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Easier access to the Russian local bond market is expected to result in a gradual increase of foreign investor inflows this year thanks to yield hungry money managers.
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As well as making it hard to determine which managers have won what, it is also unclear exactly how much is earmarked for loans, and how much for high-yield, with several managers saying they typically encourage investors to opt for a more diverse approach in order to improve returns.
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Stable currencies continue to make local currency bonds a top pick for fixed income fund managers looking for yield, volume, and liquidity.
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He has unsuccessfully been lobbying the company for months to issue perpetual preferred shares to its shareholders that would pay a nice yield and give hedge fund managers a new security to trade, which is the kind of thing they love.
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Active managers in intermediate-term securities fared better than managers in long-term securities, and managers in investment grade bonds fared better than managers in high-yield securities.
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The bond fund managers buy tobacco bonds to juice up the yield and entice investors, especially the yield hogs.
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Also using a lower discount rate would magnify pension liabilities and drive managers into an even more desperate hunt for yield, the author says.
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Credit spreads tightened considerably over the five-year period and active managers were not able to keep up with these actions in the high-yield marketplace.
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For investors hunting for yield, bonds from the region offer a better return than those from more developed markets, although some money managers are growing more cautious on the region.
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Managers with the ability to adapt to change, with the ability to manage portfolio risk factors such as yield, duration, allocation weighting, and credit quality, can find success in multiple environments.
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