The events of July and August cemented rates in the UK at all-time lows. With the cheapest bond in the yield curve being the 30-year gilt (yielding 1.4%), there has been little respite for conservative allocation to fixed income markets.
Craig Inches, Head of Short Rates and Cash
Some stocks trading at 'unsustainably' high levels
Dismiss low costs as 'nonsense'
Mark Martin, Head of UK Equities, Neptune Investment Management
Will cover Scotland and the South East of England
In the immediate aftermath of the last recession and accompanying financial crisis, there was every reason to expect companies to be reticent about embarking on long-term, productivity-enhancing investment programmes.