Fund inflows in September were at their lowest level since the credit crunch hit markets in October 2008, while quarterly figures were down two thirds on last year.
Michel Canoy, fund manager of FIT and MMIT at LGIM, examines the state of today's bond markets and looks at what investors can do to negotiate volatility as world order unravels.
Invesco Perpetual's co-head of fixed income, Paul Read, has told investors now is the time to be bullish on bank debt in the UK, US and Europe, with valuations at three-year lows despite huge improvements in balance sheets.
Richard Woolnough outlines some of the key themes featuring in M&G's award-winning bond fund range.
Managers who feared lower rates for longer shine, while optimists lose out following months of turmoil in global markets
Kames Capital's bond managers Stephen Snowden and Phil Milburn have warned it is too early to start buying up cheap stock as we are only 75% of the way through the European sovereign debt crisis.
Stéphane Monier, head of fixed income and currencies at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, reveals the best way to capture value in the corporate bond universe.