Key takeaways

9fin provides a unified platform where bond, loan, and company intelligence converge with advanced analytics in a seamless and intuitive interface. We explore some use cases where the 9fin platform can help market participants navigate market volatility with confidence and speed.

• Quickly identifying vulnerable credits early aiding in buying and selling decisions
• Spotting outliers across a group of similar bonds and loans to generate investment recommendations
• Sifting through vast amounts of Earnings Call Transcripts using our AI tool and identifying management's response to key market moving events, such as Tariff announcements, within 5 minutes.

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In today's volatile financial markets, asset managers and bankers need reliable data and powerful analytical tools to identify opportunities and make informed decisions, fast. 9fin's comprehensive ecosystem combines AI technology, extensive bond and loan data, and intuitive analysis tools to provide market participants with everything they need to stay ahead of the competition.

Here are a few examples of how 9fin can enhance your investment and lending activities.

Rebalance your portfolio by identifying buying and selling opportunities

As an example of a recent event that significantly disrupted credit markets we can look at US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement on Wednesday 2 April. 9fin's comprehensive analysis showed that over 150 EU credit facilities had moved into distressed or stressed territory by 8 April. Using 9fin’s Bond and Loan databases, users were able to instantly identify this downward shift by using spread-to-maturity for bonds and price points for loans. Even after the subsequent 90-day tariff pause was announced on 9 April, our follow up analysis showed minimal reversal of these negative trends.

9fin analysts bring this data to life every month through their Top of the Flops analysis which tracks all the movements from the previous month and is a go-to resource for market participants looking to stay on top of market volatility.

This is where the power of 9fin’s real-time analytics can help you in identifying vulnerable credits early - aiding you in buying and selling decisions.

Conducting peer comparisons for relative value analysis

Understanding how instruments compare to their peers is essential for identifying investment opportunities. 9fin's Bond Screener combined with its Relative Value Charting functionality creates a powerful toolkit for this critical analysis.

Users can rapidly build customised lists of companies matching specific investment criteria, then visualise this data to spotlight outliers and potential opportunities. The platform also makes it effortless to gain quick overviews of bond trading patterns across sectors, ratings categories, and other key parameters.

Running fundamental company analysis

In an environment defined by policy volatility, tariff shockwaves, and rising geopolitical uncertainty, it's essential to understand whether a high-yield company can weather the storm. 9fin provides comprehensive tools for assessing critical indicators such as liquidity positions, capitalisation structures, cash flows and the ability to service their debt.

The platform's financial data delivers a complete picture of a company's health, while the News & Analysis feature employs advanced AI to help users efficiently surface key insights. This combination allows analysts to cover significantly more ground in their research without sacrificing analytical depth.

One standout feature is 9fin's Transcript Analysis capability, especially during peak earnings reporting season. By combining rapid processing with AI efficiency, users can thoroughly evaluate business strategies and company responses to market developments in just 5-10 minutes – a fraction of the time traditionally required.

The 9fin advantage

What distinguishes 9fin in is its seamlessly unified approach to debt market intelligence. Unlike fragmented solutions that force professionals to juggle multiple platforms, 9fin delivers a comprehensive ecosystem where bond, loan, and company intelligence converge with advanced analytics in a single, intuitive interface.

This strategic integration creates a powerful multiplier effect — proprietary market data flows seamlessly into AI-enhanced analysis tools, providing decision-critical insights precisely when timing matters most. The result is an intelligence framework that adapts to your workflow, not the other way around.

Using the 9fin platform, teams can analyse significantly more opportunities in greater depth, in a fraction of the time. With this combination of speed and centralised data sources, 9fin transforms how investment professionals navigate today's increasingly complex market landscape.

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9fin: the ultimate tool for an increasingly volatile market

In this new era of trade tensions and economic uncertainty, 9fin has become essential for asset managers and investment banks seeking to capitalise on opportunities others might miss. It delivers the news and insights and advanced analytical tools they need to cut through the noise and instantly surface critical information — fast.

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