Fixed income ETFs globally saw a 30 per cent increase in assets under management accounting for US$1.3 trillion at the end of June 2020 according to BlackRock.
Bolstered by recent adoption patterns, BlackRock believes that institutional investors will help propel global fixed income ETF assets to $2 trillion by 2024.
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Global investment manager Blackrock has introduced two new fixed income corporate bond ETFs to investors as part of their iShares ETF portfolio.
The two new funds complement the broader iShares fixed income ETF suite of products, offering Australian investors increased flexibility to optimise fixed-income allocations in their portfolios.
Christian Obrist, Head...
Betashares has launched BetaShares Global Government Bond 20+ Year ETF – Currency Hedged (ASX:GGOV), its seventh cash and fixed income fund, designed to invest in government bonds from G7 countries. It will be benchmarked against the S&P G7 Sovereign Duration-Capped 20+ year AUD Hedged Bond Index.
While the fund is...
Each month Fixed Income News Australia provides a wrap of all the latest bond issues and changes from around Australia.
Economic data
No RBA meeting in January, the cash rate remains at 0.75%
Devastating bushfires across five states, the Insurance Council of Australia says $800m in claims since September and...
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he Australian ETF market attracted $4.3b in new cash flows in the third quarter of 2019, the highest quarterly cash flows ever recorded.
The mammoth inflows contributed to the market surpassing $8.9b for the year to date, eclipsing the $8.1b received in 2017 with still three months to go according...
Each month Fixed Income News Australia provides a wrap of all the latest bond issues and changes from around Australia.
Economic data
RBA board keeps the cash rate on hold at 0.75%
Trade wars continue
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AMP announced an indicative A$200m additional tier-one (AT1) capital transaction. The deal is...
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he Australian ETF industry continues to grow strongly, with Quarter 1, 2019 cash flows reaching $1864 million, and returns bouncing back from December lows, according to the latest figures released yesterday by the Australian Securities Exchange.
While international equity ETFs continue to receive the strongest cash flows quarter on quarter,...
