Bond managers shift focus from core names to peripheral Europe

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Leading fixed income managers have been adding exposure to peripheral eurozone bonds as value dries up in the investment grade corporate space.

Strategic bond managers have been snapping up short-dated peripheral paper in Spain, Italy and Ireland, cutting back positions in core European names which they say have limited upside potential after a strong run in 2012. The move comes as renewed political uncertainty in the eurozone saw Spanish 10-year yields hit 5.5% and Italian 10-year yields reach 4.4% last week. Richard Hodges, manager of the £1.6bn L&G Dynamic Bond trust, has added 10% to peripheral sovereign and corporate debt in recent months, taking total exposure to 15%, and has begun shorting core stocks. Hodges has ta...

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