A debt fund is an investment pool, such as a mutual fund or exchange-traded fund, in which core holdings are fixed income investments.

A BDC is a publicly regulated investment vehicle that helps small and mid-sized U.S. businesses get money when they cannot borrow from banks.

(Bloomberg) -- Private credit is pulling out all the stops to attract retail investors with increasingly popular open-ended vehicles that are bringing a new set of risks for the fast-growing industry.

One notable trend across both mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is the growing prevalence of core-plus fixed-income strategies. These funds operate under a two-part mandate. The "core" ...

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, has begun a long-term partnership with Credit Benchmark, the leading provider of consensus-based credit risk data ...

Should financial advisors fear private credit becoming a “locus of contagion” in the banking system? Are private credit funds vehicles of “systemic stress” that could exacerbate a financial panic? No, ...

With interest rates falling, income investors seeking yield from Fidelity's bond funds may need to accept some sacrifices to ...

Floating-rate funds can provide income investors with diversification and some protection from interest rate risk. They can ...

India, Aug. 21 -- Debt mutual funds have become quite popular in India, where investors are looking for alternatives to access safe returns with comparatively reduced risk to equities. These funds ...

A detailed guide to low risk mutual funds, covering market context, fund categories, along with insights on risk management and fund selection.