Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Europe's negative yields seep into non-government bond sales
By Tom Beardsworth and Alastair MarshA new, $550 million batch of asset-backed bonds will cost the buyer 0.162 percent.
March 01, 2016
New Benchmark: ICEA group of widely held U.S. Treasury bond ETFs from Blackrock is switching benchmarks.The iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY), iShares 3-7 Year Treasury…
March 01, 2016
Investors Seeking Safety, Index Funds in Early ’16Morningstar's latest fund flows report shows passive funds continuing to trample active products. Overall, in the first month of 2016, passive funds attracted…
February 12, 2016
A Crowdfunded ‘Social Bond’ Goes GlobalThrough its special structure, the MBU Capital Social Bond, which funds community projects in the U.K., is open to investors worldwide.
February 01, 2016
A ‘Big Short’ Lesson About Bond LiquidityRisk analysis can benefit from tuning out the crowd.
January 29, 2016
Puerto Rico Electric Renews Debt Restructuring AgreementThe contract will be extended to Feb. 16 to enable the utility to cut its debt and create a new customer surcharge.
January 28, 2016
Carbon bubble may wipe $2.5 billion out of Polish pension fundsThe loss would negatively impact pension assets owned by ING Groep NV, Aviva Plc, PZU SA, MetLife Inc. and AXA SA.
January 26, 2016
Best Fund Managers of 2015: MorningstarMorningstar picked its Fund Managers of the Year from domestic stock, international stock, fixed income, allocation and alternatives funds.