Bonds
What you need to know about government and corporate bonds including investment guides to the retail bond market
Investing in retail bonds
Guides | 27 Jul 2012
Since 2010, private investors have been able to access 'retail bonds' on the London Stock Exchange. What Investment explains how you can get a fixed return of 5 to 8 per cent per year.
How to invest in bonds
Guides | 26 Jul 2012
Compared to the acres of coverage given to shares, bonds are neglected by the press and often seen as boring. But they are an essential building block of many investors’ portfolios.
Meet the manager: Nick Gartside, JP Morgan Strategic Bond
Magazine | 1 Jun 2012
Nick Gartside, manager of the JP Morgan Strategic Bond fund, tells What Investment how he is searching far and wide for income.
Bonds and bond funds: the lowdown
Magazine | 1 May 2012
Over the past ten years, bonds have comfortably outrun equities. We ask whether their form is set to continue, and pick out the best bond funds for your portfolio.
Analyst view: The impact of a downgrade
Opinion | 8 Aug 2011
Alan Wilde head of fixed income and currency at Baring Asset Management, dissects the US downgrade by ratings agency S&P.
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Impact of a US debt downgrade
Opinion | 28 Jul 2011
Dan Morris, Global Strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management, lends his thoughts on the impact of a potential US downgrade...
Fund Review: Allianz RCM Renminbi Fixed Income fund
Magazine | 24 Jun 2011
Patrick Connolly of AWD Chase de Vere reviews Allianz's latest fund aiming for long-term capital growth in Renminbi terms through a mixed bag of fixed income assets.
Buying a retail corporate bond
Magazine | 27 May 2011
James Redgrave looks at the LSE’s retail corporate bond platform and whether it has managed to remove barriers to entry for investors
Fund Review: Aberdeen Asian Local Currency Bond
Feature | 25 Mar 2011
Aberdeen has added the Asian Local Currency Short-Duration Bond fund to its offshore range, to be managed by its Singapore-based Asian fixed income team.
The best and worst corporate bond funds
Feature | 22 Dec 2010
As investors return to investment grade bond funds in their masses, Joe McGrath searches for the best and worst on the market
Strategic and high yield bond funds
Feature | 28 Jul 2010
With investors looking to increase the risk in their portfolios but markets remaining unpredictable, Joe McGrath considers the role that higher yield bonds could play...
Investor insight: Marlborough High Yield Fixed Interest Fund
Feature | 3 Mar 2010
Paul Reed, head of European High Yield at Marlborough Fund Managers has been the best performer in the IMA Sterling High Yield sector over the past year. Here, he tells What Investment.co.uk about his strategy for the fund.
Spotlight on corporate bond funds
Opinion | 17 Feb 2009
Andrew Merricks argues that corporate bond funds provide an attractive alternative to cash
Benefits of corporate bonds for income investors
Opinion | 12 Nov 2008
As interest rates tumble to 50-year lows and UK banks suspend cash divided payments, corporate bonds provide an attractive alternative, argues Fidelity International.
Bonds: time to go bargain hunting
Feature | 5 Aug 2008
The sudden halt in the downward trend in UK interest rates has had a dramatic effect on the domestic bond market.
Sector Leaders: UK corporate bond
Feature | 6 Sep 2007
The UK corporate bond sector is a relatively recent creation. What Investment examines the leading unit trusts and OEICs in this area. 6 September 2007
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