Sector report: top corporate bond picks

SECTOR REPORT

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Anthony McDonald, senior investment analyst at Morningstar OBSR, reveals which funds are likely to withstand a volatile period for the corporate bond market...

According to the IMA, the £ Corporate Bond sector has led the way in net retail flows every month this year except March. Buoyed by this weight of money, UK corporate bond indices returned nearly 10% over the first eight months of the year. Yet these flows have led M&G to restrict inflows into its corporate bond strategies and served to increase focus on a sector where liquidity concerns many investors and remains a focus for the Financial Services Authority. It therefore seems an opportune time to consider the health of the asset class and highlight some of the funds available to inv...

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