Bond

According to William H. Gross, markets are reaching the point of low return and diminishing liquidity. Investors may want to begin to take some chips off the table: raise asset quality, reduce duration, and prepare for at least a halt of asset appreciation engineered upon a false central bank premise of artificial yields, QE and the trickling down of faux wealth to the working class...

New index family to bring transparency to most liquid African bond markets

Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc. (“Nomura”), today announces the launch of the Nomura High Yield Fund. The Nomura High Yield Fund (Ticker: NPHIX) is sub-advised by the credit research investment boutique Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management Inc. (“NCRAM”).

Sub-Saharan African Central Banks showed strong interest from the outset, taking 52% of the transaction, the rest being allocated to bank treasuries, private banks and asset managers.

According to Jim Cielinski, Head of Fixed Income at Threadneedle Investments, investors should brace themselves for low returns in traditional core bonds markets. A holistic view of global fixed income markets is essential and Flexible strategies are key to generate superior returns in the current environment...