BlackRock plans to overhaul its retail bond range

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BlackRock will overhaul its retail bond range in the second half of this year, the group's UK retail...

BlackRock will overhaul its retail bond range in the second half of this year, the group's UK retail managing director Tony Stenning has revealed. The asset management giant is looking to expand its four-strong fixed income offering with further launches and may merge its two gilt funds - BlackRock Government Securities and BlackRock QIS1 Fixed Income Tracker. Meanwhile, BlackRock High Income Bond will be renamed BlackRock Corporate Bond to increase investor appeal. In a conference call to analysts last week, BlackRock CEO Laurence Fink said: "If I had to cite one extreme disappointme...

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