Jupiter manager believes low-rate environment will continue to be supportive for bonds as investors continue to search for yield in 2010
Invesco Perpetual joint heads of fixed income Paul Read and Paul Causer have handed over five of their portfolios.
The Financial Services Authority is working to improve liquidity and transparency in the UK bond market in the face of increasing competition from emerging markets.
Former Gartmore head of credit Simon Surtees has joined BNY Mellon Asset Management's Standish affiliate.
Henderson New Star's James Gledhill has initiated a short position on gilts to protect against a possible spike in UK government bond yields.
Standard & Poor's Peter Jones looks at the difficulties of valuing asset-backed securities.
The focus of financial markets and the political world has been on country risk over the past few weeks.
Investors are selling out of high yield corporate bonds at the fastest rate in almost five years as nerves over sovereign debt creeps into other credit markets, the Financial Times reports.
Managers say low return on cash and search for yield will support fixed income market
Given the magnitude of the contraction in credit spreads in 2009, it is reasonable for investors to question whether there is scope for further progress in 2010.