Robert Hopper
12 años en AB|27 años de experiencia
Robert Hopper is a Senior Vice President and the Director of Corporate Credit and Economic Research. He joined AB in 2013 and now oversees the teams that provide fundamental analysis of global investment-grade, high-yield and emerging-market corporate and sovereign issuers and global economic analysis. Hopper is also responsible for driving the corporate credit research outlook for the Fixed-Income department. He sits on various internal investment committees and is the author of a number of published papers, focused on insights into corporate defaults and fallen angels during the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation risks, and rising star candidates. Earlier in his tenure at AB, Hopper was responsible for coverage of the high-yield telecom, cable, satellite and media sectors. Prior to AB, he was a managing director and head of the High-Yield and Investment-Grade Credit Analyst team at UBS Investment Bank, where he was also the senior high-yield and investment-grade telecom, media and technology analyst. Earlier in his career, Hopper served as an equity analyst at UBS and Bear Stearns. He holds a BS in accounting from Saint Michael's College and an MBA from Boston College. Location: New York
Published Work
Un enfoque de análisis dinámico permite a los analistas afrontar situaciones complejas y cambiantes.
Las nuevas políticas podrían alterar los mercados, pero los altos yields de partida y la sólida demanda de rentas actuarían de contrapeso.
El deterioro de los fundamentales económicos no debería espantar a los inversores en deuda corporativa, pero la calidad del crédito es crucial.
Los bonos de grado inversión y high-yield entrarán en cualquier recesióndesde una posición de fortaleza. Aun así, los inversores tendrán que ser selectivos.
Investors have a lot of worries these days. Should corporate credit fundamentals be among them?
Strong credit fundamentals make corporate-bond issuers resilient as interest rates rise.
Inflation is hotter than expected, thanks to robust demand paired with a snarled supply-chain. How long will it take to straighten out the supply-chain?
The macroeconomic picture suggests the recent uptick in US inflation is temporary. But is it? We dig into the micro data that makes the case.
High yield bonds are trading at historically tight spreads, but there's more happening in credit markets than meets the eye. Are Rising Stars a signal of market opportunities?
The US elections are drawing closer, and the potential policy implications are wide-ranging. What might election results mean for corporate credits?
Coronavirus-led economic uncertainty is forcing downgrades, defaults and fallen angels. Could this spell opportunity for credit investors?