Bonds
Fixed Income | 10 Nov 17
Blackrock: Rate rise will not cause negative bond returns
An upward trend in interest rates does not automatically equate to negative bond returns, despite the commonly-held market belief that it does, Blackrock has argued.
Fixed Income | 25 Sep 17
Wealth managers swap cash for bonds as caution persists
Having hit a high of 9% in June, wealth managers cut their weighting in cash to 6.99% in the past three months in the Trustee MPI low-risk mandates.
Vanguard launches fresh attack in price war
Vanguard has launched a new offensive against competitors in the ongoing fund price war with the introduction of its first actively-managed bond fund in the UK.
Fixed Income | 4 Sep 17
Star of TV’s Grand Designs adds IFA bond to Platform One
High net worth individuals will be able to invest in a house building bond launched by Kevin McCloud, the creator and star of architecture programme Grand Designs, via Platform One but only through their financial advisers.
Fixed Income | 1 Sep 17
Is now the time to be flocking into bonds?
Investors’ love affair with bond funds shows no signs of abating, with recent statistics from FundsNetwork showing the Sterling Corporate Bond sector was the most purchased peer group in July.