How to negotiate the Strategic Bond sector

Strategic bond funds remain popular. The IMA’s Sterling Strategic Bond sector was the best-selling sector for the second month in a row in March, with total net retail sales of £337m. In the current environment of heightened uncertainty about inflation and the direction of interest rates, the popularity of the sector should not be surprising because in many ways it is tailor-made for such conditions. However, investors should also be aware of the scope for significant differences among the various funds within the sector and be sure they understand the implications of these differences. ...