This paper examines the relationship between CDS and bond markets in the context of the financial crisis by employing …-lag relation is found between the markets, in which changes in CDS premia consistently forecast changes in bond spreads. Moreover …, it was found less bond market reaction for an increase on the insurance premium to investment grade bonds …

Corporate bond returns in the major developed economies increase with risk, as measured by maturity and ratings. From a … variation of corporate bond returns than global factors. The factor exposures show intuitive patterns: as ratings worsen, equity … betas show a hockey stick pattern, sovereign betas decline monotonically and corporate bond betas increase steeply. …