corporate bonds

The Investment Management Association (IMA) has warned funds in the £ Corporate Bond sector over excessive exposure to cash and non-core securities, Investment Week understands.

M&G Investments has expanded its bond team with the appointment of EMD specialist Claudia Calich.

CORPORATE BONDS

iShares has launched two interest rate-hedged ETFs in a bid to offer investors exposure to corporate bonds while mitigating the risk of rising benchmark yields.

SMART MONEY

Bond fund managers who bought into the US dollar-denominated issuance from Verizon have seen an immediate boost to performance after the bargain-basement priced bonds saw values jump and yields come in.

Hermes' Fraser Lundie has outlined four golden rules investors should follow to invest successfully in high yield bonds, at a time of strong headwinds for the asset class.

Close to the edge?

How safe are corporate bonds as a source of regular income?

Top fund managers have expressed anger over Co-operative Bank's £1.5bn rescue plan and warned its risk a full-scale investor rebellion if it fails to deal with its bondholders.