The safest place to invest in a volatile world?

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Christine Johnson, manager of the Old Mutual Corporate Bond fund, explains the factors behind the sudden rush into the high yield space.

Money has been flowing into high yield, which reflects a recognition that the asset class has lot to offer in the current environment. According to EPFR Global, $5.6 billion in net new money came into European high yield this year (to the end of Feb), a rise of nearly 8%. Over the same period, $6.3 billion came into European investment grade corporate bonds, an increase of around 4%. Why the sudden rush? Given the political cliff-hangers seen last year I am not going to rule out total world collapse, but my central scenario is less aggressive. Growth is not wonderful and may slip in...

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