-yield allocation. Our active approach optimises value by avoiding falling knives.

important information.

This document is a Corporate Communication and is intended for Professional Investors only

This document is a Corporate Communication for Professional Investors only and is not a marketing communication related to a fund, an investment product or investment services in your country. This document is not intended to provide investment, tax, accounting, professional or legal advice.

This document is issued by Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Limited (hereinafter the “Company”). The Company is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”), entered on the FCA register with registration number 515393. 

This document is approved at the date of the publishing. The Company is clustered within the Lombard Odier Investment Management Division (“LOIM”) of Lombard Odier Group which support in the preparation of this document and LOIM is a trade name.

Any opinions or forecasts provided are as of the date specified, may change without notice, do not predict future results and do not constitute a recommendation or offer of any investment product or investment services.

This document is the property of LOIM, is provided for information purposes only and is addressed for the recipient exclusively for its personal use. It may not be reproduced (in whole or in part), transmitted, modified, or used for any other purpose without the prior written permission of LOIM. It is not intended for distribution, publication, or used for any other purpose without the prior written permission of LOIM. 

The contents of this document are intended for persons who are professionals and who have been vetted by LOIM and assessed as suitable to the investment matters set out in this document and in respect of whom LOIM has received an assurance that they are capable of making their own investment decisions and understanding the risks involved in making investments of the type included in this document or other persons that LOIM has expressly confirmed as being appropriate recipients of this document. If you are not a person falling within the above categories, you are kindly asked to either return this document to LOIM or to destroy it and are expressly warned that you must not rely upon its contents or have regard to any of the matters set out in this document in relation to investment matters and must not transmit this document to any other person. This document contains the opinions of LOIM, as at the date of issue or completeness of the information contained in this document, nor does it accept any liability for any loss or damage resulting from its use. All information and opinions as well as the prices indicated may change without notice.

The contents of this document has not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in any jurisdictions and does not constitute an offer or a recommendation to subscribe for any securities or other financial instruments or products.   

It contains opinions of LOIM, as at the date of issue. These opinions and information contained herein in this document does not take into account all the specific circumstances of the addressee. Therefore, no representation is made that the information presented in this document are suitable or appropriate to the individual circumstances of any investors. Tax treatment depends on the individual circumstance of the investor and may be subject to change in the future. LOIM does not provide tax advice. 

The information and analysis contained herein are based on sources believed to be reliable. While LOIM uses its best efforts to ensure that the content is created in good faith and with greatest care, it  does not guarantee the timeliness, accuracy, validity, reliability or completeness of the information contained in this document, neither does it warrant that the information is free from errors and omission not does it accept any liability for any loss or damage resulting from its use. All information and opinions as well as the prices indicated may change without notice. Particular contents of third parties are marked as such. LOIM assumes no liability for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages that are caused by or in connection with the use of such content. 

The Source of the data has been mentioned wherever it was available. Unless otherwise stated, the data is prepared by LOIM. 

Not for US Person: This corporate communication is not intended for any "U.S. Person" as defined in Regulation S of the Act, as amended or pursuant to the 1940 United States Investment Company Act as amended and will not be registered pursuant to the 1940 United States Investment Company Act as amended, or pursuant to other US federal laws. Neither this document nor any copy thereof may be sent, taken into, or distributed in the United States of America, any of its territories or possessions or areas subject to its jurisdiction, or to or for the benefit of a United States Person. For this purpose, the term "United States Person" shall mean any citizen, national or resident of the United States of America, partnership organized or existing in any state, territory or possession of the United States of America, a corporation organized under the laws of the United States or of any state, territory or possession thereof, or any estate or trust that is subject to United States Federal income tax regardless of the source of its income.
 
Data Protection: You may be receiving this Communication because you have provided us your contact details. If this is the case, note that we may process your personal data for direct marketing purposes. For more information on Lombard Odier’s data protection policy, please refer to www.lombardodier.com/privacy-policy 
 
©2025 Lombard Odier IM. All rights reserved.