Mr. Jordan joined Axonic in 2025 as a Partner and Head of the Firm’s Commercial Real Estate Investment Platform. In addition, he serves on Axonic’s Real Estate Investment Committee. Prior to joining the Investment Manager, Mr. Jordan was a Principal and Portfolio Manager at Taconic Capital Advisors focused on North American Commercial Real Estate and Structured Credit. He was a Portfolio Manager of Taconic’s Commercial Real Estate Dislocation Funds and, in that capacity, was responsible for the establishment and expansion of Taconic’s CRE investment strategy. He served on Taconic’s Investment and Portfolio Risk committees. Prior to joining Taconic in 2011, Mr. Jordan worked at Deutsche Asset Management in a structured credit investing role, and he started his career as an analyst at BlackRock Financial Management. Mr. Jordan received a B.S. in Finance and International Business from the New York University Stern School of Business.
Investors may be underestimating a coming slowdown, Axonic’s Head of Research, Peter Cecchini, told Bloomberg Real Yield. High-yield spreads near 350 bps imply future defaults of roughly 3.5%, yet the trailing 12-month rate, once PIK restructurings are taken into account, is closer to 4.5%. In Cecchini’s view, that gap signals a market still priced […]
Pete Cecchini, principal at Axonic Capital, joined Bloomberg TV to share his views on credit market dynamics, Federal Reserve policy and fiscal challenges as we move into 2025. Reflecting on 2024, Cecchini described it as a year of “manic narratives,” with market expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts shifting dramatically. In September, the Fed […]
Business Wire shared that Axonic Capital has named James “JJ” Jordan as a Partner. With nearly 20 years of experience, Mr. Jordan previously led the growth of Taconic Capital’s commercial real estate platform. “We see an extraordinary opportunity in the CRE market as the asset class undergoes a period of transformation,” said Clayton DeGiacinto, Axonic’s […]
Axonic Capital’s Chief Risk Officer, Lu Chang, CFA, FRM, CAIA, recently shared her expertise in risk management during a #RISK Digital US webinar, “Navigating New Norms: Reinventing Risk Management in Today’s Investment Landscape.” Drawing on her extensive experience, Lu discussed the importance of leveraging diversification, conducting in-depth market research, and remaining adaptable to navigate […]
Peter Cecchini, principal at Axonic Capital, recently appeared on CNBC’s Closing Bell (9/17), providing his view on the Federal Reserve’s anticipated rate cut. While acknowledging the possibility of a 50bps reduction, Cecchini emphasized how unusual a cut so large would be. Historically, the Fed has only made such cuts during unscheduled meetings or when […]