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Dr. Spajic is an executive vice president in the Newport Beach office, a senior credit portfolio manager and head of U.S. credit research. Previously, he was head of pan-European credit and asset-backed securities portfolio management. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2007, he was executive director and trader on the global macro proprietary trading desk at Goldman Sachs. Prior to Goldman, Dr. Spajic worked for Highbridge Capital, a division of J.P. Morgan. Prior to that, he worked for Lehman Brothers, and earlier in his career he was a consultant to the European Commission and Bankers Trust. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Cambridge University.

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May 2012 Goodbye ‘Planet Rates’, Hello ‘Planet Quantity’: Credit Markets in a Zero Rate World
Central banks today prefer to intervene in markets using quantitative measures rather than effect change via short-term policy rates. This is having far reaching implications for growth expectations, attitudes to credit risk and most importantly, investor behavior.
November 2011 QE2 and Its Impact on Sterling Credit Markets

​The Bank of England’s recent decision to expand its balance sheet through a further £75 billion worth of asset purchases over four months should positively impact sterling credit markets and potentially unearth new investment opportunities.

May 2011 European Credit Markets: Differentiate to Accumulate

​The eurozone’s sovereign debt crisis is contaminating corporate credit markets and challenging valuation of credit securities in the region.

January 2011 Managing Credit in a Levered Sovereign World
In a levered sovereign world, active security selection will continue to play a pivotal role.
July 2009 Credit  – New Issues and Elevators: A Closer Look at European Credit Supply
New issuance volumes are at record levels, and the pattern of composition is changing.
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