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Bond funds see record $74B in net flows in May
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 17, 2020
Bond funds see record $74B in net flows in May

Equity funds suffered net outflows, according to Morningstar

Fed purchases reshape market for bond ETFs
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 16, 2020
Fed purchases reshape market for bond ETFs

Cash is flooding into fixed-income ETFs at a record pace and interest in betting against both high-grade and junk funds has dissolved

401(k)s treat fixed income as an afterthought: Survey
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 16, 2020
401(k)s treat fixed income as an afterthought: Survey

Defined-contribution plans generally place more emphasis on stock funds than fixed-income options

Fed to begin buying corporate bonds
INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUN 16, 2020
Fed to begin buying corporate bonds

The Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility is one of nine emergency lending programs the Fed has announced since mid-March

Rising rates may lead to Fed yield-curve control, Gundlach says
INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUN 10, 2020
Rising rates may lead to Fed yield-curve control, Gundlach says

DoubleLine executive's comments come as the spread between 5- and 30-year Treasury yields hits its steepest level since 2016

Morgan Stanley adds to bet on steepening yield curve
INVESTING WIREHOUSES JUN 08, 2020
Morgan Stanley adds to bet on steepening yield curve

The firm's strategists say that with the U.S. economy improving, 10-year Treasury rates will become a key driver

Junk bonds benefit from Fed support
INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUN 05, 2020
Junk bonds benefit from Fed support

The Fed reported late last month that it had purchased some $1.3 billion of exchange-traded funds, including $223 million of high-yield bond ETFs

BlackRock to mix target-dates and annuities
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2020
BlackRock to mix target-dates and annuities

The product is designed to be fully liquid and includes contracts from two insurers

Vanguard's $50 billion woman outperformed amid bond market chaos
INVESTING FIXED INCOME MAY 20, 2020
Vanguard's $50 billion woman outperformed amid bond market chaos

Several of the actively traded fixed-income funds Gemma Wright-Casparius runs have beaten most of their peers so far this year

Despite market rebound, equity funds saw net outflows in April
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 18, 2020
Despite market rebound, equity funds saw net outflows in April

While stocks are still out of favor, taxable bond funds are gaining appeal, according to Morningstar

Bank of America sells $1 billion bond issue to fund pandemic relief efforts
INVESTING FIXED INCOME MAY 15, 2020
Bank of America sells $1 billion bond issue to fund pandemic relief efforts

Deal is first from a U.S. bank that links all proceeds to tackling the virus

Advisers look past the glitter, debate gold's value as a long-term investment
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 12, 2020
Advisers look past the glitter, debate gold's value as a long-term investment

So far this year the precious metal has beaten the S&P 500 by 24 percentage points

Investors should head for credit rather than cash: UBS Wealth
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 06, 2020
Investors should head for credit rather than cash: UBS Wealth

The firm suggests buying U.S. and emerging market debt and averaging into select stock sectors

COVID-19 helps drive record-level ESG bond issuance
INVESTING ESG MAY 05, 2020
COVID-19 helps drive record-level ESG bond issuance

Environmental, social and governance bond issuance increased 272% in April from a year ago

Muni market has stabilized since the pandemic jolt, but don't skimp on credit check
INVESTING FIXED INCOME MAY 04, 2020
Muni market has stabilized since the pandemic jolt, but don't skimp on credit check

Fed steps up with monetary support; experts want Congress to provide more fiscal backing

Junk-bond ETFs add most assets since 2015
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 30, 2020
Junk-bond ETFs add most assets since 2015

The news that the Fed was willing to buy some high-yield debt has made investors more comfortable about buying

By the Numbers: ETF flows
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 30, 2020
By the Numbers: ETF flows

InvestmentNews Chief Content Officer George Moriarty looks at why investors are throwing billions into leveraged ETFs

Bid to let states go bankrupt quickly nixed a decade ago
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 23, 2020
Bid to let states go bankrupt quickly nixed a decade ago

Mitch McConnell's comment came as Congress considers extending aid to cities and states that are seeing tax revenue disappear as wide swaths of the economy are shut down

Fed rescue efforts force advisers to rethink asset allocation
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 16, 2020
Fed rescue efforts force advisers to rethink asset allocation

The agency’s emergency efforts to rescue the economy are already being viewed as uncharted territory

BlackRock investors flee long-term funds
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 16, 2020
BlackRock investors flee long-term funds

During the first quarter, the asset manager saw about $19 billion in withdrawals from its mutual funds and ETFs, but $52 billion in inflows for its cash management business