Ygal Cohen founded ASG Capital in July 2008 in Miami, USA. Before founding ASG Capital, Ygal spent over twelve years working for various Wall Street firms including Prudential-Wachovia Securities, as a Director-Investments, and Jefferies Inc., as a Senior Vice President of Investments.
Ygal was in charge of a Sales Trading department specialized in Preferred Securities, Subordinated Debt and Hybrid Corporate Bonds, operating in close collaboration with international bank Syndicate and Trading Desks. His professional activity focused on providing investment advice on Fixed Income strategies to Institutional clients, mostly based in Europe. His clients included Pension Funds, Family Offices, Private Banks and High Net Worth Individuals.
Ygal has a Master’s Degree in Finance from Dauphine University, in Paris, France. Married with 2 children. He is passionate about Golf & Tennis.
The Federal Reserve’s policy response to the 2020 Covid crisis has been to drive interest rates down to zero, monetize government deficits, buy credit assets regardless of quality and add permanent liquidity support. This leaves world private investors now with limited places to go to for yield returns. The ‘Junk Bond’ space is looking more fragile as defaults rise. The ‘Emerging Bond’ space is under pressure from low commodity prices and a rising US Dollar. Dividend yielding funds are under pressure as the profits of corporations are reduced. Leveraged Fixed Income solutions require a lot more leverage to maintain returns. On the other hand, the subordinated bond space, notably the instruments of blue chip corporations more likely to survive the current crisis, continue to provide decent yields
Speakers: Ygal Cohen and Steven Groslin
ASG Capital is a Registered Investment Advisor in the State of Florida. Special focus is placed on Preferred Securities, Junior/Senior Subordinated Debt, Hybrid Securities, Contingent Convertible Bonds of Investment Grade Issuers. ASG’s Team Objective is to achieve Risk Adjusted Income Returns that are higher than Static Bond Portfolios.