By Robin Marshall, Director of Fixed Income Research, FTSE Russell.

According to recent data, US Treasuries have become expensive compared to other major sovereign bond markets over the last four years.

TrimTabs Asset Management has unveiled two new ETFs which provide exposure to innovative high-quality companies and high yield bonds while utilizing a risk-management overlay to protect against drawdowns.

State Street Global Advisors has reduced the fees charged on five European-domiciled fixed income ETFs collectively housing more than $1.1 billion in assets.

Connecticut-based investment adviser Rareview Capital has debuted two actively managed fixed income ETFs that seek enhanced yield and alpha primarily by investing in closed-end funds.

Invesco has expanded its suite of alternative income solutions with the launch of a hybrid bond ETF.

Anfield Capital has launched a new actively managed fixed income ETF designed to serve as a core holding in investors’ portfolios.

Exchange-traded products recorded $69.5 billion net inflows in July, driven by strong demand for fixed income exposures, according to BlackRock’s latest Global ETP Flows report.

By Nicolas Fonseca, ETF Product Analyst at VanEck.

Fallen angel bonds are outperforming the broad US high-yield market.

New Jersey-based money manager Toews Corporation has debuted its Agility Shares ETF platform with the launch of two actively managed risk-controlled funds – the Agility Shares Managed Risk ETF (MRSK US) and Agility Shares Dynamic Tactical Income ETF (THY US). Philip Toews, Toews Corp. CEO, said, “For many investors, recent market volatility is a reminder that risk-managed strategies can play a role in portfolios, but nobody wants to miss out on the rebounds. We want to remove the types of potential restrictions buffer products and other like-kind funds offer while striving to provide the best possible outcome for our investors.”

By Karen Schenone, Head of US iShares Fixed Income Strategy, BlackRock.

Looking to generate income from your nest egg? Make sure you don’t get it all from just one basket.