Bond

The launch of e-Data Liquidity will provide investors with an innovative tool to evaluate the liquidity of their assets

Euronext today announced the first issue of Treasury Bonds, dedicated to retail investors, to be listed in its regulated market on May 19. Initially set at €350 million, the Portuguese Treasury and Debt Management Agency, increased the total amount to €750 million based on the demand surge on the first day of the subscription period.

High yield (HY) corporate bond ETFs are continuing to gain favor among HY investors, according to Fitch Ratings. This likely reflects investors’ liquidity preferences during a period of elevated HY market volatility and falling bond prices during 2015 and the beginning of 2016.

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers’) announced a rate of return on investments of 13.0% for the year ended December 31, 2015, resulting in an increase in net assets to a record $171.4 billion from $154.5 billion at the end of 2014.

“A UK exit from the European Union would in all likelihood damage the UK’s world standing, throw into question the European project and have the potential to generate a global shock that would spark significant volatility across risk assets,” says Ariel Bezalel, manager of the Jupiter Dynamic Bond SICAV fund.