Kleinwort Benson appoints head of bonds
Fadi Zaher has been appointed head of bonds and currencies at Kleinwort Benson as the firm looks to strengthen its client proposition and enhance its core offering.
Fixed Income
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Hermes prepares for real estate debt push
Marcus Palmer has joined Hermes Real Estate Investment Management (HREIM) where he will head up the real estate debt programme.
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Axa IMs Trindade reduces financials
The fixed income market is set for a volatile few months as a number of key global issues come to a head including decisions about QE, the German election in September and Mark Carney taking up his new role as governor of the Bank of England, according to Nicolas Trindade of Axa Investment Managers.
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Co op turns to bond holders
The Co-op has unveiled plans to tackle its £1.5bn deficit, offering bond holders shares in the bank as part of a “bail in” which will result in a stock market listing for the group.
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Fleming joins Kames in fixed income team boost
Scott Fleming has joined the Kames Capital fixed income team as a fund manager and he will specialise in analysing exotic bond markets.
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Fixed income hit new highs in April
Equity funds registered net outflows for the first time for eight months in April as demand for allocation and alternative funds remained strong and fixed income inflows reached a record high of 26.54bn.
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Vanguard adds short duration ETF
Vanguard has launched the Vanguard UK Short Term Investment Grade Bond Index Fund, offering income and accumulation shares and aimed at investors looking to diversify their fixed income portfolios.
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Kelson takes step back at T Rowe Price
Arif Husain is to replace Ian Kelson as head of international fixed income at T Rowe Price International, taking on portfolio management responsibilities in addition to leading the investment team and process.
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Newton builds on high yield expertise
Newton Asset Management has expanded its global fixed income team with the hire of high yield specialist Khuram Sharih.
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Turkish bond yields plummet
Turkish bond yields hit a two year low on the back of strong demand fuelled by Moody’s upgrade of the country to a Baa3 grade.
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Dissecting the Rally What Sectors Look Attractive
Russ Russ Koesterich, BlackRock's Chief Investment Strategist,takes a look at the most attractive sectors in the current market and discusses how this market rally differs from those in the past.
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Bonds continue to magnetize investors
Bond sales in Europe were up 17.3bn in March due in large part to strong appetite for global, emerging market and flexible products according to data provided by Lipper.
