Capital Group, BMR double down on bought index CDSs

Counterparty Radar: Market for US mutual funds contracts in Q4 for the first time in eight quarters

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Capital Group and Boston Management and Research swam against the current in the fourth quarter of last year, adding $2.4 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively, to bought index credit default swaps while the broader market shrank.

US mutual funds slashed $27.5 billion in the fourth quarter of the year, settling at $142 billion notional, the first market contraction in eight quarters. Managers primarily shed sold protection, taking off $20.6 billion, leaving it at a 61% share of the total

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