While 2022 might not have been a great year for fixed income investors, it was the year for fixed income exchange-traded product launches. Last year saw a 16% increase in the number of fixed interest ETPs, the highest growth of any asset class.
It's clear that issuers foresaw a turnaround for fixed income, so is it time to rethink bonds?
BlackRock's Craig Vardy says the current environment is ripe for increasing allocations to the asset class, adding that ETFs - particularly when used in conjunction with model portfolios - are the perfect vehicle for doing so due to the precision they enable.
Find out more in the article.