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Understanding and Tracking Leveraged Loans

November 10, 2025 | 7m 54s

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How are benchmarks like the S&P UBS Leveraged Loan Index and S&P UBS Western European Leveraged Loan Index helping bring transparency to one of the largest fixed income markets? Take a fundamental look at leveraged loans with Marco Pouw, S&P DJI’s Director of Fixed Income Indices.

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