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Closed-End Funds: Investment-Grade Corporate Fixed-Income Exposure To Consider
02:34am, Sunday, 03'rd Dec 2023
Investment-grade corporate-focused closed-end funds offer attractive fixed-income options with higher yields in the current higher-rate environment. Leverage and discounts/premiums in CEFs add volatil
Closed-End Funds: Term Structure Potential Vs. Perpetual Funds
01:51pm, Tuesday, 31'st Jan 2023
Term funds have a few topics making them different that I hope to clear up with today's overview. Term funds can benefit shareholders as NAV is realized one way or another.
Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: PCF, RIV Rights Offering Results, Guggenheim Mergers Completed (November 14, 2021)
01:01am, Thursday, 25'th Nov 2021
15 out of 24 CEF sectors positive on price and 6 out of 24 sectors positive on NAV last week. PCF and RIV rights offering results.
Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: August 30, 2020
08:15am, Wednesday, 09'th Sep 2020
13 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 16 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Commodities lead while MLPs lag.
A Cyclical Rotation In Corporate Credit
06:38am, Wednesday, 09'th Sep 2020
The sudden stop to markets induced by COVID-19 caused a substantial repricing of credit risk globally, and central banks, treasuries, and ministries of finance around the world responded unequivocally
Changing Credit Views Amid Volatility
02:30am, Wednesday, 09'th Sep 2020
We downgrade investment grade credit to neutral and increase our overweight in high yield as we see volatility rising after a rally in risk assets.
Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: August 23, 2020
12:35pm, Monday, 31'st Aug 2020
8 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 7 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Taxable munis gain while MLPs lag.
Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: MAV Boosts Again (August 16, 2020)
04:27pm, Tuesday, 25'th Aug 2020
13 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 9 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. MAV, a holding in two Income Lab portfolios, boosts its distribution again.
Activists Continue To Hold Out In WIA (NYSE:WIA)
03:48pm, Tuesday, 11'th Aug 2020
Certain activists in Legg Mason funds continue to hold out. Owners of WIA should take note.
ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Total Return Fund Inc. Announces Unaudited Balance Sheet Information as of July 31, 2020
12:00am, Friday, 07'th Aug 2020
ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: CTR) announced today the unaudited statement of assets and liabilities, the net asset valu
Stephen C. Hooley Joins the Q2 Board of Directors
12:00am, Wednesday, 05'th Aug 2020
Q2 (NYSE: QTWO), a leading provider of digital transformation solutions for banking and lending, announced today the addition of Stephen C. Hooley to
Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc. (“CPREIF” or the “Fund”) announced today the results of its issuer tender offer for up to 5.0% of the Fu
Bulldog Investors Reaches Settlement Agreement with BrandywineGLOBAL-Global Income Opportunities Fund
12:00am, Tuesday, 07'th Jul 2020
Bulldog Investors has reached a settlement agreement with BrandywineGLOBAL-Global Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BWG).
Impact Of COVID-19 On USD Corporate Bond Liquidity
12:55am, Thursday, 02'nd Jul 2020
We examine the effects of the crisis on the year-to-date liquidity of USD corporate bonds, as measured by the price liquidity ratio. The price liquidity ratio c
Bulldog Investors Plans to Sue BrandywineGLOBAL-Global Income Opportunities Fund
12:00am, Tuesday, 30'th Jun 2020
Bulldog Investors Plans to Sue BrandywineGLOBAL-Global Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BWG).
