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Charudatta Shende

Head of Client Portfolio Management Fixed Income and Fixed Income Strategist

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Charu Shende has been Head of Client Portfolio Management - Fixed Income Markets since 2016 and Fixed Income Strategist since 2025, responsible for strengthening our Fixed Income franchise strategy, client engagement, and product development. He joined Candriam in September 2016 as a Senior Client Portfolio Manager within the fixed income team. 

Charu joined Candriam from Carmignac Gestion, where was the product specialist for the  fixed income strategies. He began his career as a product research analyst at Pioneer Investments in Dublin. 

Charu holds a double degree in Economics and Finance from the American Business School of Paris 

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Charudatta Shende, Fixed Income

Credit: Go with the Flows

April unfolded as a month of intense turbulence in financial markets, driven by a barrage of political manoeuvrings, economic uncertainty, and shifting monetary policies. Markets were rattled by elevated tariffs, escalating rhetoric, and retaliatory measures that prompted investors to reassess growth prospects, price in heightened recession risks, and retreat from riskier assets.
Fixed Income, Charudatta Shende

Credit Markets: Don’t get “Carry-ed” away

Navigating fixed income markets can be a daunting task for those unfamiliar with their intricacies. A multitude of factors – fundamentals, valuations and technicals – can impact a wide range of instruments – sovereigns (developed & emerging), corporates (investment grade and high yield) –, contributing to a highly complex financial landscape.
Charudatta Shende, Nicolas Jullien, Fixed Income, US elections

Ballots to Bonds

Following the US election, what will the bond landscape look like around the world in the near term and the medium term? President-elect Trump should be able to implement much of his political agenda over the next few years. We think four themes stand out: Tariffs, Regulations, Tax Cuts, and Immigration. What we don’t yet know is the timing and the magnitude of these elements.
Charudatta Shende, Fixed Income

High Yield, High Risks?

Over the last 2 years Central Banks-driven rates hikes have deeply impacted the High Yield markets globally.
Adapt to thrive, Charudatta Shende, Nicolas Jullien, Fixed Income, Research Paper

The Big Shrink – How to navigate High Yield markets?

High yield markets are shrinking. Do you know that they have contracted by 25% over the past two years? The ICE BofA BB-B Global High Yield Index has lost $654 million in value. In the meanwhile, investor demand for credit and high yield has rebounded at the end of last year.
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