Vanguard is launching two new government bond portfolios.
Vanguard is launching two new government bond portfolios,Investment Weekreports. TheVanguard U.K. Inflation-linked Gilt Indexand theVanguard U.K. Long-Duration Gilt Indexwill be unveiled in the market on Feb. 3, 2011, bringing the number of products in the U.K. index-tracking range of the firm to 14.
The inflation-linked gilt index tracks theBarclays Capital U.K. Government 15+ Float Adjusted Bondindex, while the long-duration gilt index will be benchmarked against theBarclays Capital U.K. Government Inflation-Linked Float Adjusted Bondindex. The vehicles will be managed by Vanguard's fixed interest team, which also runs the other current indices, adds金融时报》.