Threadneedle has altered the investment policy of its £406m Strategic Bond fund to allow the use of derivatives for investment purposes.
Neptune is exiting the fixed income space, with the closure of its Corporate Bond and International Bond funds, both run by Ted Alexander.
Ignis' Chris Bowie believes total corporate bond returns will reach 5% in 2011 compared to the 10% highs achieved by the best performing funds this year.
PIMCO's co-CIO Bill Gross has poured $4.4m (£2.7m) of his own money into five municipal bond funds run by the group in anticipation of a rally, Bloomberg reports.
Franklin Templeton has launched a total return bond fund into its Luxembourg-domiciled Sicav.
M&G's Jim Leaviss has warned against taking the US' prized AAA rating for granted as the country continues to inject stimulus and defy current European policies of debt reduction.
Aegon Asset Management has promoted Euan McNeil to the role of co-manager on its Ethical Corporate Bond fund, replacing high yield specialist Phil Milburn.
Government bond markets are continuing to sell off strongly this morning as investors absorb the extra $1trn of debt added to the US balance sheet by the extension of its tax cuts.