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Retail investors in corporate bond ETFs could be at risk as large institutional trades may be distorting the price of shares in the funds, analysts warn.

Aviva Investors has launched a Global Short Duration High Yield Bond fund for senior high yield portfolio manager Jeremy Hughes.

PIMCO's Bill Gross has told investors they will find it difficult to repeat the performance of the past 30 years, comparing Wall Street to a food chain and Europe to a "tumour".

PIMCO executive vice president Luke Spajic advises investors on how to negotiate 'upside down' credit markets.

Net retail sales of UK domiciled funds reached £2.1bn in April, the highest level since April last year and well above levels seen over the last nine months.

Mike Riddell, M&G's top performing bond fund manager, has urged investors to brace themselves for more pain in markets in the short term as the Greek crisis continues, with safe haven bonds set to see yields fall further.

UK government bonds are hugely expensive but 10-year yields may yet move down towards 1.5%, according to Henderson's head of retail fixed income John Pattullo.

Alliance Trust Investments has poached SWIP bond manager Juan Valenzuela to head up a new fixed income fund.

Italy sold €5.95bn worth of bonds today after Standard & Poor's downgrade of Spain reignited fears over the health of European peripheral economies.

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