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BONDS NEWS

Gilt bull run still has legs - MAM's Gray

Investment Week | 10 Feb 2012

Owning gilts has made the single largest contribution to recent performance of the £761m Miton Special Situations fund, and there is more money to be made in the asset class, said manager Martin Gray.

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Distinction converts Cautious Return into multi-manager fund

Distinction Asset Management has converted its Cautious Return fund into a multi-manager absolute return portfolio, managed by Armstrong Investment Managers.

Investment Week | 09 Feb 2012

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Harte exits Barings

Colin Harte, co-manager of the Barings Global Bond Trust, has left the company after 12 years of service.

Investment Week | 08 Feb 2012

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Barings' Cole: Why we bought £350m in Italian bonds

Barings' multi-asset team has bought £350m in Italian government bonds in the expectation European banks will use the ECB's Long Term Recovery Organisation (LTRO) to buy government debt.

Investment Week | 02 Feb 2012

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Schroders' Laud warns on global yield crisis

Schroders’ Sonja Laud has warned investors are facing a global yield crisis, and she expects cash to flow out of government bonds and into equities in the hunt for dividends.

Investment Week | 24 Jan 2012

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Jupiter’s Bezalel shorts US treasuries for first time

Ariel Bezalel, manager of the £593m Jupiter Strategic Bond fund, has opened his first ever short position in US treasuries, citing the opportunity for an asymmetric trade as the US economy recovers.

Investment Week | 23 Jan 2012

Kames: Germany cannot bail out Europe and keep AAA

Kames Capital's fixed income team has said quantitative easing in Europe is a must in order to prevent Germany losing its AAA rating.

Investment Week | 11 Jan 2012

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PIMCO to launch ETF version of Gross fund this March

PIMCO has confirmed it will launch a low-cost tracker version of the PIMCO Total Return fund for US investors on 1 March.

Investment Week | 11 Jan 2012

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Index-linked gilts sold at lowest-ever negative yield

The UK has sold £700m of long-dated index-linked gilts for a negative real yield of 0.116%, the lowest level ever recorded.

Investment Week | 10 Jan 2012

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Templeton's Hasenstab defends Hungarian debt position

Franklin Templeton Investments' Michael Hasenstab has defended his Hungarian debt position amid reports the group owns 10% of the country's local bond market.

Investment Week | 06 Jan 2012

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Euro hits 15-month low after French bond auction

Europe's single currency reached a 15-month low against the dollar following a French bond auction this morning which saw almost all of the €8bn of debt targeted being sold.

Investment Week | 05 Jan 2012

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Hungarian bond yields soar above 10% on cancelled debt auction

Hungarian bond yields soared above 10% yesterday after the government cancelled a bond swap auction, increasing fears the country will be the first in the EU to default on its debt.

Investment Week | 05 Jan 2012

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Global investors set new record in flight to gilts

International investors are buying record amounts of UK government bonds as the Bank of England’s £75bn QE programme spurs demand, with the yield on the 10-year gilt hitting a new record low.

Investment Week | 05 Jan 2012

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Major nations ‘face $7.6trn debt rollover in 2012’

Developed economies will see $7.6trn worth of debt mature this year, with Italy towards the front of the refinancing queue at a time when its borrowing costs remain elevated.

Investment Week | 03 Jan 2012

The best and worst IMA sectors of 2011

After a year dominated by volatility in markets which hit equities for six, and left government bonds trading at record highs, Investment Week reveals the best and worst performing IMA sectors.

Investment Week | 19 Dec 2011

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View from the Bridge: Investment biker

Being a long time motorbiker, I am very conscious of the ever present threat that comes from being unaware of what is in front of you.

Jupiter tops Alpha Manager provider list

Jupiter Unit Trust Managers employs the most FE Alpha Managers with 12 on the newly revealed list for 2012.

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Gosling's Grouse: Baying for blood

When a phlebotomist sticks a needle in a vein you pay attention. He or she has you just where they want you.

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FDR, Reagan, Clinton or Obama: When were markets strongest?

Three years into Barack Obama's term as US president, how do equity market returns under this administration compare with those seen under previous leaders?

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