What is credit as an asset class?

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The South African credit market is a growing and vibrant part of the resource allocation process within asset management as well as private and governmental funding. More and more entities are looking for funding which requires a level of expertise on the part of the funder to assess the potential risks and returns of the loan they are about to make. Further if you are trading credit, you need to make sure it is priced correctly and that the probability of default is low enough to match your risk profile. Have you ever wondered exactly what a credit analyst does all day and why it's important? Listen to this podcast as Biznews speaks to Wafeeqah Mallick, credit analyst at Futuregrowth Asset Management - Candice Paine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7 Sep 2015 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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