Bonds

Gilt yields have spiked strongly today after the UK recorded twice the expected growth in the third quarter.

Standard Life Investments is planning to launch a fixed income version of its popular Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) fund.

Ignis head of credit portfolio management Chris Bowie has liquidated more than £250m of subordinated financial debt across the group's bond portfolios.

AXA Investment Manager's Richard Marwood has taken his Distribution fund's allocation to index-linked bonds to an all-time high on the belief inflation is unlikely to fall.

Cazenove vehicle beats Corporate Bond sector average by 5.3% over three years

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Phoenix, the former Pearl group, is raising up to £33m through a placing to pay off a missed bond coupon payment.

Brevan Howard's Philippe Lespinard is joining Schroders in the newly created role of fixed income chief investment officer.

ON BONDS

Skandia Investment Group has removed RLAM from management on its £200m Corporate Bond fund, handing control of the vehicle to Fidelity.