fixed income

Positive economic news in the US and the continuing recovery in the UK have pushed equity valuations near to peak levels. So where can investors turn for protection in case markets fall from here?

CORPORATE BONDS

Ignis Asset Management chief executive Chris Samuel is to exit the business next week when the takeover by Standard Life Investments completes, Investment Week understands.

European peripheral debt has rallied this month, after the European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates and loosened monetary policy, but should investors cash in or buy more?

Overseas investors may abandon gilts in the run-up to the vote on Scottish independence, with volatility likely to jump as uncertainty increases.

Richard Woolnough's M&G Optimal Income fund has passed the £20bn mark for the first time after a surge in inflows since the start of the year.

Fixed income managers Paul Thursby and Peter Geikie-Cobb are to leave F&C later this year.

Resisting the yield junkies’ siren

Former HSBC global fixed income head Guy Dunham has been appointed head of global and aggregate at Barings.

Kames Capital's head of fixed income David Roberts has warned new instruments within the fixed income market could be wiped out - losing holders their entire investment - if markets turn south.