fixed income

Strong demand for exchange-traded products in Europe led to inflows of €41bn in the 12 months to the end of July, according to iShares.

Pacific Investment Management Company (Pimco) has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch five active fixed income ETFs - three short duration and two tax exempt - as well as two ETFs that track treasury indices.

Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has selected BNY Mellon Asset Servicing to support its inaugural Irish ETF range.

Asset management group Neuberger Berman is re-branding its Dublin-domiciled mutual funds business following its employee-led buyout from Lehman Brothers in May.

JP Morgan is launching five bond vehicles for its fixed income team which it recruited from Schroders last year.

Schroders has appointed Karl Dasher as head of fixed income.

Baillie Gifford has expanded its fixed income capabilities, poaching bond experts from SWIP and Aegon.

The IMA has made a raft of changes to its fixed income sectors following a recent review.

Bond investors should not fear the beleaguered banking sector, with the pressures surrounding these fragile financials more of a concern for equity holders, Invesco Perpetual's Paul Causer says.

Barings Asset Management has appointed former Credit Suisse AM fixed income managing director and COO Harjeet Heer as its global aggregate business head.