Fixed Income
Fixed Income | 19 Jul 18
Vanguard: We’re not troubled by duration in Lifestrategy
Vanguard has faced criticism for soaring duration in its fixed allocation Lifestrategy range, but investment strategist Ankul Daga is doubtful tactical decisions made by active managers will deliver superior results.
Alternatives | 18 Jul 18
Duration outperforms despite rate hike concerns
Long duration funds outperformed in the second quarter of 2018, despite investors’ ongoing concerns around interest rates.
Income portfolios jump up the risk spectrum
Intermediaries are being urged to focus on total returns as the low-yield environment pushes income portfolios into higher risk categories.
Fixed Income | 17 Jul 18
RLAM targets advisers with bond fund
Looking to exploit the inefficiencies inherent in credit markets, Royal London Asset Management will launch a monthly income bond fund later this year aimed at advisers and targeting an income of 5%.
Fixed Income | 13 Jul 18
Pimco fund leaves Bill Gross exit in the dust
Pimco’s fixed income funds attracted more than double the inflows of rivals over the last decade despite significant outflows after Bill Gross’ departure.
European distribution ‘fragmented’ despite Ucits
A Hong Kong asset manager says the European funds distribution market remains fragmented despite Ucits as more Asian firms seek a foothold in the region.
Fixed Income | 9 Jul 18
Concerns advisers blindly buying into strategic bonds
The return of inflows into sterling strategic bond funds has raised concerns advisers are blindly allocating money into the sector without understanding it is not just a one-stop shop for outsourcing fixed income asset allocation.
Fixed Income | 5 Jul 18
BoE scorned for brutal corporate bonds assessment
The Bank of England has been pilloried for its brutal assessment of the sterling corporate bond market given its role in driving yields so low.
Fixed Income | 27 Jun 18
Invesco reaches truce on ‘unsavoury debacle’ over fees
Invesco’s bout of bad publicity as it battled the Enhanced Income investment trust board over fees in a David and Goliath battle has come to an end with an announcement it will continue to manage the trust.
Five emerging market views on Mexican elections
Mexico is set to lurch to the left when it goes to the polls this weekend with populist Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known by his nickname Amlo, the front runner in the presidential elections. Five managers weigh in on what Mexico’s politics mean for emerging market investors.
