corporate bonds

It would be an understatement to say it has been an interesting and, in many ways, frustrating recent period for bond managers.

Giles Hargreave, manager of the Marlborough UK Micro Cap Growth fund, tells Cherry Reynard how he is positioned for the recent run of strength in his sector to continue.

Global bond funds suffered the worst outflows of all asset classes in June and bond indices fell sharply after comments from the Federal Reserve signalling the end of quantitative easing.

BONDS

Invesco Perpetual bond duo Paul Causer and Paul Read have boosted liquidity in their £5.5bn Corporate Bond fund to take advantage of new value opportunities which have emerged after the recent bond sell-off.

In a week when tapering talk reached fever pitch, one of our best read stories looked at the dollar slump as Fed chief Ben Bernanke said he will hold firm on QE for a while longer.

The UK is two years behind the US in terms of economic recovery, a leading fund manager has warned.

MY FIVE KEY BOND TRADES

Insight Investment has launched the Insight Buy and Maintain Bond fund for Adam Mossakowski, aiming to provide diversified exposure to global corporate bonds.

Investors are struggling to find ways to beat inflation in the UK, with savings accounts paying virtually nothing and bond yields squeezed by demand, but there are a number of funds out there which can deliver for investors.