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FICC Focus offers the latest market views on interest rates, corporate bonds, emerging market debt, commodities, and currencies by Bloomberg Intelligence analysts.

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EM Lens: Extracting the Complexity Premium in Emerging Markets

Emerging markets are becoming a strategic focus for creditors looking to extract the complexity premium embedded in local markets. Atanas Bostandjiev, chairman and founder of Gemcorp Capital Management, joins Damian Sassower, Bloomberg Intelligence’s... more

5 Jun 2026 • 21 min

Macro Matters: Lazard’s Van Nostrand on Supply-Shock Investing

Supply shocks, inflation risks and AI are reshaping the investment landscape, a theme that Lazard’s Chief Investment Officer Eric Van Nostrand discusses with Ira Jersey on this Macro Matters edition of the FICC Focus podcast. Van Nostrand explains wh... more

4 Jun 2026 • 22 min

FX Moment: Euro-Dollar 2H Outlook Has Become Binary

Recent euro-dollar price action has validated structural euro-dollar bulls, with the case for diversification strategies beyond the dollar still holding as we look to 2H and 2027. Yet this view is increasingly at risk from an evolving cyclical narrat... more

3 Jun 2026 • 20 min

State of Distressed Debt: Ensis’ Shinder on Middle-Market Workouts

“There’s such an informational asymmetry between incumbent investors — the direct lenders who are in the deal and the sponsor — and new parties that it can be harder to bridge that bid-ask,” said Ensis Partners Co-Founder Richard Shinder, “Price tran... more

29 May 2026 • 31 min • Most popular

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Recent Guests

Michael Kaplan

Bankruptcy judge

District of New Jersey, U.S. bankruptcy court

Episode: State of Distressed Debt: Judge Kaplan on Bankruptcy Mediation, Venue

Jason Mudrick

CEO, Mudrick Capital Management

Mudrick Capital Management

Episode: State of Distressed: Mudrick on the Post-LME Maturity Wall

George Catrambone

Head of Fixed Income for the Americas at DWS Group

DWS Group

Episode: Macro Matters: DWS’ Catrambone on Long-End Selloff, Warsh Fed

Richard Miller

Chief Investment Officer of TCW Private Credit Group

TCW

Episode: Credit Crunch: TCW’s Miller on Rescue Capital and Direct Lending

Andrew Jackson

Head of Investments and Fixed Income

Vontobel

Episode: EM Lens: Developing a Defensive Response to the Mideast Crisis

Dave Trucano

Longtime distressed investor, former global head of opportunistic credit at BlackRock

BlackRock (formerly)

Episode: State of Distressed: Trucano on Distressed Investing’s Evolution

Stephen Douglass

Chief Economist and member of NISA's Global Investment Committee

NISA Investment Advisors

Episode: Macro Matters: NISA Investments’ Douglass on Fed, Fiscal Outlook

Boris Okuliar

Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Diversified Credit at Corinthia Global

Corinthia Global

Episode: Credit Crunch: UK Crisis, Private and Middle-Market Credit

Grant Nachman

Founder, CEO, CIO of Shorecliff Asset Management

Shorecliff Asset Management

Episode: Credit Crunch: Shorecliff’s Nachman on Market, Managing Growth

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Ira Jersey

Host of FICC Focus; Chief Interest Rate Strategist

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 155 ratings

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Too much of the host. Difficult to understand and not interested in his view. Should emphasize the guest more.
Apple Podcasts
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ncciai12
United Statesa year ago
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Appreciate the views shared in interviews and event reviews. Always learning more intracacies of various FI segments.
Apple Podcasts
5
Forty Acres
United States2 years ago
Good pad Kaz
Well done on municipal bonds
Apple Podcasts
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BillyJeffyWatty
United States4 years ago

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Credit Crunch: TCW’s Miller on Rescue Capital and Direct Lending

Q: What's the exit or repayment mindset for these loans?

The primary objective is to avoid principal loss, with most senior secured loans repaid through sale or refinancing. Rescue and specialty lending tend to be more expensive and quicker to repay or be exited, while Steel City emphasizes long-term relationships with a broader view toward ongoing participation in the borrower's capital structure.

Credit Crunch: TCW’s Miller on Rescue Capital and Direct Lending

Q: What drives your diligence and underwriting differences across Steel City, rescue, and specialty lending?

We use basic senior secured lending principles across all strategies—perfection of liens, quality of earnings, and robust documentation—plus strategy-specific diligence: more thorough in rescue due to distressed situations, and a more streamlined process in Steel City where leverage and contract clarity are well understood. The important thing is maintaining core protections while adapting to each scenario.

Credit Crunch: TCW’s Miller on Rescue Capital and Direct Lending

Q: How do you define core middle market, and what are the target borrower sizes across your three strategies?

Core middle market for us typically spans EBITDA roughly from 15 million up to about 100 million, with target borrowers around 25 to 75 million EBITDA and an average loan size of roughly 50 million. The three strategies—specialty lending, rescue capital, and Steel City—cover different parts of that range but all stay within the core middle-market space to balance risk and return.

Credit Crunch: TCW’s Miller on Rescue Capital and Direct Lending

Q: So let's maybe start with your background. How did you get into this space and end up at TCW?

I started in mergers and acquisitions, moved through public debt securities, then high-yield research, and eventually joined Regiment Capital in 2001 where the private credit business began. When TCW lifted the direct lending team out in 2013, we joined on and retained autonomy to run the business the way we saw fit, expanding into rescue and opportunistic strategies plus the Steel City partnership with PNC.

State of Distressed: Mudrick on the Post-LME Maturity Wall

Q: What is your outlook for restructuring over the next year, and do you have a rule of thumb you never cross when evaluating deals?

The near-term environment should see more LMEs with ongoing extensions for higher-quality, larger firms unless defaults spike. A practical rule is to be opportunistic but avoid small-cap or illiquid bets where exit is difficult; focus on scalable, sponsor-influenced opportunities with clear economics.

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FICC Focus centers on fixed income, credit, and macro themes driving rates, corporate bonds, EM debt, commodities, and currencies. Episodes feature interviews with senior Bloomberg Intelligence analysts and industry veterans, exploring liquidity, restructuring, private credit, and macro policy with practical implications for investors and issuers. Notable strengths include in-depth crisis-era perspective, nuanced discussions of LMEs, private credit strategies, and cross-market dynamics, often with a focus on tangible market outcomes and risk management for institutional audiences.

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