Cohen & Steers launches Short Duration Preferred Income fund
The equity/bond hybrid fund will invest in preferreds with a target duration of less than three years
The equity/bond hybrid fund will invest in preferreds with a target duration of less than three years
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To be managed by Peter Doherty, who joined as head of fixed income last year
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‘It’s going to be a very interesting second half of this year, the market had it easy over the first half’, says the bond fund manager
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Tilt towards quality and defensive plays like short dated credit and govvies alongside rising cash levels
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Emerging markets boutique admits performance has weakened over the year
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Schroders and RLAM among the long duration bond funds dominating performance tables
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Emerging markets fund will aim for duration of two years
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UK’s biggest retail fund has 61% held in investment grade bonds, its highest ever weighting
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Long duration funds outperformed in the second quarter of 2018, despite investors’ ongoing concerns around interest rates.
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Blackrock has launched an emerging market short duration bond fund, designed to mitigate interest rate risk.
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Emerging market equities and short duration corporate bonds are just two assets which should perform well in 2018 according to Fund Calibre’s Darius McDermott.
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Robeco has launched a short duration version of their Global Credits strategy, which focuses on developed investment grade corporate bonds with a maximum of six years maturity.
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