iShares to extend inflation-linked bond ETF range

A new product will be added to the range of three existing ETFs and will be announced in the next few weeks, says the company. Existing iShares inflation-linked ETFs listed on the London Stock Exchange include: the iShares Euro Inflation linked bond, £ Index-Linked Gilts and $ TIPS. Alex Claringbull, senior fixed income portfolio manager at iShares, believes most investors want to preserve the real value of their accumulated wealth, especially as they approach the time when that wealth is required to fund current liabilities. “In this context, inflation-linked bonds are the only gener...