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S&P warns of record fallen angels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... levels" observed at the start of COVID-19-related market volatility, in March. "Per the S&P US High Yield Corporate Bond Index, the average yield to worst ebbed below 7% late last month, and reached a three-month low of 5.90% on Monday, June 8, down ...

Fed buys up BlackRock ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... purchases by the Fed, were iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD), Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (VCIT), Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (VCSH), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield ...

COVID-19 damage to stretch several quarters: Natixis IM

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... supporting almost every corner of the US lending market. There isn't a single sector or sub-sector of the US Aggregate bond index that isn't receiving artificial support, either directly or indirectly, from the Fed," he said. "This has removed much of ...

Plenty still want in on ETPs: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... $770 million, a significant turnaround from the $488 million it gained in February." Vanguard's Australian Government Bond Index proved slightly more popular than other offerings though, with $11 million in net inflows. Investors demonstrated more caution ...

US manager eyes Aussie retirement income

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... year returns are 8.65% to benchmark's 9.47%. The benchmark is blended index 25% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and 75% MSCI World Index. It's shares component has a lower standard deviation (volatility) than the MSCI World Index ...

BlackRock partners with $23bn super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
BlackRock partnered with a $23 billion superannuation fund to develop an ESG-focused global bond index fund. VicSuper has again partnered with the global fund manager, this time to develop a global bond index fund similar to the ESG Australian Bond ...

New climate risk government bond index launches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
A new climate risk government bond index has launched, allowing investors to incorporate climate change risk considerations into portfolios for the first time. Global index provider FTSE Russell launched the FTSE Climate Risk-Adjusted World Government ...

Vanguard American ETFs cross US$1 trillion

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... Australian Shares High Yield Index Fund by three basis points - moving it to 0.35%. The Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index Fund will see the largest reduction of five basis points, moving to 0.24% a year. The Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF ...

Vanguard lowers fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... Australian Shares High Yield Index Fund by three basis points - moving it to 0.35%. The Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index Fund will see the largest reduction of five basis points, moving to 0.24% a year. The Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF ...

BlackRock launches Australian bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... Australia's head of fixed income Craig Vardy and his team will manage the unlisted fund, called the ESG-focused Australian Bond Index (ESGABI) fund. It is the first ESG Australian bond fund, and the first indexed ESG fund with a dedicated Australian ...