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Strong fund flows drive new US junk-bond funds - Reuters

Strong fund flows drive new US junk-bond funds
Reuters
By Sam Forgione | NEW YORK Feb 6 (Reuters) - Money managers and hedge funds have discovered a newfound love for junk. Legg Mason, First Eagle and Armored Wolf are among institutional investors launching new high-yield "junk" bond funds this month, ...
Investors Wary of Stocks Are Flocking to High-Yield BondsCNBC.com
Gems among junk bondsFinancial Post (blog)

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China poised to launch junk-bond market: media - Reuters

China poised to launch junk-bond market: media
Reuters
By Zhou Xin and Gabriel Wildau | BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China may launch a junk-bond market as early as this month or next, local media said on Monday, a move that could expand access to credit for small, private firms now largely shut out of ...

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Phoenix Likes Deeply Discounted Junk Bonds - Barron's (blog)

Phoenix Likes Deeply Discounted Junk Bonds
Barron's (blog)
As chief investment officer at Phoenix Investment Advisor, Peskind invests mostly in out-of-favor, deeply discounted high-yield corporate bonds. With the Federal Reserve expected to keep interest rates low for another three years, Peskind thinks people ...

Record global sales of junk bonds - Financial Times

Record global sales of junk bonds
Financial Times
Even companies in Europe where the junk bond market essentially had shut down just a few months ago are finding buyers. Schaeffler, the private German precision engineering company, was among the recent issuers, debuting in the capital markets with the ...

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January effects in credit - FT Alphaville (blog)

January effects in credit
FT Alphaville (blog)
S&P financials are finally trading above book value (but with wide variations between individual banks), junk bond issuance is full steam ahead with flows to high yield funds, and the headline S&P 500 is just 3 per cent off of its post Lehman high: ...

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