Fixed income
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Securitized debt: a lifeline for investors drowning in negative rates
For investors drowning in a sea of negative rates, the securitized debt market offers a lifeline: limited credit risk, low interest-rate sensitivity, and attractive income potential.
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Opening your search for yield to the closed-end fund market
In a world characterized by low yields, low economic growth, and low expected returns, many closed-end funds offer distinctive features that may be particularly suited to address these challenges.
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Emerging-market debt: down, but not out
The headlines relating to emerging markets over the past three months remained largely negative. But look a little deeper and it isn’t difficult to find signs of stabilization.
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Indiscriminate selling has created buying opportunities in high yield
While the challenges faced by issuers in the energy space are significant, the sell-off across the high-yield market has led to opportunities in some attractively priced companies.
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Bond market liquidity: putting the risks in context
Mounting regulation combined with banks' mission to deleverage and boost their capital positions has created new liquidity concerns in the bond markets. We take a closer look at the risks.
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