How did fixed income funds respond to the gradual withdrawal of liquidity, rising interest rates and volatility in 2018?
Tag: Fixed Income
Video: Franklin Templeton on fixed income investing
Ivan Fong, vice president and senior product manager, sees opportunity in local currency EM bonds, but is closely watching trade tensions between China and the US.
The limits of bond fund tracking error
Individual bonds within a particular sector do not necessarily have similar risk-return characteristics, argues Colin Purdie, London-based chief investment officer for credit at Aviva Investors.
Bond risk is in downgrades, not defaults
There is more risk in investment grade ratings than in high yield defaults, according to Matt Eagan, vice president portfolio manager for Loomis Sayles fixed income group.
Hong Kong’s EIP launches fixed income fund
After delisting a smart beta ETF earlier this month, the firm has rolled out its first SFC-registered actively-managed fund, which is available to the retail investor base.
Has EM high yield become vulnerable?
Rising interest rates have made it harder for companies to find sources of funding, according to Alaa Bushehri, London-based portfolio manager for emerging market fixed income at BNP Paribas Asset Management.
Jupiter sees huge fixed income outflows
Fixed income remains fund house’s Achilles’ heel as smaller rivals enjoy asset growth.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Bosera vs E Fund
FSA compares the Bosera Credit Market Fund and the E Fund Stable Value Bond Fund.
How M&G sees yield vs capital gains
High yield bonds are the best performing asset class within fixed income year-to-date, but higher capital gains are in investment grade bonds, according to Pierre Chartres, London-based fixed income specialist at M&G Investments.
Firms plan fixed income launches in HK
HSBC Global Asset Management, China Asset Management and E Fund Management are expected to launch fixed income funds in Hong Kong, according to records from the Securities and Futures Commission.
