Fixed Income
Caution urged over EEA secondary share sale offer
Investors in the beleaguered Guernsey-based EEA Life Settlements Fund have been offered the opportunity to register some, or all, of their shares for a proposed secondary share sale in March or April this year. But caution has been urged.
Fixed Income | 10 Mar 16
Falling dividends making income investing tougher, say IFAs
The majority (69%) of UK-based IFAs expect dividends to fall to 5% or less this year having averaged 9.3% over the past four years, according to research from Exchange Traded Products (ETP) provider Source.
Fixed Income | 10 Mar 16
Offshore bond uplift after new LTA cap is wishful thinking
Providers expecting the reduced lifetime allowance (LTA) to spur offshore bond sales to UK residents are guilty of “wishful thinking” according to a number of distributors, who are failing to see any increase in appetite.
ECB cut would boost peripheral sovereign bonds – Pioneer
The expected 10 basis point rate cut by the European Central Bank this week would provide a “big boost” to peripheral sovereign markets such as Italy, according to Tanguy Le Saout, head of European fixed income at Pioneer Investments.
Fixed Income | 8 Mar 16
Knighthead launches first fixed index annuity
Cayman Islands-based insurer Knighthead Annuity & Life Assurance Company has launched its first fixed index annuity (FIA) for global clients.