Fixed Income

Fixed Income | 4 Sep 15

In the latest Brewin Dolphin podcast, head of fund research, Ben Gutteridge talks to Fidelity’s Ian Spreadbury about, among other things, why there remains a decent case for investing in bonds and the reputational problem the Fed would encounter were it to revisit QE.

Fixed Income | 4 Sep 15

United States investment grade bonds are becoming attractive relative to other fixed income assets due to the ongoing M&A boom ‘enforcing discipline on issuers’, Invesco has said.

Fixed Income | 17 Aug 15

A combination of sovereign-related and company specific credit downgrades in the resources sector has seen a dramatic change in the make-up of the global high yield credit market said Fraser Lundie, co-head of credit at Hermes.

Fixed Income | 17 Aug 15

As authorities take further steps to internationalise the RMB, the currency will strengthen over the medium-term, making onshore bonds attractive, according to JP Morgan Asset Management.

Fixed Income | 16 Aug 15

As the eurozone has been flirting with deflation this year, appetite for inflation-linked bonds has been understandably lacklustre. However, as the oil price started a surprise ascent in April, interest in the asset class rose accordingly. With the oil price now below $50 again, investors are once again abandoning the asset class.