Government bonds lead top funds

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Top European funds are focusing on government bonds until the ECB cuts rates and corporate bonds start to gain favourGovernment bonds lead top funds

Top performing bond funds in Europe have focused their portfolios on investing in mainly government bonds. One fund that has performed well over the year has been the Insinger Euro Bond fund, managed by Alexander Vanderspeld. He says: 'We mainly invest in government bonds and have a small percentage ' 15% ' in corporate debt.' Vanderspeld adds: 'As economic growth has been deteriorating, it is not positive for corporate bonds until the ECB cut rates. It is a better environment for government bonds.' The Insinger Euro Bond fund uses a combination of a top-down and bottom-up approach...

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