Market twists and turns challenged fixed-income investors in the first quarter, as markets responded to swings in economic and inflation data and central banks struggled to control the wheel. Then, in March, the collapse of two large commercial banks triggered a significant repricing of risk and sent markets into a skid. In this article, Scott…
Data from Coalition Greenwich showed that average daily notional volume for corporate bonds reached $45 billion last month, up 22% compared to the same time period last year. The corporate bond market has remained robust amid market turmoil, with average daily notional volume (ADNV) reaching record highs in February, according to a report by Coalition…
Fixed-income markets took a severe beating in 2022 as central banks administered monetary tightening to beat back surging inflation. While markets have seen a bounce-back, in the expectation that the tightening is close to the end, is the enthusiasm warranted? “The bounce-back that we saw earlier this year has already waned since we are at fresh highs…
The fixed income markets have seen more significant transformations in the past few years than in the previous cumulative decade. In this article, Colby Jenkins, Strategic Advisor at Aite-Novarica Group, breaks down the potential role fixed income execution management systems (FI EMS) may play within this new fixed income market structure. This week’s announcement that…
After enjoying a solid year of returns in 2021, allocators appear ready to head back to the hedge-fund well in 2022. French bank BNP Paribas, which surveyed 224 allocators representing $1.2 trillion in hedge fund assets, said in a report Wednesday that investors are expected to have met their average return target of 8.3 percent…
TORONTO, Feb. 10, 2022 /CNW/ – BMO Asset Management Inc. (BMO AM) today launched the BMO Canadian Bank Income Index ETF, expanding its suite of fixed income ETFs to include a unique solution investing in non-traditional securities such as preferred shares and LRCNs while remaining anchored with traditional Canadian bank fixed income. “Amid an environment of rising inflation…
Costs associated with market data in the fixed income markets rose by 50% from 2017 to 2021, a report by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and Expand Research has found. In the industry association’s report, it found that costs associated with European bonds market data had risen substantially more than in the…
Exchange-traded funds had a banner 2021 in terms of asset growth, which continued a trend from much of the past decade as investors increasingly flocked to these low-cost, tax-efficient investment vehicles at the expense of mutual funds. Can the fun continue in 2022? And where will the action be in ETF investment ideas? Net inflows…
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With trading volumes for US corporate bonds up
