The state of play with corporate bonds

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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

IMA Sterling Corporate Bond has been the best-selling sector among retail investors every month this year. But corporate bonds are not without volatility either. Are current yields sufficient to reward for risks and what issues are managers focusing on? This week’s Conjecture panel consisted of Bryn Jones, manager of the Rathbone Ethical Bond fund and Adam Mossakowski, who runs the Strategic Bond and Extra Income Bond funds at F&C with Fatima Lewis. The two F&C funds sit in the IMA Strategic Bond sector. Which areas of the corporate bond world are no longer as cheap as a few months a...

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