Nick Childs, CFA
Nick Childs is Head of Structured and Quant Fixed Income and Portfolio Manager at Janus Henderson Investors. He leads the Structured and Quantitative Fixed Income Group to integrate quantitative approaches in the fixed income business. Additionally, he serves as a portfolio manager on the Securitised Credit Team. He was a securitised products analyst for both US and global multi-sector fixed income portfolios at the firm from 2017 to 2022. Prior to joining Janus, Nick was a portfolio manager at Proprietary Capital, LLC from 2012 to 2016 where he managed alternative fixed income strategies specialising in MBS, absolute return investing. He also managed all major US interest rate and MBS risks, modelling borrower behaviour and MBS deal structure, and advancing market-neutral hedging strategies. Before that, he was vice president at Barclays Capital in capital markets, where he focused on securitised products from 2007. Earlier, he was vice president at Lehman Brothers. He began his career at State Street Global Advisors in 2003.
Nick received his bachelor of science degree in finance with a minor in economics from the University of Denver. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has 21 years of financial industry experience.
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Articles Written
Non-Agency Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities: A securitized products primer
What are non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), and how might they play a role in investors’ portfolios?
Do AAA CLOs still make sense in a declining rate environment?
Why we believe the strategic case for AAA CLOs remains compelling amid Fed rate cuts.
The winds of change are blowing: Why MBS now?
Why we believe MBS is poised for outperformance in the current environment.
Global Perspectives: Navigating U.S. securitized markets in an uncertain rate environment
How the current interest rate environment impacts the securitized market and why active management is key to identifying the best opportunities.
Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities: A securitized products primer
What are agency mortgage-backed securities, and how might they play a role in investors’ portfolios?
Collateralized Loan Obligations: A securitized products primer
What are collateralized loan obligations, and how might they play a role in investors’ portfolios?
5 reasons to add securitized assets to fixed income portfolios
Securitized sectors might play a key role for bond investors amid a higher interest rate environment.
Mortgage-backed securities: Priced for imperfection?
Head of U.S. Securitized Products John Kerschner and Portfolio Manager Nick Childs explain why they believe key risks are now largely priced in to fixed income markets.