Economy
Active bond giant Pimco saw clients pull their money for a second straight quarter amid the global bond selloff. The firm saw outflows of $29.4 billion during the second quarter as investors fled bonds due to Fed rate hikes triggered by sky-high inflation. High-interest rates make bonds less attractive. This was after the California-based company saw $14.3 billion drawn by investors in the first quarter. Analysts at Citigroup noted that the outflows during the second quarter were much higher than expected. The fund company has been trying to navigate a less than ideal fixed income environment where high levels of inflation not seen in a generation are eroding the value of their bond holdings. Overall, Pimco’s parent company, Allianz, saw its third-party assets under management fall to $1.83 billion.
Finsum: Amid the global bond selloff, active bond manager PIMCO saw massive outflows for the second straight quarter.
First Republic Bank’s wealth management unit added two wealth management teams to its ranks last week. The firm announced on Wednesday that a Merrill Lynch Private Wealth Management team that manages over $1 billion in assets left the wirehouse after 15 years to join First Republic in Palo Alto. Theresa Rutledge and Anthony Custodio, the lead advisors, each produce $4.3 million in annual revenue. Both have a $10 million account minimum. Then on Friday, the Silicon Valley bank announced that it lured another top producer to the bank, this time from J.P. Morgan Advisors. David J. Loeb generates $1.8 million in annual revenue and manages $250 million in assets. The advisor is located in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, where First Republic is looking to expand. The company, which has over 200 brokers, has hired around five teams this year, which puts it on pace with its annual average of 10.
Finsum: First Republic Bank continues its advisor recruitment program by luring two wealth management teams to its ranks last week.
It might be easy to see why some opt for active fixed income strategies.
After all, they boast a host of advantages, including the paring down interest rate sensitivity and control duration risk, according to catalyst-insights.com.
Echoed npifund.com: Risk mitigation is the real advantage of active fixed-income management. Unlike a passive strategy, the active fixed route dispenses the opportunity set of investments beyond the fixed income benchmark index. Not only that, managers can hit or release the button on risk.
Additionally, with active funds, careful security selection may culminate in careful liquidity and quality analysis, according to etfdb.com. Rather than being on the hook for thousands of bonds to generate a carbon copy and index’s holdings, when it comes to security selection, actives pickers can be more discerning.
A new paper entitled ‘Active Fixed Income Perspectives Q3 2022: Bonds are back,’ the potential for active finds to uncover solid returns in the bond markets – even as default rates escalate and central banks try to leave things intact, the fixed income team at investment giant Vanguard’s fixed income team, fronted by Sara Devereux, has analyzed the potential for active funds to find solid returns in the bond markets.
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Looking for exposure to a gaggle of securities? With fixed income ETFs, you’ve scored, according to etf.com.
From speculative emerging market debt to “top notch” U.S. government debt, these ETFs blanket the corners of the market, the site continued.
Homing in on this ETF works much like tabbing any other asset class does; it starts with nailing down your targeted exposure or the kinds of bonds that float your boat. From there, it’s a matter of contemplating the credit ratings and interest rate risk the underlying securities of the ETF.
Sovereign, corporate, municipals and broad market are, broadly speaking, the four categories into which ETF’s fall.
Fixed income investments are leveraged by many investors to balance risk and to generate regular income, according to finance.yahoo.com.
Almost like a smorgasbord, while some investors opt for individual bonds, others pluck down their money on bond mutual funds, the site continued. Then there’s a fixed-income ETF, which keys on a less expensive diversified pool of funds.
There’s no backburner when it comes to ETFs; they immediately can be purchased or unloaded. That way, you can time effectively manage your portfolio, according to the site.
Sure, money makes the world go round….and round, but when it comes to financial advisors changing firms, while cash, of course, speaks, it’s not alone, according to smartasset.com.
They also take into account the way in which their financial well being and personal wealth will be impacted by a transaction.
While it always should land high on the list, the financial recruiting package is among a number of factors it’s incumbent upon advisors to study, the site continued. The package also is impacted by elements such as true payouts, hanging onto clients and office and staff.
That said, according to average annual earnings, the bulk of financial advisors fall in the 90th percentile of U.S. workers, reported smartasset.
The bottom line: last year, the average advisors raked in around $120,000, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Conversely, the same year, the average joe brought in $58,300.
Last year, Barron’s reported that the market for financial advisors had been stoked due partly to new rivals entering the mix and a spark in the competition among wealth managers,
Foremost -- besides their wallet -- advisors eyeing moving to new firms are strongly intent on gaining “freedom and control,” said Mindy Diamond, the founder and CEO of Diamond Consultants, according to thinkadvisor.co.
One of the hallmarks of this year’s bear market has been heightened volatility, but that appears to be easing during the rally that started in mid-June. The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, is a calculation designed to produce a measure of the constant 30-day expected volatility of the U.S. stock market. The VIX, also called the fear gauge, is hovering around 21, far below the 35 reading earlier in the year, and well below the 85 reading during the height of the pandemic. In fact, the VIX is trading well below its 200-day simple moving average. Volatility has been retreating due to a rebound in the market, with the S&P 500 up 12.5% since its June 16th low. However, a reading over 20 still reflects a heightened sense of fear over the short-term with many market observers believing the summer bear market rally may be short-lived.
Finsum: While market volatility appears to be easing based on recent VIX readings, this may be short-lived with the summer bear market on its last legs.