25.09.2013 - ETF providers position funds for rising interest rate environment
Exchange-traded fund companies are coming to market with a rash of new products and strategies designed to protect income investors from the dangers of rising interest rates. Even though the Federal Reserve deferred the start of a rising rate era when it held policy steady last week, "the narrative still holds," said Matt Tucker, head of fixed income strategy at BlackRock's iShares. Investors still expect interest rates to rise when the central bank starts to reduce its bond-buying in the months to come, Tucker said...............................................Full Article: Source
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