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Like a duck to water: Do credit rating analysts outperform in bond fund management

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  • Hu, Xiaolu
  • Luo, Haoyi

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This paper investigates whether bond fund managers with credit rating experience outperform their peers. We document that bond fund managers who previously worked in credit rating agencies on average create higher risk-adjusted returns than their peers by 11–16 bps per month, with better security picking and market timing skills. We further confirm that this outperformance is sourced from their industry-specific knowledge gained via rating experience (specialization), rather than information advantage provided by previous colleagues (network). Last, we document net inflows to funds managed by agent managers, indicating the investor awareness of analyst managers' skill.

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  • Hu, Xiaolu & Luo, Haoyi, 2023. "Like a duck to water: Do credit rating analysts outperform in bond fund management," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:corfin:v:82:y:2023:i:c:s0929119923000834
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2023.102434
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    1. Zhang, Yun & Liu, Yun & Tang, Yicheng & Gao, Qun, 2024. "Large shareholders' stock selling and corporate performance: Evidence from China," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 86(C).

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    Keywords

    Fixed income mutual fund managers; Credit rating; Past careers; Social networks; Investment skills;
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    JEL classification:

    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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