Turbulence in bond markets has left bond investors nervous and cash piles high but while more movement is expected, certainty on a few issues could see investors moving back into the market during the second half of the year.
Axa Investment Managers is launching the AXA World Funds Euro Credit Total Return fund, the latest addition to its €8.6bn euro credit range.
Bond investors should treat Grexit as a side-issue and turn their attention to impending interest rate rises, says Invesco Perpertual’s Stuart Edwards.
Assets under management in the global fund market stalled at $36 trillion during the second quarter of the year, according to data company Lipper.
From Chancellor George Osborne’s own point of view, he has been delivering the Budget with one hand tied behind his back since he took office in 2010.
This week’s Head-to-Head sees the Fidelity Strategic Bond Fund take on the M&G Optimal Income Fund.
The ‘Westernisation’ of Chinese banks will see them directly competing with their US and European counterparts, says Ashmore’s Jan Dehn.
S&P Dow Jones Indices has said its data indicates bond market contagion stemming from the Greece situation is not a huge concern.
Mike Riddell, manager of three M&G bond funds, has left the firm after 12 years.
With valuations high and concerns about liquidity ongoing, it is not surprising that fixed income allocations are currently cautious at best. But, there are some lesser trafficked areas of the market that some investors are finding interesting.
Hermes Investment Management has topped up its fixed income capability with the recruitment of a head of private debt.
Ten to 15 years ago, investors had the view that the best way to invest in emerging markets was to do so as though they were all one homogenous unit. That is no longer the case argues Ward Brown, MFS portfolio manager.
