Fixed Income

A wall of cash running to tens of billions of pounds could be about to flee from government bonds into the stock market, top investors have warned.

Benchmark ten-year gilt yields have moved back above 2% for the first time since last May as the equity rally is mirrored by a sell-off in core government bonds.

Schroders has reached an agreement to acquire US investment grade fixed income manager STW Fixed Income Management.

The government will pave the way for the issuance of ‘super-long' gilts by removing the current maturity cap.

Fidelity's Ian Spreadbury has warned conditions in bond markets are the most risky he has seen since he started his career 30 years ago.

F&C Asset Management has appointed the head of its institutional business, Richard Wilson, as its new chief executive.

The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold for the 44th consecutive month and refrained from launching a fresh round of quantitative easing (QE) after recent data showed the UK exited recession in the third quarter.

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In the latest Big Debate, our panelists from Legg Mason and Rathbone Unit Trust Management discussed Fixed Income.

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