Bond managers in best position for years

Bond investors are in a position to be calling the shots for the first time in many years, according to David Roberts, co-head of fixed income at Aegon Asset Management. Commenting on current market volatility, and its impact on corporate bonds, Roberts said access to cheap funding had temporarily come to an end, which put bond managers in a position to extract value from private equity sponsored transactions coming into the market. He argued asset allocation was the key to maximising potential in the global bond market, especially given recent volatility stemming from sub-prime mortgag...