JP Morgan Addresses Fixed-Income Profit Woes with New Data Partnership

JP Morgan has launched a multi-year partnership with Mosaic Smart Data to help strengthen its fixed-income segment. Source: Finance Magnates Big banks have continued to make forays into the smart and big data technology space. With an emphasis on restoring profitability, banks are also looking for more streamlined approaches to trading and business segments. In…

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Rethinking Junk Bonds

Federated Investors’ Mark Durbiano looks beyond the ratings for his high-yield fund—which also has a small slug of stocks. Source: Barron’s Investors tend to associate high-yield bonds with risky companies that have taken on more debt than they can handle, or whose better days are behind them. While the junk-bond universe does have its share…

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China Debt Market Hurdles `Not Insurmountable,’ Goodman Says

Goodman Group, which manages warehouses and logistic centers from Sydney to Shanghai, is open to selling bonds in China in the future. Source: Bloomberg Australia’s largest industrial real estate investment trust is open to selling bonds in China in the future, as regulators of the Asian nation’s $10 trillion debt market seek to entice foreign investors. Goodman Group,…

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Technology Drives Fixed-Income Growth

Technology is the key to driving the fixed-income brokers forward – pushing the sector from a manual opaque market into a powerhouse. Source: Markets Media Technology is the key to driving the fixed-income brokers forward – pushing the sector from a manual opaque market into a powerhouse to rival other asset classes. And that will…

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U.S. bond giant Pimco brings ETF offerings to Canada

Pimco Canada, popular among investors for its multiple bond strategies, has recently introduced two actively managed bond ETFs to the Canadian marketplace. Source: The Globe and Mail Global fixed-income giant Pimco has joined the growing number of Canadian providers of exchange-traded funds as it expands its bond expertise into ETF offerings for investors through its…

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Saudi Arabia taps bond market for $12.5bn

 Saudi Arabia draws on fixed income investor demand as it seeks to offset oil strains, issuing $12.5bn in 30-year bonds. Source: Financial Times Saudi Arabia has launched the largest debt sale by an emerging market government this year, pushing Middle Eastern debt issuance to a record high. The kingdom’s $12.5bn fundraising includes a 30-year bond,…

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Greece considers bond swap as it looks to bailout exit

 As it is preparing to exit its international bailout and resume normal financing operations, Greece is considering swapping 20 small bond issues for four or five new ones. Source: CNBC Greece is considering swapping 20 small bond issues for four or five new ones, government sources said, as it prepares to exit its international bailout and…

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