Jayanth Kandalam

Lucror Analytics

Lucror Analytics is a trusted voice and reliable research partner for institutional investors focused on the rapidly-evolving and complex global high yield and emerging corporate bond markets. At the core of our service is methodical, fundamental credit research provided by an experienced team of credit analysts. Our independence allows us to avoid conflicts of interest and focus exclusively on providing investors with well-researched, unbiased analysis and relative-value perspectives. Our coverage universe comprises actively traded European, Asian and Latin American issuers, including credits from the iTraxx X-Over, JP Morgan CEMBI and Asia Credit Indices and the Bloomberg Barclays Global HY Index. Lucror offers a dedicated ESG Research Platform providing a transparent framework to quantify and assess ESG factors relevant and material to underlying credit quality. Lucror provides the Smart Quant Navigator (SQN), a quant platform that helps clients devise and implement differentiated factor-based strategies ranging from pure quant to active fundamental. SQN's bond universe includes multi-currency global IG and HY instruments. Lucror was established in 2010 in Singapore and presently has a team of 20 analysts, averaging 14 years of experience, with local presence and relevant language skills to support EM coverage. Lucror has been entrusted by the most reputable investors in the global high yield bond markets. Clients include asset managers, hedge funds, global investment banks, private banks, family offices and registered investment advisors.