Just a stockpicking minute - can you really short bond markets?

The proliferation of absolute return bond funds and the additional powers they utilise, coming into ...

The proliferation of absolute return bond funds and the additional powers they utilise, coming into the market should not diminish the importance of genuine stockpicking in the fixed interest universe. The growth of the vehicles, with fresh propositions coming from Newton and SG Asset Management this week, comes at a time when intermediaries are increasingly turned off by the prospect of conventional bond offerings. With valuations across fixed interest generally seen as unattractive, the prospect of the stable, if lower, return potential of absolute return funds is understandably interes...