FTSL News and Press, First Trust Senior Loan Fund From 05/04/22

A challenging macro mix is set to make investing a lot more challenging in the years ahead: The share of the world’s population that’s of working age seems to have peaked. Equity beta tells the tale, and helps show how equity-like an asset is. With higher beta comes ...

Unlike traditional bonds, floating-rate loans don’t make a fixed-interest payment, or coupon, for each period. Floating-rate loans have outperformed in rising and flat interest-rate environments. Floating-rate loans are popular when interest rates are rising, but they may h...

An increasingly hawkish Fed stance has contributed to a sharp back-up in longer end rates and put many income investors on the back foot. We take a look at some of the floating-rate options in the income space. These securities can not only deliver rising income levels as the Fed ...

Pick any barometer of costs these days, and the story is the same: Prices are up - and in a dramatic fashion. The first thing that jumps out is the dismal performance of most asset classes during periods of low growth and high inflation - otherwise known as stagflation. A solid fo...

The US Federal Reserve is turning increasingly hawkish—hiking rates fast enough to slow inflation while maintaining economic growth will be a monumental task. The Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions team opines on what to expect from the Fed and gauges whether it is already...

The Fed struck a hawkish tone at its latest meeting, but Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Chief Investment Officer Sonal Desai believes it still underestimates how far rates will likely need to rise—and so do the markets. Geopolitical uncertainty has caused energy prices to surg...

First Trust Senior Loan Fund (NASDAQ:FTSL) - $0.1425. 30-Day SEC Yield of 2.94% as of Jan. 31. Payable Feb 28; for shareholders of record Feb 22; ex-div Feb 18. For further details see: First Trust Senior Loan Fund declares monthly distribution of $0.1425

Short-duration high yield bonds and senior floating rate loans offer diversified yield opportunities with limited interest rate risk. With regard to the overall health of the market, we continue to see high yield and loan issuers stabilize margins and improve their balance sheets. ...

The short-term high yield and floating rate loan markets may provide opportunities as interest rates rise. The composition of the high-yield market has moved toward higher credit quality with opportunities for ratings upgrades. Floating rate loans (bank loans) provide investors hi...

Nominal GDP growth is likely to be solid this year, albeit not at 2021’s historic levels. The Fed's policy toolkit should consist of policy rate hikes as well as some reduction in its balance sheet. Equities will be hard-pressed to match last year’s gains. For ...