Bonds

Bryn Jones has delivered top-decile performance on the £62m Rathbone Ethical Bond fund over the last year, returning 11.3% compared to the average corporate bond fund return of 6.9%

Aviva Investors' Chris Higham has slashed risk exposure in his £1.6bn Corporate Bond and £96m Strategic Bond funds, shifting 25% of the portfolio into cash on fears of a bubble forming in risk assets.

Convertible bonds offer exposure to the ‘best of both worlds' across bonds and equities, writes RWC's Lakshman Harendran.

In the latest Conjecture debate, our panellists from Threadneedle, Western Asset, Standard & Poor's and Ignis discussed absolute returns income.

PIMCO's Bill Gross is urging investors to play the safe end of the credit space by shunning duration risk, as rising inflation hits yields.

Iceland is poised to re-enter the bond market for the first time since the collapse of its major banks.

AllianceBernstein has launched a renminbi fixed income fund for Hayden Briscoe, aiming to capture high yields from Asian bonds.

ON BONDS

The Bank of England is "failing in its remit" to control rising inflation which could undermine demand for bonds, according to Artemis manager James Foster.

Rajeev De Mello is leaving his role as Asian bond manager at Western Asset, Legg Mason's fixed income subsidiary, on 10 June.