Bond funds

Global equities notched their largest monthly gain since at least 1988, while multiple major benchmarks are at or near all-time highs.

Flows into U.S. fixed-income products this year have already surpassed the total for all of last year.

The world’s largest debt market may not be as sleepy as it seems.

Funds that buy debt backing sustainability matters grew 12% from the end of 2019 globally, reaching a record $209.5 billion of assets, data show.

Innovator ETFs, an asset manager, will debut its so-called buffer funds at a time when Treasury yields are hovering near historic lows and duration risk climbs.

Despite besting the broader market over the long-term, those at the top have underperformed in the first half of 2020.

Mass exodus from the market has forced managers to dump securities to raise cash, sending prices tumbling the most in at least four decades.

The central bank is now the third largest holder of the $54 billion iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD).

While determined to capitalize on the distortions created by the coronavirus, the bank says the offering won’t “act as vulture investors.”

Don’t expect significant changes anytime soon to longstanding complaints about conflicts of interest in the “issuer pay” model of the ratings business.