fixed income

Investors pulled an estimated £1.5bn from Richard Woolnough's M&G Optimal Income fund in April and May as bond market volatility brought a sudden end to the portfolio's rapid AUM growth.

Three former Brewin Dolphin directors have joined forces to launch their own investment management firm, Brighton Capital Management.

Cazenove Capital CIO Richard Jeffrey examines the scenarios with the greatest 'potential to sting' fixed income investors.

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has used the annual Mansion House speech to warn that asset managers must prepare for the consequences of normalising monetary conditions.

Russell Investments has re-hired its former senior analyst, Van Luu, to head up its currency and fixed income strategy desk.

Large fixed income houses are being forced to expand the overseas investment capacity of their funds and use more derivatives in a bid to mitigate liquidity risks in the bond market.

Legal & General Investment Management(LGIM) has appointed Omar Saeed as lead manager of its flagship Dynamic Bond Trust, nine months after the departure of Richard Hodges.

AXA Investment Managers' former fixed income head Theo Zemek has taken up a new non-executive role at BlackRock.

Veteran fixed income manager Bill Gross has admitted he is frightened by the lack of liquidity in bond markets.

Schroders has hired five new members to its fixed income global multi-sector team headed by Bob Jolly.