fixed income

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.

TwentyFour Asset Management is set to launch a Senior Secured Bond fund for Rob Ford later this month, investing in high quality floating rate securities.

Kames Capital's fixed income specialists David Roberts and Philip Milburn are seeing value return to long-dated bonds following the recent spike in bond yields.

The rise in bond yields during May and June has left few parts of the bond market unscathed, and UK bonds were very much part of this move.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM)'s fixed income team has been adding to emerging market debt following a sharp sell-off in the asset class, in the view valuations are at attractive levels.

Fidelity Worldwide Investments has launched an income version of Ian Spreadbury's reduced duration bond fund.

BOND SELL-OFF

Fixed income managers have cautioned the Bank of England (BoE) will be forced to backtrack on its forward guidance measures as it has been too pessimistic over the state of the UK economy.

Popular stories among our readers this week focused on asset allocation, as investors look for ideas on where the best income opportunities will be in years to come.

UK retail investors pulled a record amount from fixed income funds last month as yields spiked on fears of an end to US QE, latest IMA figures reveal.