Swip continues to boost bond team

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (Swip) has made a further hire to its global bond team, with the appointment of James Taylor as investment director, government bonds.

Taylor will report to Swip head of government bonds, Graeme Caughey, and will be responsible for managing a selection of global government bond portfolios and will contribute towards the firm's bond investment strategy.

The appointment follows a number of recent hires from the group - joining ex-Aviva manager Roger Webb and Andrew Tunks , formerly of Old Mutual Asset Managers.

"James will play a key decision-making role in our global bonds strategy in both the retail and institutional marketplaces," Caughey says.

"We have a robust approach to bond investment at Swip, where we look to identify the best ideas in terms of yield, duration and spread opportunities across global bond markets and James's fund management style will further enhance our investment offering."