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Nicolas Jullien, CFA

Head of High Yield & Credit Arbitrage

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Nicolas Jullien has been Head of High Yield & Credit Arbitrage since 2020. He joined Candriam as a Junior Portfolio Manager in 2007, just before the onset of The Great Financial Crisis. In 2011, he was named Portfolio Manager of Candriam’s flagship Euro High Yield strategy, and co-manager of other absolute return strategies. In 2017, he added the role of Deputy Global Head of Credit, adding the role of Head of High Yield & Credit Arbitrage three years later. In 2021, Nicolas introduced an innovative alternative strategy, Credit Alpha, with the ambitious goal of delivering attractive returns in all market conditions.  

Nicolas holds a Masters degree in actuarial and financial sciences from Université Claude Bernard in Lyon (2007). He graduated from l’Institut des Sciences Financières et d’Assurances (ISFA) and has been a CFA Charterholder since 2010.  

Discover the latest articles by Nicolas Jullien, CFA

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.
Fixed Income, Credit, Nicolas Jullien

Looking for uncorrelated returns and controlled volatility to navigate credit markets?

In recent years, new structural trends have emerged, such as the polarization of the world, the re-localisation of supply chains, and the fight against climate change. These new trends are leading to higher inflation and lower growth. This new paradigm is having a significant impact on the financial situation of companies, and therefore on investment in corporate bonds. This calls for strategic adaptation on the part of investors. Adopting a strategy that aims to deliver a performance independent of credit market trends would therefore appear to be an investment solution worth considering in this new environment.
Q&A, Philippe Noyard, Patrick Zeenni, Nicolas Jullien, Fixed Income

A long/short credit with a long bias

We continue to discover interesting opportunities in the corporate bond universe. Philippe Noyard, Global Head of Fixed Income at Candriam, Patrick Zeenni, CFA, Head of Investment Grade & Credit Arbitrage, and Nicolas Jullien, CFA, Head of High Yield & Credit Arbitrage, explain how their approach aims to optimise the credit market’s potential with the objective of generating returns.
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