Investors want short duration
Managers of bond funds have a reputation for being gloomy. Perhaps that is the price we pay for our repeated warnings about inflation, defaults and currency debasement, writes Artemis' James Foster.
Favours investment grade over HY
Given the threat of imminent rate rises, it might seem to be safer to invest in European bonds than US bonds.
Kirill Pyshkin, fund manager at Mirabaud Asset Management, says the recent underperformance of global high dividend stocks is unusual, so should investors be taking advantage of the buying opportunity?