-

KBRA Releases Leading Voices in Credit: Schroders’ David Knutson

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases the November 2023 episode of its podcast series, Leading Voices in Credit, which showcases monthly interviews with credit market thought leaders hosted by KBRA Chief Strategist Van Hesser.

The wide-ranging discussions cover topics across the credit spectrum from investment grade to high yield, public to private, and unsecured to asset-backed. For this episode, Van spoke with David Knutson, senior investment director at Schroders, the global asset manager based in London. In the 18-minute episode, the two discuss credit investing in a post-pandemic world.

The full episode can be streamed here and the transcript can be found here.

Van also hosts KBRA’s popular 3 Things in Credit podcast, where he digs into and provides perspective on issues credit-market participants care about. Tune in every Friday for the latest episode.

Related Links

About Van Hesser

Van Hesser is a Senior Managing Director and Chief Strategist at KBRA responsible for generating thought leadership in credit markets and cultivating relationships with the firm’s external clients and constituents. He previously served as a senior managing director and head of KBRA’s Financial Institutions and Corporates ratings groups, where he leveraged over 30 years of experience as an institutional investor, sell-side research analyst, investment banker, and regulator. Over the course of his career, Van was named to Institutional Investor Magazine’s All-America Fixed Income Research Team rankings 10 times across three categories and has served as an expert witness in important industry litigation.

About KBRA

KBRA is a full-service credit rating agency registered in the U.S., the EU, and the UK, and is designated to provide structured finance ratings in Canada. KBRA’s ratings can be used by investors for regulatory capital purposes in multiple jurisdictions.

Contacts

Van Hesser, Senior Managing Director and Chief Strategist
+1 646-731-2305
van.hesser@kbra.com

KBRA

Details
Headquarters: New York City, New York
CEO: Jim Nadler
Employees: 400+
Organization: PRI

Release Versions

Contacts

Van Hesser, Senior Managing Director and Chief Strategist
+1 646-731-2305
van.hesser@kbra.com

More News From KBRA

KBRA Releases Research – The Forward Look—European and UK Credit Views: Q4 2026

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases the latest quarterly report highlighting our European Macro Strategist Gordon Kerr’s view on key economic indicators, as well as what he identifies as the most influential factors driving credit markets in the upcoming quarter. The report also examines credit market valuations in the context of current and future market conditions. KBRA expects the key factors driving credit market conditions in Q4 to include several elements fighting for the outlook, from...

KBRA Releases Research – CMBS Loan Performance Trends: October 2026

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases a report on U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan performance trends observed in the October 2026 servicer reporting period. The 30+ day delinquency rate among KBRA-rated U.S. private label CMBS remained relatively stable at 7.7% in October, down 2 basis points (bps) from September, while the distress rate (reflecting delinquent plus current-but-specially-serviced loans) increased marginally by 4 bps. Compared to a year ago, delinquency...

KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Sierra Residential DAC

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA Europe (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to six classes of notes to be issued by Sierra Residential DAC, a static RMBS securitisation collateralised by predominantly first-lien, reperforming mortgage loans. As of 3 July 2026, the underlying collateral comprises a €353.5 million portfolio of seasoned residential mortgage loans, primarily secured by owner-occupied properties (95.3%), with the remaining 4.7% secured by second or holiday homes and non-residential prop...
Back to Newsroom