Spanish investors piled out of equity funds and into fixed income in January. Global equity and Spanish equity funds saw €230 million and €194 million of redemptions, respectively, according to the local funds body.
Lyxor has launched three exchange-traded funds (ETFs) designed to provide sustainable exposure to high yield bonds.
2019 saw a bond bonanza but fixed income allocations are likely to be more neutral this year, finds Nick Fitzpatrick.
Border to Coast, a £45 billion pension fund pool, recently appointed Pimco to manage a multi-credit fund. Daniel Booth, CIO at the scheme, discusses the fund’s bond allocation with Nick Fitzpatrick.
The geopolitical risks that dominated markets for much of 2019 faded in Q4, helping both global equity and corporate bond markets as investor sentiment improved, writes Sean Thompson.
Inflows into gold exchange-traded products (ETPs) increased tenfold in January as flows into equities slowed.
There is evidence that ESG integration leads to outperformance of fixed income portfolios while also having benefits for issuers.
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has rolled out its first fixed income exchange-traded fund (ETF) that taps into investment factors such as momentum.
BNY Mellon Investment Management has launched a ‘sustainable real return’ fund, which invests in various asset classes, potentially including commodity exposure.
Investment markets performed well in 2019, with global equities returning more than 20% and a positive picture for fixed income, with global bonds and credit returning around 10% (as of October 31, 2019).
