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May 19, 2026

Bond Top List

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A comprehensive guide and curated list of global bond recommendations by UBS Chief Investment Office, covering hold-to-maturity and relative value trades across 15+ currencies.

Key Takeaways

  • 1.The document provides curated lists of bond recommendations bifurcated into 'Hold-to-Maturity' for long-term private investors and 'Relative Value' for short-term trading.
  • 2.UBS CIO emphasizes the specific risks of subordinated debt, including structural deferral, extension risk, and potential write-downs for Tier 2 and hybrid bonds.
  • 3.The selection includes a significant focus on sustainable and thematic fixed income, including Green, Social, and Sustainability-Linked Bonds (SLBs).

Table of Contents

  • Guidance on list sections and subordinated bonds
  • Analyst contacts
  • Publications
  • Issuer views
  • Additions to hold-to-maturity list
  • Removals from hold-to-maturity list
  • USD Non-financial corporates
  • USD Financials (senior bonds)
  • USD High yield bonds
  • USD Government, agency and covered bonds
  • EUR Non-financial corporates
  • EUR Financials (senior bonds)
  • EUR High yield bonds
  • EUR Government, agency and covered bonds
  • Corporate hybrid bonds (subordinated)
  • Financial subordinated bonds
  • CHF Bonds
  • GBP Bonds
  • AUD Bonds
  • CAD Bonds
  • JPY Bonds
  • Other recommendations
  • USD Sustainable bonds
  • EUR Sustainable bonds
  • Floating rate notes
  • Inflation-linked bonds
  • Relative value recommendations: changes
  • Attractive investment grade bonds
  • Expensive and Sell recommendations
  • UBS CIO risk views
  • UBS CIO valuation views

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Authors

Moritz Vontobel

Securities

AMZN.OMeta Platforms5 HKCADES

Themes

Quality IncomeCorporate Hybrids FavorabilitySenior Bail-in Structural Subordination

Regions

GlobalEuropeNorth AmericaUnited StatesGermanySwitzerland