Goldman Sachs' Jim Cielinski is to join Threadneedle as the head of fixed income in the latest of a series of high profile appointments for the group.
Pimco, the world's biggest bond manager, has turned bullish on UK government debt, just six months after it warned gilts were resting "on a bed of nitroglycerin".
Henderson head of retail fixed income John Pattullo believes subordinated bank bonds could enjoy a sharp price spike should this month's European stress tests prove positive.
The UK gilt market rallied in the run-up to the Budget and while Osborne was giving his speech, but this initial growth spurt now seems to have moderated.
PIMCO's Mike Amey is orientating his fund towards shorter-dated bonds and cash in the view they provide better reward for the risks associated with the UK economy.