fixed income

Franklin Templeton launches five year fixed maturity bond fund

Franklin Templeton has launched a five-year fixed maturity bond fund, and its initial public offering will run from 27 March to 13 December 2024. A...

EM debt “still primed to deliver alpha in 2024”

Emerging markets sovereign debt, as an asset class, is still set to deliver strong performance for 2024, says Polina Kurdyavko, head of emerging markets...

ETF inflows outstrip mutual funds in first two months

ETFs gathered more than twice the amount of inflows in the first two months of the year than mutual funds, according to estimates just...

HNW investors holding large cash reserves risk missing opportunities, survey shows

A survey by fund manager Capital Group has shown that 78% of global high-net-worth (HNW) investors are currently holding significant cash reserves. "Reserved" about getting...

Institutional investors target energy transition sector

There is a “huge appetite” for exposure to the energy transition market among institutional investors, suggests a recently published study. The fourth annual EQuilibirum Global...

Payden & Rygel wins Lloyds’ US mandate

Lloyds of London, the international insurance market, has selected US asset manager Payden & Rygel to manage a newly launched US fixed income fund. The...

Higher hedge fund activity and dwindling ‘greenium’ expected for sovereign bond markets

Sovereign bond issuers are concerned that demand for new issues in 2024 will fall primarily due to central banks reducing their buying – although...

Appetite for bond and equity funds surges on anticipation of rate cuts

In February 2024, European long-term funds experienced an influx of €19.4 billion, building upon January's acquisition of €24.9 billion, according to Morningstar's European Asset...

Debt crisis may cause 7% drop in UK DB pension scheme funding

Research from fiduciary manager Van Lanschot Kempen has highlighted potential risks facing UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, with scenarios ranging from a UK...

Global ETFs touched $12.25tn at the end of February, data shows

Assets in the global ETFs industry hit a new high of US$12.25 trillion by February's end, surpassing January's record of $11.73 trillion. According to insights...

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