Heavyweight launches give head start to emd
Investors may have been piling into UK corporate bond funds this year, but it is emerging market debt where fund groups appear to see the big opportunity for expansion.
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bny mellon launch em debt fund through standish
Through its Standish boutique, Bank of New York Mellon is to launch a new emerging market debt opportunities fund.
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harling trades em desk at nomura for investec
Investec AM has recruited Victoria Harling from Nomura to work on its emerging market debt strategies.
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more than half ems are investment grade
How should investors get exposure to emerging markets given their improved fundamentals and an expanding investment universe? Amanda La Marca gives the EM debt side of the argument…
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lgim offers passive emerging market debt funds
LGIM has unveiled three passive emerging market sovereign debt funds that offer hedged and unhedged classes for sterling investors.
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distressed debt greater margin of safety
Backed up by a return pushing 50% since 2009, Jon Macintosh argues why he thinks distressed debt is one cycle that is worth taking for a ride.
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eurozone debt plan falters
Europe’s political leaders failed to agree the detail of a plan to resolve the region’s debt crisis at the weekend’s summit, with a further meeting scheduled for Wednesday (26 October).
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f and c appoints product specialist to em debt team
Peter Svododa has been brought in from Erste Group as a product specialist for the emerging market debt team.
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Wide variance in returns from Strategic bonds
Returns in the popular IMA Strategic Bond sector show a high variance in returns.
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Moody’s downgrades Portugese government debt to junk
Ratings agency Moody’s has cut Portugal’s long-term government debt to below investment grade.
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Germany weakens resistance to introduction of a eurobond
Germany is said to be waivering in its opposition to a eurobond to spread the region’s debt.
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Strategic bonds gain ground in July; cash is king in August
Strategic bond sales firmed their position in July, as investors anticipated volatile conditions.