FSD News and Press, First Trust High Income Long Short Fund of Beneficial Interest From 12/09/23

2023-12-09 11:30:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2023-12-01 17:25:11 ET Summary Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income offers an attractive 11.83% yield, in line with other alternative debt closed-end funds. The BGX closed-end fund aims to be interest-rate neutral, reducing negative impacts from interest rate increases. The fun...

2023-11-22 05:33:00 ET Summary Deal activity involving sustainable companies dropped 15% to touch a three-year low of $111bn. By number of deals, China led the market for sustainable M&A activity, taking an 18% market share. The market for equity issuance remains moribund, wit...

2023-10-24 22:29:43 ET Summary Abrdn Asset Management is acquiring several closed-end investment companies advised by First Trust Advisors, increasing its assets under management. The abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund is set to acquire the First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund...

2023-10-04 17:36:05 ET Summary First Trust High Inc Long/Short Fund offers a 12.05% current yield and employs short sales as part of its investment strategy. The FSD ETF's performance has been disappointing, underperforming its benchmark and other bond index funds. The fund pr...

2023-10-03 04:06:00 ET Summary Despite compelling evidence that central banks have likely completed or nearly completed their hiking cycles, yields have continued to rise globally and are now at cyclical highs. Sustained higher interest rates are also likely to lead, eventually, t...

2023-09-14 11:00:00 ET Summary Expanding the fixed-income opportunity set globally allows US investors to capture diversification, attractive yields, and potential returns. The global bond market offers more opportunities for active managers to add alpha and diversification source...

2023-09-05 12:00:00 ET Summary Higher rates mean bond markets once more offer worthwhile real returns, while more challenging economic conditions are creating greater scope for active fixed-income security selection. Systematic fixed-income investing is an active approach that aim...

2023-08-25 05:30:00 ET Summary The NY Fed's yield-curve inversion model predicts a high probability of a recession in the next year, but risk premia in equity and credit markets do not reflect this. Junk credit spreads are vulnerable to a "violent repricing" and junk bonds are at ...

2023-08-09 06:35:00 ET Summary With the global economy slowing under the weight of central bank rate hikes, many income-seeking investors are shying away from high-yield corporate bonds. Prudent fiscal management isn’t the only reason the corporate universe is well-position...