fixed income

Funds management

BlackRock is opting to stay selective when it comes to its credit exposure because it believes spreads have tightened in light of strong demand....

Financial planning

M&G’s fixed income CIO Leaviss departs after 27 years

Veteran fixed income manager Jim Leaviss has announced he will depart M&G Investments after almost 30 years, with the firm appointing his replacement from Schroders....

Funds management

Aussie ETF assets break through $200bn mark

Strong inflows from international equity ETFs have helped accelerate Australian ETF assets under management to above $200 billion, Vanguard data shows. ...

Funds management

The biggest fixed income moves of the last quarter

Money Management rounds up the biggest people moves in the fixed income space over the past three months. ...

Funds management

Look to bonds for equity type returns

Insight Investment has shared its current fixed income outlook, including how the asset class is presenting opportunities for investors to lock in long-term equity type r...

Funds management

Which asset class was the ‘biggest winner’ with advisers in 2023?

Adviser Ratings has crowned the asset class which received the highest net flows and organic growth throughout last year, while all other categories saw modest net outflo...

Funds management

T. Rowe Price cautious over US election impact on rate cuts

T. Rowe Price has outlined the fixed income allocations in its multi-asset funds as well as how November’s US election will affect the potential for rate cuts....

Funds management

How to discuss ‘timing the market’ with clients

PIMCO has discussed how advisers can have conversations with clients who are eager to “time” their re-entry back into bond markets with possible rate cuts....

Funds management

Bullish asset allocators retreat from bonds

The latest Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey has found investors are the most bullish they have been since November 2021, pivoting away from bonds and into equit...

Funds management

Fixed income behind the curve in female hires

Fixed income has the second-lowest percentage of female portfolio management appointments, according to a diversity report from Future IM/Pact. ...

Funds management

Aussie bond ETF inflows triple in May

Australian bond ETFs saw monthly inflows triple in May to reach $324 million, according to Betashares....

Funds management

Is it time to reverse the 60/40 allocation?

The secular backdrop for the next five years invites advisers to reverse the typical 60/40 per cent equity and bond asset allocations in portfolios, according to PIMCO fi...

Funds management

Schroders shares bond allocation ahead of rate cut cycle

Schroders portfolio manager and head of fixed income, Kellie Wood, has shared the asset allocation in the firm’s Fixed Income Fund as the RBA finds itself in a tricky sit...

Funds management

BlackRock fixed income veteran departs for global role

A fixed income veteran has left BlackRock after almost 20 years to take up a position of global CIO for fixed income, responsible for managing $278 billion in fixed incom...

Funds management

How Zenith is using bond duration to mitigate uncertainty

Zenith Investment Partners’ Damien Hennessy describes why the firm is adding duration for bond allocations in its investment portfolios to manage possible economic condit...