KCCB News and Press, KraneShares CCBS China Corporate High Yield Bond USD Index From 08/02/21

KraneShares Partners with Nikko to Launch Active Asia Pacific High Yield Bond ETF (Ticker: KHYB) PR Newswire NEW YORK , Aug. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Krane Funds Advisors, LLC, (" KraneShares "), a global asset management firm known for its China -focused ...

Since last November’s vaccine news, financial markets have been "hanging ten" on a swell of cyclical, value and small-cap stocks, and rising Treasury yields. Crosswinds started to grow in the second quarter, however, as economic and inflation data ran hot: rising yields stalled...

Growth-oriented asset classes are likely to shine, but not equally. Above-trend growth is a supportive environment of risky assets like equities or credit. On valuation grounds, equities are looking a little cheaper. Geraldine Sundstrom and Erin Browne discuss PIMCO’s views...

While we believe overall market conditions should remain favorable for emerging markets (EM) debt, the pandemic created idiosyncratic risks and diverging prospects across EMs. The EM debt universe consists of three main types of debt: 1) sovereign debt; 2) quasi-sovereign debt; and 3)...

Faced with higher inflation numbers, the Federal Reserve has begun to create more meaningful parameters around its evolving stance on monetary policy. Although the changes could be less dramatic than many expect, we believe that investors should be prepared for higher market volatilit...

With the economic recovery undeniably ramping up, we ask managers for their thoughts on valuations in the markets. While lockdowns were protracted affairs for so many of us, the economic recovery has been astoundingly rapid in many parts of the world. Regardless of the shift in to...

Here are 12 very different "core" ETF model portfolios for 12 different investors, highlighting what I see each of 12 different fund brands being the best at. Each of these portfolios aim to provide "comprehensive core" exposure to bonds and global stocks within one of 12 consistent i...

With numerous options for accessing hard currency debt, the diversified opportunity set allows for more efficient management of concentration risks. We also believe there is a strong disconnect between perceived and actual risk in EM hard currency debt. Although EM credit metrics ...

Emerging markets high yield corporates are one of the few areas where investors can still find yields that are still well above 5%. Emerging markets high yield corporates have a duration of 3.6, compared to 5.3 of broad emerging markets corporates and nearly 8 of USD emerging markets ...

Emerging markets offer attractive alternatives to fixed income investors searching for yield amid the trillions of dollars of negative-, zero-, and low-yielding debt globally. Within emerging market hard currency investment grade bonds, we think it is prudent to be shorter duration or...