Bonds

This week's Conjecture panel debates whether current yields are bringing enough reward for the risks take and what issues managers in the sectors are currently facing

Investors' risk appetite has continued to improve in recent months as the major developed economies seem to be emerging from recession and signs of a stabilisation in global economic activity increase.

Wealth management firm London & Capital has made its debut in the traditional UK retail market with the launch of a trio of income funds.

The current backdrop for fixed income markets looks particularly supportive and favours further yield compression and outperformance by corporate and emerging market bonds.

Investment Week Conjecture

Markets are rebounding strongly after the indiscriminate drop of last year.

Despite a benign inflationary outlook there are still compelling yields to be found in the corporate bond market

There has been a lot of interest in corporate bond funds this year as investors have sought to make their cash work harder against a backdrop of low policy rates.

Old Mutual Asset Managers is launching a Dublin-domiciled bond fund for its head of fixed interest Stewart Cowley.

Both government and short-dated corporate bond yields have hit new lows against a backdrop of rising equity markets.