Aberdeen Asset Management has seen its asset base grow by 2.5% to £185.8bn as outflows slowed.
Iceland is poised to re-enter the bond market for the first time since the collapse of its major banks.
Interest rates will be held at the historic low of 0.5% in May as the economy remains muted, according to AXA Investment Managers' Chris Iggo.
Warren Buffett, Bill Gross and UK fund stars including Jim Leaviss have seen their warnings on US treasuries proved right as S&P downgraded its outlook for US credit.
The US government needs to tackle its enormous budget deficit by reforming entitlement spending, rather than forcing down rates and pushing up inflation, says PIMCO's Bill Gross.
Old Mutual Asset Management's bond funds have moved back into negative duration after a temporary switch to positive duration at the start of the Middle East crisis.