Aberdeen Standard unveils short duration credit fund
Aberdeen Standard Investments has launched a global short duration corporate bond fund to counter the effect of rising interest rates on fixed income portfolios.
Fixed Income
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Vanguard launches pair of fixed income funds
Vanguard has launched two global UCITS corporate bond funds.
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Kames’ Snowden: Why you should not wait for market dip
Big macro calls on asset allocation could be a fool’s errand as the UK economy and markets enter a prolonged period of stability, according to Kames’ Stephen Snowden.
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Rathbones expands research team with double hire
Rathbones has appointed Richard Briggs and Stuart Chilvers as analysts in its equity and fixed income teams, respectively.
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Hermes’ Lundie: Short-duration isn’t as safe as you think
Going short-duration, the biggest consensus trade in fixed income, is not the safest bet for bearish investors, Hermes Investment Management’s co-head of credit Fraser Lundie has warned.
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PA ANALYSIS: Wealth managers swap cash for bonds as caution persists
Having hit a high of 9% in June, wealth managers cut their weighting in cash to 6.99% in the past three months in the Trustee MPI low-risk mandates.
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Janus Henderson nabs Columbia Threadneedle fixed income head
Janus Henderson has re-jigged its bond team with the hire of Columbia Threadneedle’s Jim Cielinski as global head of fixed income.
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Vanguard launches fresh attack in price war
Vanguard has launched a new offensive against competitors in the ongoing fund price war with the introduction of its first actively-managed bond fund in the UK.
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‘Mad’ bond demand a sign of extreme times
Wealth firm Andrews Gwynne has branded demand for some bond products “mad” and a sign of how extreme markets have become.
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PA ANALYSIS: Is now the time to be flocking into bonds?
Investors’ love affair with bond funds shows no signs of abating, with recent statistics from FundsNetwork showing the Sterling Corporate Bond sector was the most purchased peer group in July.
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Bonds and mixed assets funds prove popular in July
Sales of corporate bond funds surpassed those of global equity funds to be the best selling sector in July, while investors also sought solace in the mixed asset sectors, according to FundsNetwork.
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Risk of another US debt ceiling impasse already hitting treasuries
An impasse over raising the debt ceiling could see the US hit the financial buffers in early October failing to meet around 23% of its short term obligations, an analysis by Washington think tank the Bipartisan Policy Centre has said.
