Steve LaPlante, CFA

Portfolio Manager & Securitized Strategist

Industry Experience 17 years

Tenure at Loomis Sayles 9 years

Team Full Discretion, Structured Finance

Biography

Steve LaPlante is a Portfolio Manager and Securitized Strategist on the Structured Finance Team at Loomis, Sayles & Company. He is a Securitized Strategist for the Full Discretion Team, working directly with Portfolio Managers to structure the allocation to the sector. He is also a Co-Portfolio Manager and Senior Analyst on the Structured Finance Team, responsible for co-managing the investment grade securitized credit and opportunistic securitized credit strategies.

Steve joined Loomis Sayles in 2017 as a Structured Finance Analyst and has 17 years of investment industry experience. Previously, he was a senior analyst at Manulife, responsible for the mortgage credit sector including non-agency RMBS and agency risk transfer securities. Prior to this, Steve was a senior analyst at Income Research and Management, serving as the primary analyst in commercial mortgage credit, including CMBS and agency CMBS securities. Before this, he was at White Mountains Advisors as a portfolio analyst, maintaining portfolio level analytics, evaluating pricing models, and monitoring exposures across the firm’s portfolios, which included ABS, CMBS, RMBS holdings as well as Agency, Sovereign and Corporate securities.

Steve earned a BS from Union College and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a CFA® charterholder.

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Latest Insights by Steve LaPlante, CFA

Market Commentary & Outlook

September 4, 2025 • 16 min read

Credit Compass: Mapping the Markets as Conditions Evolve

The disinflation trend has continued, and a shift to easier monetary policy appears to be underway. Geopolitical risks and other variables loom[…]

Full Discretion, Private Credit, Alpha Strategies, Structured Finance, Global Fixed Income, Emerging Markets Debt, Relative Return, Trading

Alpha Engine Perspectives

February 5, 2025 • 2 min read

The Surprises of the Past Year

We asked our investors and traders about surprises that shaped the markets in 2024. One major theme emerged. For more insights: https://www.loomissayles.com/insights/credit-compass-mapping-the-markets-as-conditions-evolve-page/

Alpha Engine Perspectives

February 5, 2025 • 2 min read

Priced for Perfection? Weighing the Major Risks of 2025

Our investors and traders sound off on the risks that could shake global financial markets in 2025. For more insights: https://www.loomissayles.com/insights/credit-compass-mapping-the-markets-as-conditions-evolve-page/

Latest Insights by Steve LaPlante