Bonds
Bonds
Invesco Perpetual's co-head of fixed income Paul Read has said April's French presidential election is the "one to watch" for markets in 2012.
17 February 2012
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Economics
Yields on UK gilts jumepd in early trading as investors reacted to the threat of a possible downgrade of the UK's AAA rating.
14 February 2012
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Bonds
Owning gilts has made the single largest contribution to recent performance of the £761m Miton Special Situations fund, and there is more money to be made in the asset class, said manager Martin Gray.
10 February 2012
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Managed funds
Distinction Asset Management has converted its Cautious Return fund into a multi-manager absolute return portfolio, managed by Armstrong Investment Managers.
09 February 2012
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Bonds
Colin Harte, co-manager of the Barings Global Bond Trust, has left the company after 12 years of service.
08 February 2012
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Economics
Barings' multi-asset team has bought £350m in Italian government bonds in the expectation European banks will use the ECB's Long Term Recovery Organisation (LTRO) to buy government debt.
02 February 2012
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Bonds
Bondholders in debt swap talks with Greece may get offered a sweetener in the form of a coupon linked to the future GDP growth of the country.
01 February 2012
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