Investors looking overseas for opportunities in bonds

Fund managers are bullish on the prospects for US government bonds at a time when they are increasin...

Fund managers are bullish on the prospects for US government bonds at a time when they are increasingly apprehensive about how UK gilts will perform. With uncertainty as to how UK interest rates will move over the next year, many investors are choosing to look overseas for government bond opportunities. Frank Burke, manager of the Insight Global Bond fund, says: "In the UK we are expecting supply to start waning at the long end and we are therefore forecasting a steeper curve. "We can see the front end being well supported but supply on the long term could be a problem, so our outlook on...