Is now the right time to be invested in corporate bonds?
Asset class was touted as ‘the bargain of the century’ shortly after Covid sell-off but spreads have narrowed significantly
Corporate Bonds
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Large chunks of investment grade still look ‘incredibly cheap’ despite central bank stimulus
Blackrock fund manager Ben Edwards reckons 50-60% of the market still looks highly attractive
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Corporate bonds overvalued according to 73% of investors
But CFA UK membership views equities as increasingly better value
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Could flock of fallen angels rock Europe’s debt markets?
As growth slows, a flood of downgrades may have a knock-on effect on wider debt markets
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Charles Younes: Why sterling corporate bond funds are suffering
Credit quality hits star funds in low beta fixed income sectors
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Bank of England stresses market making risk to bond funds
The Bank of England has raised concerns about liquidity mismatch in open-ended corporate bond funds as market makers retreat from the asset class.
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UK investor sentiment up but faith in bonds declines
UK investors remained upbeat about global investment opportunities in February, but confidence in UK corporate and government bonds declined.
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Lloyds Private Bank: Confidence in UK assets returns
Investors warmed toward UK asset classes in January, as general sentiment touched its highest level in eight months according to the latest findings from the Lloyds Private Bank Investor Sentiment index.
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Legg Mason renames global bond fund
Legg Mason has renamed the Western Asset Global Blue Chip Bond Fund to the Western Asset Short Duration Blue Chip Bond Fund.
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SLI adds global credit and Reits to MyFolio range
The £10bn Standard Life Investments (SLI) MyFolio range has added global corporate bonds, short-dated global corporate bonds and Reits to its portfolio.
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Premier AM shuns conventional bonds
Premier Asset Management is shunning conventional bonds in favour of specialist lending vehicles in its multi-asset portfolios on the back of the former’s poor risk/return characteristics.
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What investors really think: June’s top selling sectors
Fund sales in the global and corporate bond sector soared in June, suggesting a move to diversification and safety according to data from FundsNetwork. We list the best-selling sectors of the month here.