fixed income

Stewart Cowley, head of fixed income at Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK), on the outlook for inflation in 2010.

Stephen Adams, manager of the UK equity fund at Aegon Asset Management, describes how simple changes to his fund have led to consistent, top-quartile performance.

Amundi has reported assets under management in its CASAM ETF range doubled in 2009, amounting to €3.3bn at the end of December last year.

Tactical use of ETFs by investors is expected to influence and fuel ETF asset flows through 2010, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).

Pension funds are increasingly using ETFs to gain liquid access to fixed income, according to industry experts.

Invesco Perpetual has launched a new unconstrained bond fund for highly-regarded duo Paul Causer and Paul Read, which focuses on total returns rather than an income target.

Amundi Investment Solutions has listed 13 ETFs on NYSE Euronext European exchanges.

Charles Schwab has unveiled a range of managed portfolios comprising ETFs, available through a fee-based advisory programme in the US.

Lyxor Asset Management surpassed €30bn in ETF assets under management (AUM) in November 2009, representing a 30.92% rise compared with a year ago.

Pacific Investment Management Company (Pimco) has released an actively managed municipal bond fund on the NYSE Arca platform.