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'Challenging period' for active managers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... income categories, including the lowest underperformance rate reported in this scorecard-just 13% of US-domiciled Investment Grade Short and Intermediate Bond funds underperformed the iBoxx $ Overall 1-5 Year Index."

End of the road for three Franklin Templeton funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
... foresee the AUM growing and determined it was best to return proceeds to investors. The fund, which invested in investment grade, high-yielding debt securities, and financial derivative instruments, had $10.3 million in AUM. At the time of its launch ...

Acadian AM launches two new credit strategies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
Acadian Asset Management has added to its credit lineup with the launch of a Global High Yield and US Investment Grade offering. The new strategies will be managed by senior vice president and director of systemic credit Scott Richardson and his team ...

QIC promotes key private equity staff

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... Diego, running credit and equity analysis on prospective and existing portfolio investments and co-managed levered investment grade convertible volatility and capital structure arbitrage portfolio. Moreover, QIC has appointed two vice presidents for ...

US election outcome tops investor concerns: Natixis

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... protection for Australian's retirement savings... Our strategists are picking credit, favouring government and investment grade corporates over riskier high-yield and emerging market securities," Watson said. Opinions on sustainable investments are ...

Fidelity shutters, delists funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
... securities that include investment-grade corporate bonds and government bonds of different maturities, below-investment grade and emerging market bonds, from anywhere in the world and denominated in various currencies. The minimum investment amount is ...

Investors being influenced by the 'Powell pivot'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
The Investment Grade Corporate Bonds: Understanding Manager Performance report said the 'Powell pivot' at the end of 2023 made the strategic shift a more attractive option for investors looking to capitalise on higher yields while reducing credit risk. ...

J.P. Morgan lists fixed income ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... and New Zealand Mark Carlile said. "An active ETF focused on high quality bonds, JPGB invests at least 80% in investment grade bonds, overlaid by a disciplined risk management strategy," he said. "The portfolio management team has the ability to tap ...

Barings prepares new strategies for local institutional investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... Group APAC head Shane Forster previously pointed out that regulations have raised capital costs for banks in sub-investment grade lending, making the market relatively less attractive. Concurrently, private debt providers are stepping in with solutions ...

Quality is worth paying for in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... flows." Therefore, it said now is the time to add to high-quality bonds (specifically high-grade government and investment grade). "We see value in the one to 10-year duration segment, and particularly the five-year duration point," it said. "We believe ...