Funds by Amundi and Lyxor among entrants
Weekly losses exceed $1trn for second time in 20 years
Aberdeen is merging its Global Sterling Corporate Bond fund into its Global World Bond fund due to the small size of the former portfolio.
Stephen Snowden will take on the co-management of Aegon's Investment Grade Bond and the Dublin-domiciled Investment Grade Global Bond funds when he returns to the firm in July.
Most of the indices used to underpin fixed income ETFs have inherent problems around pricing, weightings and selection criteria, according to Morningstar.
Which funds have delivered the best performance for investors since the credit crunch began?
Top fund managers, capable of delivering the highest alpha level for investors, achieved the greatest degree of outperformance in the IMA Global Bond and Global Emerging Markets sectors over the past year.
Six out of ten IFAs believe the UK equity income sector will dominate sales in the 2004 ISA season, suggests a survey by JP Morgan Fleming.