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Fed buys up BlackRock ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... not charge management fees on the ETFs it buys on behalf of the central bank. In the FOMC Minutes, the Fed said corporate bonds had been performing well since it announced its purchase plans. "Corporate bond spreads over comparable-maturity Treasury ...

BlackRock iShares launches two ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
iShares today listed two exchange traded funds on the ASX that invest in Australian corporate bonds. The iShares Yield Plus ETF (IYLD) tracks a customised Bloomberg index that measures the performance of the Australian corporate bond market after excluding ...

Iress inks bond exchange partnership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... to data feeds, and directly place execution orders, which is designed to make researching, tracking and trading corporate bonds "as easy as trading shares". Iress managing director financial markets Kirsty Gross said the move was driven by user demand. ...

IFM Investors ready to ramp up corporate lending

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... playing in just the fixed income market." The corporate lending portfolio lends to large ASX-listed companies (via corporate bonds, private placements and institutional loans) to mid-market companies with $15 million to $20 million EBITDA that generally ...

Investment manager launches income fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... designed with shifting markets in mind to generate steady income, the investment manager said, and will invest in corporate bonds, bank loans and asset backed securities. "Ares Australia Management's ambition is to become one of Australia's leading credit ...

Investors back corporate bonds as COVID-19 winner

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
As COVID-19 batters the once celebrated yield-providing banks, investors have turned to corporate bonds in their search for income. Amid the spiraling economic environment, investors have become increasingly aware of the difference between "dividends" ...

Northern Trust touts new ESG tool to instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... exposures in the investment portfolio. Northern Trust is starting with listed asset classes including equities and corporate bonds (through a partnership with IdealRatings) but will over time expand to other asset classes. "In future, we will look at ...

Pandemic puts pressure on ETF spreads

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... classes' spreads widened, as price discovery became increasingly more difficult. In fixed interest sectors, such as corporate bonds and high-yield bonds, the market leaders had to take on risk to maintain buy-sell spreads as prices gapped, pushing spreads ...

BlackRock turns optimistic on credit

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
Central bank action including buying corporate bonds combined with cheapened valuation has led BlackRock Investment Institute to upgrade credit to a modest overweight. BlackRock's latest six to 12 month tactical views on major global asset classes (in ...

Chief economist update: Credit ratings downgrades versus fiscal salvation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... J-REIT purchases to ¥180 billion and set aside ¥2 trillion for additional purchases of commercial paper and corporate bonds... until financial markets stabilise while at the same time, stressing that it would implement more stimulative measures if ...