The Federal Reserve Moves to Buy Corporate Debt

The recent announcement by the Federal Reserve to purchase debt issued by investment grade U.S. companies will also include U.S.-listed ETFs. Explore Overbond’s indexing capabilities, which offers NAV on EOD and intraday basis and screens for most attractive ETFs in this environment.  Source: Forbes There is a total of $10 trillion of corporate debt in America from…

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Investors are buying credit ETFs faster than the bonds can rally

The rapid swing of LQD, one of many credit ETFs, from discount to premium highlights the differences in liquidity between these ETFs and the bonds themselves. Maintain a firm grasp of this ETF liquidity mismatch with Overbond’s indexing capabilities, which offers NAV on EOD and intraday basis.  Source: BNN Bloomberg Some of the biggest credit ETFs…

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Can active management pay for itself in fixed-income funds?

While using low-cost bond ETFs for the fixed-income portion of a portfolio seems like the right approach, some say active bond fund management may be a better fit. Source: MoneySense With seemingly perpetual low interest rates—and even the threat of negative interest rates, as seen in parts of Europe and elsewhere—does it make sense to…

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Assets Invested in U.S. ETFs/ETPs Reach Record $4.42 Trillion At End of 2019

ETFs/ETPs listed in US attracted $56.15 billion in net inflows with Equity products dominating Fixed Income. Source: Nasdaq ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in United States gained net inflows of US$56.15 billion during December, bringing year-to-date net inflows…

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BlackRock attracts record inflows as stock markets soar

World’s largest asset manager is one of biggest winners from shift to passive investing Source: Financial Times BlackRock attracted a record amount of money from investors last year, as the bull market in stocks and bonds cemented its status as the world’s largest asset manager. The company’s funds sucked in $429bn last year, more than…

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Local Bonds Are All the Rage in EM as Investors Buy Up ETFs

Federal Reserve’s dovish stance and US – China trade talks have increased demand for Emerging Market Local Government Debt Source: Bloomberg If investors wanted evidence that demand for local-currency bonds isn’t fleeting, here it is: The biggest exchange-traded fund tracking local debt in emerging markets has seen 17 weeks of inflows. The $9.7 billion iShares…

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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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