Banks disappearing from schemes' fixed income practices

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Companies are bypassing banks and going straight to investors to borrow money, Legal & General Investment Management says.

Credit strategist Ben Bennett said higher lending costs from banks was causing companies to go directly through bond markets to raise money from lenders such as pension funds. “With banks still ...

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