UBS
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
