Corporate Bonds Debate

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Corporate bonds were the must have investment of 2009 leading the IMA sales charts for much of the year.

However many believe the bond market has reached saturation and value is increasingly difficult to find. With last year's resurgence of global equity markets, will 2010 be a year of redemptions for Corporate Bonds or are they still a must have? The latest Interactive Financial Adviser panel includes: Rebecca Seabrook - Fund Manager, F&C Strategic Bond Fund and Ethical Bond Fund, F&C Investments John Hampton - Principal Fund Manager, LV= Asset Management Kate Hollis - Fund Research and Head of Fixed Income, Standard & Poor's To listen to this debate, please click the relevant ...

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