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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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Fixed Income, Charudatta Shende

Credit Markets: Strength Beneath the Surface, Caution Above It

Global credit markets have entered the final quarter of 2025 in remarkably good shape. Corporate fundamentals remain robust: earnings across sectors have generally surprised to the upside, leverage is low, and balance sheets are strong, in contrast to sovereign balance sheets, where leverage remains elevated.
Fixed Income, Charudatta Shende

Bond market opportunities: The Return of Slope

The global rates landscape is entering a decisive new phase as the long-standing flatness of yield curves gives way to steepness that has not been seen since 2011. The term premium, the additional interest by bondholders investing in longer-dated bonds versus short-term bonds, is back after an absence of many years.
Charudatta Shende, Fixed Income, Credit, Economic Outlook

Navigating the Selective Strength of Credit Markets

Yields remain elevated across both U.S. and European markets, offering attractive carry for investors in both Investment Grade (IG) and High Yield (HY).
Charudatta Shende, Fixed Income, Credit, Economic Outlook

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.
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