FAQs
What is Gimme Credit, and what services does it provide?
We are an independent corporate bond research firm advising investors on which corporate bonds to buy and sell as well as updates on intraday comments. We don’t hold any bonds therefore our research recommendations are unbiased and unhedged.
What differentiates Gimme Credit from other research companies?
Aside from our independent status, we don’t base our recommendations on credit agency ratings, instead preferring to calculate our own credit scores and forecast for the following six months. We produce one research note, one recommendation with all clients treated equally.
Who are your typical clients?
Our typical clients include institutional buy-side and sell-side firms, pension funds, corporations and independent advisers and brokers. Many of them deal directly with us although some will access research via third party commercial platforms.
Do you provide customized advisory services?
The simple answer is no. We treat everyone equally, making the same research reports, daily reports and intraday comments available to all clients at the same time. This helps to avoid confusion and enhance our reputation as an independent research firm.
How can investors access Gimme Credit’s research?
Typically clients will access our research via email and on our website although we do stream research to third party commercial platforms. As well as research notes, we also provide intraday comments and updates about companies we cover.
What is the scope of your coverage?
Our analysts cover a broad range of sectors taking in investment grade, high yield and emerging market bonds. We maintain a uniformed approach to our research, ensuring our recommendations are consistent all summarized in a one-page document.
Why do you calculate your own internal credit score?
We are skeptical of credit agency ratings, instead preferring to calculate our own internal credit scores and company focus. This ensures that our research process and output remains consistent.
How do you identify bonds likely to outperform or underperform?
We use our current credit scores and forecasts, together with the critical analysis of relative value to peers, sector and market to identify relatively strong or relatively weak bonds. This is presented in a simple and concise one page document.
Do you use credit agency ratings to identify top and bottom performing bonds?
No. We prefer to calculate our own internal credit scores, with a healthy skepticism of often outdated credit agency ratings. Our calculations are open and transparent, with supporting financial data available.
Which other special reports do produce on a regular basis?
As well as the top and bottom performing report, we also provide a weekly roundup, special report into market anomalies and emerging trends as well as regular updates and intraday comments where applicable.
In which areas are do your analysts specialize?
Our analysts specialize across a broad range of investment, high yield and emerging market corporate bonds, taking in different industries and countries. We will be extending our coverage as we continue to expand our research team.
How do you identify potential market anomalies?
We take a broad brush approach when looking at market anomalies, taking into account market conditions, companies and bonds, all compared and contrasted against our internal credit scores and forecasts.
Do you provide customized advisory services?
The simple answer is no. We treat all clients equally and therefore produce one research note, one recommendation and do not provide any customized advisory services. This helps to avoid confusion and enhance our reputation as an independent research firm.
Do you receive payment from third parties to provide research notes?
We only receive payments from clients, with no outside influence on our research reports, daily reports or intraday comments. This is one of the critical foundations upon which our business is built, providing truly independent corporate bond research.
Why do you use your own credit scores and not the credit rating companies?
Unless specifically mentioned by one of the companies we follow, we rarely comment on credit agency ratings. By calculating our own credit scores, we know they are up-to-date, accurate and a useful basis on which to base our future forecast. We prefer to call it a healthy skepticism of credit agency ratings.
What differentiates Gimme Credit from other research companies?
Aside from our independent status, we don’t base our recommendations on credit agency ratings, instead preferring to calculate our own credit scores and forecast for the following six months. We produce one research note, one recommendation with all clients treated equally.
What is the scope of your coverage?
Our analysts cover a broad range of sectors taking in investment grade, high yield and emerging market bonds. We maintain a uniformed approach to our research, ensuring our recommendations are consistent all summarized in a one-page document.
Do you use credit agency ratings to identify top and bottom performing bonds?
No. We prefer to calculate our own internal credit scores, with a healthy skepticism of often outdated credit agency ratings. Our calculations are open and transparent, with supporting financial data available.
How do you identify potential market anomalies?
We take a broad brush approach when looking at market anomalies, taking into account market conditions, companies and bonds, all compared and contrast against our internal credit scores and forecast for the next six months.