“Sell-side fixed-income research is not as adequate or as developed as equity research,” says Jean-Dominique Bütikofer, head of emerging markets fixed income at Swiss asset manager Union Bancaire Privée. “Wall Street research on Latin American fixed income is quite limited and you really have to dig deep a lot of the time, either by going directly to the issuers to get the info or by asking for equity research. A lot of research is interpretation of ratings agencies’ comments, reports are flow-driven and there’s no guarantee of follow-up notes after the deal is launched.
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