The Big Debate: Fixed Income

Click here to listen to the debate on demand Do investors have to give up income for safety in bond markets? The best performing fixed income assets over the last 12 months have been gilts and index linked gilts, as investors look towards the ‘safe haven' of UK Government debt. But with concerns over the weakness of the UK economy, how much performance is left in this sector, which in reality is providing investors with negative real returns, even with inflation falling? Should investors be looking to other fixed income sectors, such as strategic or global bonds, or could invest...