Bonds

Royal London Asset Management's Azhar Hussain has said that more opportunities in European high yield are now emerging, with macro events having little impact on yields.

Why it's real (and can play havoc with portfolios)

Invesco Perpetual's fixed income team have said the sector faces "strong headwinds" for some time as summer volatility returns, and markets anticipate interest rate hikes.

Invesco has appointed Asia Pacific fixed income CIO Ken Hu as manager of the fixed income portion of its $1.1bn Invesco Asia Balanced fund, following the departure of manager Frankie Tai.

Chris Iggo (pictured), CIO fixed income at AXA Investment Managers, discusses the main issues for fixed income investors as Greece reaches a deal with its creditors.

BlackRock has published a paper proposing a raft of reforms for regulators and asset managers to address the growing problems with liquidity in the bond market.

M&G fixed income manager Mike Riddell is to leave the firm he joined in 2003 in order to pursue another opportunity.

Former Old Mutual bond manager Stewart Cowley has launched a new venture providing investment advice and portfolio management to advisers and fund groups.

Sterling-denominated bonds saw their worst quarter on record in Q2 of 2015, amid a fierce sell-off in German bunds and escalating worries over upcoming rate increases.

Janus Capital has acquired fixed income asset manager Kapstream Capital, in a move which sees Bill Gross gain a co-manager on his Unconstrained Bond fund.