Bonds

Aviva Investors' Chris Higham has taken his cash and government bond weighting to a record high following outperformance in the credit markets and his doubts over the US recovery.

Retail investors in corporate bond ETFs could be at risk as large institutional trades may be distorting the price of shares in the funds, analysts warn.

PIMCO executive vice president Luke Spajic advises investors on how to negotiate 'upside down' credit markets.

Fidelity's Ian Spreadbury has tipped the yield on a 10-year gilt to dip below 1%, as the safe haven government bond saw yields hit a new low today.

The spread between safe haven bond yields and those of peripheral European nations has widened as fears grow over the weakness of the Spanish banking sector.

The latest sale of index-linked 50-year gilts was completed in record time today, as investors snapped up £4bn worth of debt.

Funds from 24 asset managers have made it onto S&P Capital IQ's list of the best funds with a decade-long track record.

SOVEREIGN DEBT

Threadneedle's Quentin Fitzsimmons is set to leave the group to take a break from the industry.

Stephen Snowden has begun adding risk to Kames Capital's £330m Investment Grade portfolio after risk assets fell to "ferociously cheap" levels.