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Litigation finance funds are drawing institutional allocators seeking returns untethered from equity and bond markets. Here’s how the strategy works and where the real risks lie.
Commodity trade finance funds offer short-duration, floating-rate yields that are drawing family offices, endowments, and institutional allocators seeking alternatives to traditional fixed income.
Defined maturity bond ETFs let retail investors build bond ladders without buying individual bonds. Here’s why adoption is growing and how the structure works.
Dual-currency bonds are quietly returning to favor among EM-exposed institutional allocators seeking to separate carry risk from terminal currency exposure.
Zero-coupon municipal bonds are drawing renewed interest from estate planners who need tax-exempt, predictable future values for trust structures and wealth transfer strategies.
Floating rate closed-end funds are recapturing investor interest as credit holds and discounts compress. Here is what is driving the shift and where the real opportunity remains.
Retirees are trimming bond allocations and replacing them with dividend growth ETFs – funds that offer rising income, equity upside, and inflation protection bonds can’t match.
Sovereign wealth funds are quietly entering reinsurance sidecars as catastrophe losses harden pricing, drawn by uncorrelated returns and long-term yield potential.
Banks are quietly adding asset-backed securities to portfolios, drawn by shorter duration, spread premiums, and structured cash flow advantages over corporate bonds.
Interval funds are opening private credit markets to retail investors, but the liquidity caps, fee structures, and credit risks deserve careful scrutiny before buying in.