austin baun

Bachelor's

Finance

CreditSights

Credit Research Analyst, Insurance Sector

- Wrote earnings notes, new issue concession notes, and secular trend notes for investment grade & high yield - Quickly digested financial information to create timely research reports with actionable trade ideas for a wide array of clients including institutional investors, hedge funds, family offices, insurance companies, pension funds, etc - Communicated with clients on company specific investment recommendations based on relative value within the insurance sector (Outperform, Market perform, Underperform) in addition to industry trends, M&A, and news flow - Assisted in initiating coverage on two high yield companies with substantial Medicaid and Individual Commercial - Built and maintained financial models using Bloomberg API, FactSet, SNL Data to support investment research