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European bond trading impacted by 84% of flows to active open-ended funds

European fixed income fund flows remain structurally different from the US, materially affecting trading flows during the day. In 2025, 84% of Europe’s US$422.7bn net inflows went to active open-ended funds. US flows...

Strategically automate and allocate to survive

There is a lot to be afraid of in the modern world. Geopolitical shocks, inflation and black swans abound, and the old ways do...

Worsening credit outlook does not hurt credit trading

The corporate bond market has stood up to the test of tariffs – but will the corporate environment? As earnings season kicks in, companies...

Fink: BlackRock’s private credit strategy ties Prequin and Aladdin

In BlackRock’s second quarter (Q2) earnings call, CEO and chairman, Larry Fink, has set out the firm’s vision of expansion into private credit markets. He...

BlackRock CEO backs blended active/passive bond portfolios

Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of investment giant BlackRock, has advocated the use of blended active and passive portfolios to optimise fixed income investments. In...

Fitz Partners: Fund revenue margins drop 10% in 3 years, multi-asset offers hope

In the latest edition of its ‘Investment Advisory Fee Benchmarking Report’, fund research company Fitz Partners has looked at the different costs which make...

Invesco’s AT1 bond ETF has “opened door to large investors” as AUM passes US$1...

The Invesco AT1 Capital Bond UCITS ETF has surpassed US$1 billion in assets under management, (AUM) with around US$500 million of net new assets...

Bloomberg launches RMB-denominated Liquid China Credit Index

Bloomberg has launched the Bloomberg Barclays Liquid China Credit (LCC) Index, designed to track the liquid, tradable portion of the RMB-denominated credit bond market....

AXA IM: Credit downgrades increases concentration and liquidity risk in index investment

A decrease in the average credit quality of fixed income indices and intensifying competition for high quality assets present increasingly serious challenges for UK...