Bonds

Former F&C fixed income manager Peter Geikie-Cobb has joined Charles Stanley as managing director of its Matterley fund business.

The PIMCO Total Return Bond fund reported $19.4bn in outflows last month as redemptions accelerated again as the year drew to a close.

In the second part of our rundown of the best and worst funds of last year, we take a look at the bond, multi-asset, property and technology sectors.

The Federal Reserve may have to resort to an 'aggressive' rate hike as a consequence of stalling the decision for too long, according to Schroders' Strategic Bond fund manager Gareth Isaac.

Mark Connolly, formerly head of fixed income at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP), has joined Aviva Investors as chief investment officer, fixed income.

Warren Hyland, lead portfolio manager of the Muzinich Emerging Market Short Duration fund, analyses the performance of emerging market debt and prospects for 2015.

Changing economic conditions mean fundamentals won't always be the core driver of markets, which is why corporate bond managers must be more active and nimble to generate returns in 2015, says Simon Blundell, manager of the BlackRock Corporate Bond fund....

Michael Hasenstab, manager of the $39bn Templeton Global Bond fund, provides his macroeconomic outlook for 2015.

A cocoa price crisis, Draghi quitting the ECB, and a devaluation in the yuan could all be on the cards for 2015, Saxo Bank chief economist Steen Jakobsen (pictured) has predicted in his annual ‘Outrageous Predictions'.

Veteran bond investor Bill Gross has questioned the possibility of a "fairytale ending" for markets as they spiral towards lower returns and lack of liquidity.