Bonds
Fund buyers warm up to high yield bonds again
European investors reduced their high yield bonds holdings by a net €12bn last winter. But the arrival of spring is heralding a change in sentiment.
Macro Views | 24 Mar 16
Global open-ended fund assets show consistent growth – Efama
Worldwide assets in open-ended funds were €36.9trn (£29.2trn, $41.3trn) at the end of 2015, having outperformed every quarter in 2014, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama).
Fixed Income | 21 Mar 16
ANALYSIS: Are high yield’s new fans clutching at straws?
Money has poured into high yield bond funds at a rare pace over the past month but is this a sound move based on merit, or a case of return-starved investors clutching at straws?
Emerging Markets | 16 Mar 16
Emerging market debt – a reversal of fortunes
Investors are fleeing from emerging market debt, and optimism for any recovery in the near term is low, particularly for local currency government bonds.
Fixed Income | 2 Mar 16
UK corporate credit starting to be hit by Brexit – Bluebay
The British pound is “not the only casualty” of uncertainty resulting from the upcoming referendum on whether to remain or leave the European Union, according to head of credit strategy at BlueBay Asset Management, David Riley.