Corporate Bonds

Tactical use of ETFs by investors is expected to influence and fuel ETF asset flows through 2010, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).

Plans unveiled by the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to open up the corporate bond market to small investors on Monday 1st February have run into opposition.

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Graham Bentley goes through the different issues affecting asset allocation during retirement

Dow Jones has licensed its Corporate Bond index to serve as the basis for an exchange-traded note (ETN) in Israel.

iShares has issued three bond index ETFs on the Xetra platform of the Deutsche Boerse, based on European corporate bond indices.

iShares has unveiled two long duration fixed income funds on NYSE Arca to meet investor demand for longer-term bonds.

Vanguard has released seven bond index funds, expanding its bond index ETF range to 12 products.

Lyxor Asset Management has launched two fixed income ETFs tracking government and corporate bond indices on Euronext Paris.

David Roberts, joint head of fixed income at Aegon Asset Management, explains why he is still positive on bonds.