fixed income

The BBC has raised £170m to help finance BBC Worldwide after tapping bond markets for the first time in its history.

Over the past month losses have racked up across bond sectors after comments from the Federal Reserve signalling the end of quantitative easing spooked global markets.

The era of easy money may continue for another two years despite US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's 'bombshell' announcement last month, according to Fidelity's Ian Spreadbury.

Kames Capital has hired Scott Fleming as fund manager on its fixed income team to focus on exotic bond analysis.

The prospect of a sell-off in both equities and bonds, akin to that seen in 1994, is a "very real concern", according to Ruffer investment directors Hamish Baillie and Steve Russell.

What happens when the tap is turned off? UK equities posted their 12th consecutive month of gains in May, but our most read stories at the start of June suggest investors will be increasingly nervous in the months ahead.

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership's Daniel McKernan is to join Standard Life Investments as head of sterling investment grade credit.

AXA IM's global head of fixed income Theo Zemek has warned bond markets are becoming increasingly unpredictable and says investors "should not touch" long-dated debt of any variety.

Stephen Snowden of Kames Capital on why investors should be wary of retail bonds, risks from certain kinds of innovation in the bond industry and why equity managers are enjoying some bond-bashing.

Concerns over a potential end to US quantitative easing saw global fixed income markets slump in May, but further sudden sell-offs may be less likely.