Royal London Asset Management has launched a global index-linked bond fund aimed at hedging against potential inflation, but at higher yields than currently available in the UK.
The London Stock Exchange's new electronic Order book for Retail Bonds has gone live with companies including Tesco and BT taking part.
Do derivatives still have a place within the investment world and can they be used within fixed income portfolios to more effectively manage the risks associated with bond investing?
Whether markets will be able to absorb the huge government debt issuance that will be forthcoming once the Bank of England's quantitative easing programme ends is a hot topic at the moment.
Bond fund managers forecast a bleak future for the UK as the markets continue punishing Greece for its debt problems.
For some time we have primarily focused on defensiveness which has proved pertinent in terms of performance.
Fixed income managers expect a deal to support Greece to be struck by Monday as concerns about its debt problems spill dangerously across the continent.
OBSR has suspended its 'A' rating for Aviva Investors' $1.9bn Global Convertibles fund following the news manager Tom Wills is leaving.
This week's panel discuss the future of corporate bonds going into 2010
We believe 2010 will be another good year for corporate credit but we do not see the double-digit returns for UK investment grade corporates being repeated.