Bond managers fear hedges being undermined as liquidity dries up
The recent sell off in the bond market and growing liquidity issues have forced bond investors to use similar hedging techniques, undermining their effectiveness and causing concerns about how much downside protection funds really have.
Consensus trades, such as shorting duration or investing in core government bonds as a diversifier, have not paid off, managers said, with yields widening out. The proliferation of such trades across...
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