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Insights & Analysis: Risk appetite rises as market stability risks fall, BofA says

An increasing number of investors are taking higher risks relative to their benchmarks, according to Bank of America’s February Global Fund Manager Survey. The net percentage taking higher than normal risk levels is hovering in...

Origination: Brookings Institute: Threat from US debt levels very limited

A new paper by the Brookings Institute has highlighted reasons for concern around the growing US debt pile, and the dynamics that could affect the level of expected risk. Authored by directors Wendy Edelberg,...

SSGA prepares for private credit retail interest with ETF

Expecting private credit demand to swell among retail investors, State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has launched an ETF for investment grade private credit markets. The SPDR SSGA Apollo IG Public & Private Credit ETF (PRIV)...

Industry groups clash on NBFI leverage regulation

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has been looking into risks around leverage in non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI) for a number of years. In 2023, a paper by the board concluded that the strategy was...

Ukraine executes first govie switch auction

The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine has completed the country’s first government bond switch auction in partnership with the National Bank of Ukraine. Switch auctions allow previously issued off-the-run debt instruments to be replaced with...