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Charudatta Shende - Head of Client Portfolio Management Fixed Income and Fixed Income Strategist | Candriam
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Charudatta Shende

Head of Client Portfolio Management Fixed Income and Fixed Income Strategist

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Charu Shende has been Head of Client Portfolio Management - Fixed Income Markets since 2016 and Fixed Income Strategist since 2025, responsible for strengthening our Fixed Income franchise strategy, client engagement, and product development. He joined Candriam in September 2016 as a Senior Client Portfolio Manager within the fixed income team. 

Charu joined Candriam from Carmignac Gestion, where was the product specialist for the  fixed income strategies. He began his career as a product research analyst at Pioneer Investments in Dublin. 

Charu holds a double degree in Economics and Finance from the American Business School of Paris 

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Research Paper, Credit, Fixed Income, Marie Thomin, Charudatta Shende

Investing in Late-Cycle Credit

Late-cycle credit markets rarely announce themselves clearly. Spreads remain tight, income is still available, and risky assets may continue to perform. Yet beneath this apparent stability, the balance is shifting: compensation is thinner, risks are more idiosyncratic, and the margin for error is narrowing.
Research Paper, Fixed Income, Credit, Charudatta Shende

Navigating the Credit Cycle

If you ask a fixed income investor to describe the credit cycle, most will readily cite its four familiar phases: Repair, Recovery, Expansion and Downturn. Knowing the terminology is straightforward. The more relevant question is: why does it matter for portfolio outcomes?
Tame risk, Fixed Income, Credit, Charudatta Shende

Embracing risk in credit: the Candriam approach

Explore Candriam’s disciplined approach to credit investing. Learn how issuer research, ESG integration and risk visibility help navigate volatility and construct resilient fixed income portfolios.
Charudatta Shende, Fixed Income

Credit’s Last Lap: Solid Foundations, Subtle Fault Lines

As it has over the past 2 years, credit remains an asset class of choice for global fixed income investors. The combination of enduringly sound fundamentals, powerful technical forces, and generous yields has rendered credit a rare anchor of stability in a world still wrestling with volatility and policy uncertainty.
Fixed Income, Charudatta Shende

Credit Markets: Strength Beneath the Surface, Caution Above It

Global credit markets have entered the final quarter of 2025 in remarkably good shape. Corporate fundamentals remain robust: earnings across sectors have generally surprised to the upside, leverage is low, and balance sheets are strong, in contrast to sovereign balance sheets, where leverage remains elevated.
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