Bethke, Sebastian; Kempf, Alexander; Gehde-Trapp, Monika - 2013 - This version: August 7, 2013
Diversification benefits depend on the correlation between assets. Unfortunately, asset correlation increases when it … is most needed. We examine bond correlation using a broad sample of US corporate bonds. We find bond correlation to be … higher during the financial crisis in 2008. Increased bond correlation results from higher correlation between corporate bond …