Mirabaud's Lake: Weak high yield credits are getting weaker

'Weak high yield credits are getting weaker'

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Andrew Lake is head of high yield at Swiss asset manager Mirabaud, managing $630m across the group's Global High Yield and Global Strategic Bond portfolios.

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