The ethics of fixed income

In the current gloomy economic and financial environment, many investors perceive that bond funds offer a relatively safe haven from the turbulence of equity markets. The fixed interest market currently appears to offer good long-term value with the opportunity for investors to lock into the unusually high yields currently available on corporate bonds and therefore should play an important role in most investment portfolios. Ethical investors who require socially responsible investment (SRI) criteria for their equity investments are increasingly demanding similar standards in their fixed...