AJ Rivers, CFA, FRM, CAIA
2 Years at AB|20 Years of Experience
AJ Rivers is a Senior Vice President and Head of US Retail Fixed Income Business Development. Prior to joining AB in 2022, he was the director of Product Strategy at Lord Abbett. Throughout his career, Rivers has been directly involved in the rates and credit markets, and has directed the product development and competitive positioning of investment strategies in traditional and alternative assets. He has held roles in trading, risk management, portfolio analytics and product strategy. Rivers attended the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and graduated from the University at Buffalo for undergrad. He is a CFA charterholder, a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). Location: Nashville
Published Work
High-yield investors put off by today’s narrow spreads could be missing out.
Investors have been selling inflation protection in the mistaken belief that it’s no longer needed. They’ve helped create a unique opportunity.
The Fed’s close monitoring and well-signaled tapering of QT should prevent disruptions to the short-term funding markets—despite converging risks.
The 10-year US Treasury yield has climbed ever higher in recent weeks. Technical conditions are in the driver’s seat for now, but fundamentals should prevail over time.
As the credit cycle turns, a diversified approach that balances rate and credit risks may succeed where bank loans may not.
The US government breached the debt ceiling in late January, which could lead to increased volatility and dislocation in the short-term funding markets.
US Treasuries are experiencing a drop in liquidity. What will it take to stabilize this critical market?