Tim Cross manages digital and social media for S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Leveraged Commentary & Data, which reports in real time on the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets worldwide. Full Bio

Tim Cross manages digital and social media for S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Leveraged Commentary & Data, which reports in real time on the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets worldwide. As well as engaging subscribers, that means promoting the leveraged loan asset class to potential investors and to those wanting to learn more about the market. Before LCD he was Vice President at Reuters/LPC, where he edited the weekly magazine, Gold Sheets and oversaw LPC’s global editorial operations. Minimize

Beth Ann Bovino is the U.S. Chief Economist at S&P Global Ratings, based in New York. In this position, she develops S&P’s U.S. economic forecasts and authors the monthly U.S. Economic Forecast, the quarterly U.S. Full Bio

Beth Ann Bovino is the U.S. Chief Economist at S&P Global Ratings, based in New York. In this position, she develops S&P’s U.S. economic forecasts and authors the monthly U.S. Economic Forecast, the quarterly U.S. Risks To The Forecast, the weekly Financial Notes and the Weekly Economics Call. Beth Ann has created Industry Drivers reports for analyst research. She is quoted regularly in the press and has appeared on many major television programs. Further, she has written many articles for popular and professional publications.

Before joining Standard & Poor’s in February 2004, Beth Ann spent over ten years doing economic and market research with Sungard Institutional Brokerage, UBS Warburg, and the Federal Reserve.

The Wall Street Journal recognized Beth Ann as the most accurate forecaster of the U.S. economy in 2013.

Beth Ann holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree in International and Development Economics from Yale University and a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University. Minimize

Marina leads the S&P Global Market Intelligence LCD Research business, the world’s leading provider of leveraged finance news, analytics, and index products.  Full Bio

Marina leads the S&P Global Market Intelligence LCD Research business, the world’s leading provider of leveraged finance news, analytics, and index products. LCD Research provides comprehensive analysis detailing virtually every metric of the leveraged loan market, including structure, pricing, yield, volume, along with secondary market performance and LBO/private equity activity.

Marina has covered the U.S. and European leveraged finance markets for over 20 years, responsible for developing analytics and commentary detailing market trends. She specializes in data-driven trend analysis on a wide range of topics, including loan index performance, recovery rates, and market technicals.  

Marina holds an MBA in Finance from New York University and an undergraduate degree in Finance from Pace University. Minimize

Luke joined Leveraged Commentary & Data (LCD) in January 2011, and has managed the European editorial team since 2013. Full Bio

Luke joined Leveraged Commentary & Data (LCD) in January 2011, and has managed the European editorial team since 2013. His primary coverage is the European leveraged finance primary markets, and global CLO markets. Luke also writes about leveraged buyouts, institutional fund raising, private equity, middle market, and distressed debt, and provides regular in-depth trend pieces about the leveraged finance markets. Minimize

John has managed LCD’s bond coverage, both speculative-grade and investment grade, since 2016 and has nearly 25 years of experience covering those markets, from the primary/new-issue perspective, as well as the secondary/trading segments. Full Bio

John has managed LCD’s bond coverage, both speculative-grade and investment grade, since 2016 and has nearly 25 years of experience covering those markets, from the primary/new-issue perspective, as well as the secondary/trading segments. He is a regular contributor to LCD’s quarterly Leveraged Finance Webinar. Prior to joining LCD in 2011 John covered the financial markets for Reuters, Thomson, and IDEAglobal. Minimize

Martin Fridson is the Chief Investment Officer of Lehmann Livian Fridson Advisors. He is also publisher of the Forbes/Fridson Income Securities Investor newsletter. Fridson is “perhaps the most well-known figure in the high yield world,” according to Investment Dealers’ Digest. He received his B.A. cum laude in history from Harvard College and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Full Bio

Martin Fridson is the Chief Investment Officer of Lehmann Livian Fridson Advisors. He is also publisher of the Forbes/Fridson Income Securities Investor newsletter. Fridson is “perhaps the most well-known figure in the high yield world,” according to Investment Dealers’ Digest. He received his B.A. cum laude in history from Harvard College and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

He has served as president of the Fixed Income Analysts Society, governor of the Association for Investment Management and Research (now CFA Institute), and director of the New York Society of Security Analysts. The Financial Management Association International named Fridson the Financial Executive of the Year in 2002. In 2000, he became the youngest person ever inducted into the Fixed Income Analysts Society Hall of Fame. A study based on 16 core journals ranked Fridson among the ten most widely published authors in finance in the period 1990-2001. In 2013 Fridson served as Special Assistant to the Director for Deferred Compensation, Office of Management and the Budget, The City of New York. In 2000, The Green Magazine called Fridson’s Financial Statement Analysis “one of the most useful investment books ever.” The Boston Globe said his 2006 book, Unwarranted Intrusions: The Case Against Government Intervention in the Marketplace, should be short-listed for best business book of the decade. Minimize