Analysis

Both government and short-dated corporate bond yields have hit new lows against a backdrop of rising equity markets.

The year of the corporate bond fund has been a tug of war between duration risk and systemic risk

Top performing high-yield managers attribute good results to high-yield convictions

Having reached a low point in early March, European equity markets have rebounded strongly in recent months.

A recent Conjecture debate featuring two leading UK equity income managers and an S&P analyst discussed the outlook for one of the most important sectors for investors looking for regular income

The stock market has travelled a long way since staring into the abyss in February.

Real estate equities not only continued their re-rating from July during August but they actually accelerated.

The high yield bond market has been one of the better performing asset classes during 2009, delivering both a high income and capital gains.

Despite a short-term correction in Chinese A Shares, the medium- and longer-term outlook is robust.

What an extraordinary six months it has been for equity markets, with the FTSE World Index having risen by nearly 50% from the depths of despair in early March.