Is high yield still a good investment
Having rallied strongly over the last four years, high yield debt is at a crossroads, writes Bryn Jones, Head of Fixed Income Research, Rathbone Unit Trust Management.
Credit
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survive china credit crunch
China’s debt has has alomost trebled in the past five years, to $23trn, leading to a dangerous financial burden that could bring about its very own credit crunch.
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Apel named Henderson head of fixed income
Henderson has appointed Phil Apel head of fixed income, handing the credit expert responsibility for its £18.3bn global fixed income franchise and a team of roughly 60 people based in the UK and US.
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Co-op investors face a five year profit wait
It will take roughly five years before the Co-op Bank has returned to profitability, it has emerged, even with a further £1.5bn pumped into its balance sheet and a plan to cut its branches significantly.
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City Financial boosts team with ARC credit hire
City Financial has appointed Phillip Lee to bolster the credit analysis function in the group's fixed income team.
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ING launches multi-credit fund
The ING (L) Renta First Class Yield Opportunities fund is a multi-strategy credit portfolio invested in global high yield, investment grade credit as well as emerging market debt.
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risk mitigation key for bond allocation
Eric Holt looks at the outlook for sterling fixed income and explains why he sees risk mitigation as central to any fixed income allocation.
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Muzinich eyes ucits launch of ar tactical fund
Credit specialist Muzinich is planning a Ucits version of its Credit Opportunities Fund, led by Mike McEachern, to be launched in Q2 this year.
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Fitch disappointing year ahead for credit
Credit funds will have difficulties matching the record returns and inflows from 2012 in 2013, data from Fitch Ratings predicts.
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centre stage awaits for em corporate debt
Marge Karner explains why she expects the opportunities in emerging market corporate debt to overtake its developed market equivalent within the next five years.
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credit strategies driven by need for quality
Corporate strength and government debt means investors need to look at those areas where a premium is paid for quality credit and where a lack of liquidity is not an issue.
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another break in the wall
A wall of money has gone into corporate and strategic bond funds, but fund pickers and fund managers alike are getting nervous about this predilection for credit