Teamwork key for Standard Life

Six-strong Fixed interest team led by Andrew Sutherland relies on good communication to maintain fund performance

Standard Life Investments is well known for its range of fixed interest funds, which have achieved consistently strong performance since launch. The flagship in its range is the £345m AA-rated Standard Life Corporate Bond fund, which yields around 5%. The fund is ranked 14 out of 60 in the UK Corporate Bond sector over three years to 19 May, returning 22.4%, offer to bid, compared to the peer group average of 19%. Also in the Standard Life range is the £191m A-rated AAA Income fund, which yields around 3.5%. This is ranked sixth in the sector over the same period, returning 24.9% offer...