M&G is to launch a global floating rate fund for James Tomlins next month, investing in high yield securities with low duration, in an effort to provide a fixed income solution to a rising interest rate environment.
Emerging market debt has been one of the more lively sectors over the past year, with a sharp sell-off in 2013, but are there any opportunities for managers now?
Inflows to European loans have never been stronger, but some investors have been deterred by loose credit standards and terms skewed in the issuer's favour. Lyxor Asset Management UK's Thierry de Vergnes investigates the pros and cons.
Hermes has appointed Zoe Shaw as head of fixed income to create a range of specialist credit products.
Having benefited from a 20-year bull market, fixed income investors are now facing headwinds amid the debate surrounding the removal of global liquidity and the prospect of interest rates moving higher in the near-future.
First State Investments' head of emerging markets debt Helene Williamson argues EM debt valuations have moved away from other fixed income markets, leaving it looking attractive.
Former Ignis Asset Management head of credit Chris Bowie is to join TwentyFour Asset Management as the boutique builds on recent success in the fixed income space, Investment Week can reveal.