State Street launches 11 new fixed income ETFs
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management arm of State Street Corp, has launched 11 new fixed income ETFs on the Deutsche Börse Xetra.
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management arm of State Street Corp, has launched 11 new fixed income ETFs on the Deutsche Börse Xetra.
Carmignac Patrimoine has shifted its focus to US treasuries and credit opportunities in European financials as the managers maintain their bearish view on equities.
The curent period of volatility in global markets is due to a collision of game changing events for long term investors, argues Sandra Crowl, a member of the investment committee at Carmignac Gestion.
Liontrust, Griffon Capital, Hargreaves Lansdown, Tilney, Legal & General IM, Ariadne, and Troy all launched new products this week.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has outlined plans to push ahead with the introduction of a ‘Bond Connect’ scheme to give foreign investors wider access to the Chinese debt market, similar to the way the Stock Connect program bolsters trading between Hong Kong and Shanghai.
It has been quite a start to the year in financial markets and the initial impulse many will have is to batten down the hatches and try to weatherproof portfolios.
Investors may shift equities holdings back into fixed income in 2016 as bond yields increase, Julius Baer has said.
The new year promises to be tricky for bond investors after the US Fed signaled an end to the era of ultra low rates in December.
Debt-to-GDP ratios in emerging market countries have been rising at alarming rates this year, according to the latest data from the Institute of International Finance (IIF). China, Saudi-Arabia and Turkey have seen the most rapid debt build-up.
The appeal of the fixed income proposition has waned, but European equities are expected to have strong performance in 2016, according to John Woods, chief investment officer for Asia-Pacific at Credit Suisse Private Bank.
Coutts’s global chief economist Mark McFarland says it may not be a bad time to invest in bonds and equities
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has launched its first strategic beta sovereign bond exchange-traded fund (ETF).